The Fridge That Got What Was Coming To It

You should all rejoice with me, especially the women who read this post and totally get what a big deal this is. Am I right, ladies, that we often do things like apologize to the waiter/waitress when we ask for water? Why should we apologize? It's their job to do that, they don't mind doing it. How have we put them out? Not apologizing doesn't mean you're being a jerk about it.

Anyway.

So for weeks the fridge has been dispensing the weirdest clear, filmy stuff, almost like tissue, into the water form the dispenser in the door. After 4 new filters, we called the repair man (thank heavens for extended warranties!), who ordered us a new filter. Okay. After THAT didn't work, we called him back and he ordered parts to replace the system, which he came to install today.

In addition, the fridge has been making a sound for about a year that sounds like a ghost. In May he came out and said, "Well, I don't hear anything, but call us if it continues." So I put it on the service request when he came last week, and he said, "If it's still doing it, I can replace it next week." Cool.

Well, today he said, "If it's still making that noise, give us a call." I said, it has been, I did, and I want you to fix it. He said, well, I have to send the part I replaced back to the company to prove it was broken. I say, look, it was making the noise up until literally 10 min. before you came. It's doing it daily. This needs to get done. Tell me what I need to do to get it done. He says, well, you can call and ask for someone else to do it. I say, okay, I will. Now, when I read that, it totally sounds snotty. However, it was really not a confrontational conversation, nor was the tone of either of us mean, or even unpleasant. I was sincerely saying, "Help me figure out what to do here." Well, he still wasn't happy, though tried to hide it. I thanked him for his work and time, and he left.

5 minutes later he came back with the parts, and 45 min. later the fridge had been Ghost Busted. Triumph, people. Triumph. Oh, and a clean fridge.

But guess what? Now I miss the ghost.