Major Purchase H*ll

I guess when it rains, it really does pour.

The transmission went out on DH's truck. Thirty days later it "threw a
rod" which I don't understand but assume it's bad. So we decided we

annoyed...

The connecting rod, which connects the piston to the crankshaft, has
broken. A common follow up to a thrown rod would be a hole in the engine
block that did not previously exist. In NASCAR-speak we would say "it
blowed up" :(

better get rid of it, and though neither one of us wanted to take on a
new truck loan, we bought another one.
Seven days after we bought the new truck, the riding lawnmower quit.
Being a 1982 model, it wasn't worth repairing, so we bought another
one. Yesterday.
Just today I went to the referigerator and the ice cream is mushy.
Really bad sign for a 26-year-old refrigerator. Going tomorrow to shop
for one.
While fixing dinner tonight, I was going bake some fish that was
thawing in the freezer, and went to pre-heat the oven. Ten minutes
later it was still cold. The heating element went out. Fortunately,

jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt...

Oh, my goodness! The gods of machinery are mad at you over something!!
Do you think your furry owners might put in a good word for you, before
you go broke?

I'm sorry!!

that's not too big a deal to fix, but I bet it has to be ordered.

I can't believe this.

dnr...

I knew you all had been having trouble w/that truck but it has given up
the ghost unless you have family/pals who can efficiently replace the
entire engine and trannie in it.
Havng never had a lawn mower of any sort, I sympathize but fail to
relate to its loss. Men love to pick those things out personally; it
seems to be mostly a "male" thing.
BUT....I'm really impressed by "26-year-old-fridge"!!! Never heard
of one that lasted that long....I thought I had a good time record
for longevity when mine gasped its last after 13 years. Now you,
Sherry, should select, when the time comes, *your* personal

Adrian A...

Purrs that nothing else goes wrong!

sriddles...

It's history. Never buy a Dodge Ram Hemi. It looked great in the
driveway, but spent an inordinant amount of time in the shop and on the
end of a tow truck. It was a serious lemon.

sriddles...

He was quite bonded with the old John Deere. It was purchased in 1982.
Like the guy said who saw it when he delivered the new one, '"It sure
don't owe you nuthin'."

fave features to replace the beast (faithful servant beast it was
for such a long time).....when you shop, you will be blown away
by the nifty things they've put in high-end fridges lately, and I'm
not talking SubZero or most expensive models. I bought a state-of-
the-art Maytag in '01 (black) - now the in thing is stainless and
"brushed effect" metallic outer finishes - but I think fridge shopping
is lots more fun than mower shopping, stove-element (yawn) shopping,

sriddles...

Can't wait! I don't even have an ice-maker on the old one. The old
fridge was the same age as the house. So is the central air, which we
haven't turned on yet this year. I'm scared to turn it on now!

Monique Y. Mudama...

The thing I like about fridges in the last few years is the way they
are designed so that you can actually see everything in the fridge.
Ours has these smokey transparent compartments, and it's hard to see
what you have in them, leading to lots of rotted veggies =/

Adrian A...

Why am I hearing the theme from 'Jaws' in my head? ;-)

and *almost*, truck shopping. Condolences on P.O.ing the
Appliance Dieties, who have landed on you w/all four feet.....

Karen...

I saw one with a *T.V.* in the door at Best Buy! I thought that was
just ridiculous. It was like 3K.

dnr...

ROFL - if I could spend $3000 on a fridge, I'd fudge on the fridge
price, settle for (LOL) NO tv in door (I saw that, too.....I think that has
same future as ones w/PC's in door) and......blow most of it on one of
those imported ranges (ah, yes, to dream....)....to fry one's bacon on

Magic Mood Jeep©...

Yes, they do have them with computers (the fridges), and are programmable to
program your other appliances and electronic components (TV, stereo, and
yes, even lights and garage door). The question should be changed from
"what can brown do for you?" (UPS commercials) to "what can your fridge do
for you?" LOL

a Gaggenau........

Bobblespin...

Sorry to hear about that. One year, we had so many things break that I
started counting them. It started with our foundation cracking, and by
the time the year was over, 17 things had broken. T'was a very bad
year, but now just about everything is new!

polonca12000...

I'm so very sorry to hear about the bad luck you are having.
Lots of purrs and best wishes for things to go really well for you from
now on,
Polonca and Soncek

Joy...

What a bummer! I hope things start improving soon.

I don't know what "throwing a rod" is either, but I know it's bad. It
happened to me once when I was driving on the freeway. First there was a
horrible banging sound under the hood, and then the engine just quit.
Luckily, I was near an offramp that sloped down just enough that I could
coast clear off the freeway and onto the side of the road. Then I noticed
smoke coming from under the hood. I got out of the car and walked several
yards away. A minute later a truck driver stopped and opened the hood.
Flames immediately shot up. He ran to his truck and got a shovel. Another
truck stopped, and that driver ran across the street with a couple of
gallons of water, just as the first truck driver started shoveling dirt onto
my engine. They got the fire out, after which one of the truck drivers
asked for my key. I gave it to him, and he went to the car and actually
tried to start it. After a couple of minutes he came back with the key and
said, "It won't start." I knew even less about cars then than I do now, but
I could have told him it wouldn't start. ;-)

mlbriggs...

That is the problem -- when you originally buy things around the same
time, they decide to turn up their little feet around the same time
Deepest sympathy....been there. MLB

Sam...

Purrs for your luck to improve ASAP. Did you break a mirror or something?

ladyjane...

You've been discussing finances in front of the appliances, haven't you?
That's always a bad thing. Sorry to hear about your misfortunes,
but it'll all be over soon. All except for the bills......

Jane
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