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Across the Fence:  Appliance woes (long)  |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
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MI
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 Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 3:54:50 PM
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Been in this house 4 years with brand new appliances and now two are down for the count. The oven went out right before thanksgiving and (expensive) parts did not make it here till after...but still...turkey got cooked a couple days later. Then right after xmas..the side by side went out...right after hubby and I splurged on a bed/mattress. Well, there was the old bait-n-switch from Art Van on the mattress...(more than doubled the cost) and I just told them no way! Still paying on the bedframe though. Then...the fridge. So, no prob...it's winter right? So I bought a couple of big plastic tubs and sat them in the garage. Friend loaned us this small "beer" fridge but turns out that's all it's really good for because everything freezes solid! (of course, beer and ice would be fine in there....but milk and eggs???) OK...I'm a bit of a farmgirl at heart at least...I can deal...till spring.... BUT, you guessed it, put the (frozen) lasagne that I put together yesterday and the oven is out again!  Also had a carrot cake in there. Did the cake, two little tins at a time in the toaster oven (we don't have a microwave) Back up plan for dinner, leftover pork/gravy/noodles, which was actually for tomorrow. So...no fridge and no oven. The stove top is good (gas) and have the toaster oven and a crock pot. I was just getting the hang of baking bread and cookies regularly... I think I can get through the next few months by stove top/toaster oven/and crockpot. By then, hopefully, will have saved enough to do fridge/oven.... Because, hubby just had to spend a chunk on computer stuff when his crashed and he needs to have it for work (he's an independent). Whew. Of course it could always be worse...but I won't mention anything else because I don't want to hex myself!!! Yikes! Thanks for listening!
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 4:00:50 PM
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I'm so sorry, my oven went out on Christmas day about 6 yrs ago, with the dinner in it, since I didn't have to watch it, we were all outside , so I don't know how long it was out, longer story, shotened, I finished dinner in the outer canning kitchen, and we ate about 8pm, instead of 1pm,lol. I too have had frig's die at the worst time, but never that new or all at the same time, sorry again.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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2quilter
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Patricia
Greenwood
IN
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 11 2010 : 6:42:51 PM
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Hang in there Star -- life can go on without an oven and fridge..... I haven't had an oven (or real stove) in over a year and am making out just fine. Go get you one of those $25 electric roasters (probably less if you can find one at a thrift store) and besides frozen pizza I can cook absolutely anything else I want to. (but then again I'm not really very big on cakes, cookies and the like) A cheapie micro is an absolute necessity...I have an extra one I'd give you if you were closer.... as far as the fridge goes...my friend just this weekend told me the exact same thing, 4 years old and out already.....try and get a used one from craigs list to hold you over until you can get a better one....you should also be able to get ahold of a used appliance person somewhere fairly local to where you live.....and since the apps. were bought new w/the house, if you have a home warranty, dig your paperwork out and see if by chance it extends to the appliances....probably not, but it's worth checking.....good luck!
When life hands you scraps, make quilts! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
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MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 05:17:37 AM
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| I'm embarrassed to say I never even thought about the warranties! Geez!!! I'll have to dig up that paperwork.... Thanks! I re-read my post and I do sound a little whiney...which is not to say that I don't sometimes feel like I deserve a good whine. But...I think I can do just fine without both. Kids were cool with the switch up... and I think I can get the frozen lasagne switched over to the crockpot. Chilli is in the crockpot for tonight! ;-) Was going to do cornbread....but....the carrot cake actually didn't do to badly in the toaster oven, so may try some cornbread "muffins" that way too. OR....there is an oven in the teacher's lounge...could just cook the lasagne here then take it home hot and ready to go! LOL... Thanks for the support! As Hannibal said in 210BC..."we will either find a way, or we will make one!" |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2010 : 06:59:22 AM
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Oh my gosh...you poor thing!
I've got lots of spare crock pots, a spare microwave, and a spare side-by-side fridge, if you need to borrow any of it.
Jessie Mae
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
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MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2010 : 06:42:30 AM
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Well, ladies...I haven't been able to find warranty one! :-( I was just over at another post reading about "too much stuff" and I'm there and hip deep in "wandering around in circles" looking for stuff I need/or have lost. I've just been through the first week of full meals w/no appliances and it wasn't so bad! OK...I can't do salads (had to buy one to eat yesterday) they freeze but everything else seemed to go OK. Milk is interesting. It usually freezes solid so needs to be "thawed" for cereal in the morning. Put it under some running water for a bit and you can get enough for a bowl! LOL. 9 year old takes care of it himself.... I am going to bring up the small fridge from the basement though to avoid that today. I miss fresh veggies. Carrots, green peppers, even jello...too much water and it freezes solid. Lasagne in the crockpot did not turn out so well. Too long of a day without monitoring. Hubby loved it "crunchy"...boys/me, not so much. AND the cornbread muffins in the toaster oven? PERFECT. Just the right size for putting in the bottom of the bowl to pour the chili over. We did the old standbys for the week, chili, spaghetti, lasange, pork/noodles, sloppy joes. I bought a couple steaks on sale so I may just send the hubby out to grill since we are having a bit of Jan thaw here in MI.
Thanks Jessie Mae for the offer! You rock! But I think we are OK. It's always an adventure at my house.... :-) |
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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
2350 Posts
Sheila
Virginia
USA
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