Like the proverbial car ashtray, we sold when things started to get dirty. Or so it seemed.
We only bought one "used" house; and I spent one overwhelming afternoon with our friendly repairman who fixed the Thermador double oven, the KitchenAid dishwasher and the pop up kitchen fan before refusing to look at the recalcitrant disposal. You've spent $900 already today; I can't let you run up a bigger bill.
That was in the late 1990's. The invoice included parts and labor, with no discount for the lunch I served.
After bopping around the country, and from house to house when we settled in one city, we found our forever home here in Tucson. That was 2006; the appliances were bought before the house went on the. According to the man from Budget Blinds this afternoon, our Hunter Douglas shades are 17 years old.
No wonder the cords have frayed. No wonder the track is damaged. No wonder slats have fallen off the track and needed scotch tape to hold them on.
It's all being fixed and replaced and the general sprucing up will remove a minor annoyance. I know, though, that this is just the beginning.
We've been through a number of disposals, a dishwasher, and a microwave. I'm sure that nothing lasts forever. I'm just waiting for the next shoe to drop.
It is always something with a home ownership. I remember in the small town where I grew up one of my best friend's father was an appliance repairman and and another's father repaired televisions and radios. Is that even a career option these days?
ReplyDeleteWe have a handyman, a young vet whose father told him there was money to be made in fixing things, which he liked to do. The Repair Shop of our childhoods is a memory.
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I feel the same way about my body....
DeleteThat, my dear, is a whole 'nother story! I used to be so little!
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How old is your dishwasher? If it's still working well, keep it! The salesman at Christies told us that the new dishwashers run for two hours, and then the dishes come out wet. It's to meet federal energy use requirements.
ReplyDeleteWe bought the only dishwasher in Tucson in December, 2019, between Xmas and New Years. Christies advertised items they did not have on hand, and would not have for "who knows" how long. My dishwasher does run for a very long time, but my dishes are dry and sparkling and uber clean.
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