Dude. Cool...

appliances, that is. We have had a deep freeze and beverage fridge in the basement for eons. We're not sure of their ages, but they have to be each at least 25 years old. They have certainly been faithful and put in their service. In the interest of hopefully more efficient energy use and updating things before they die, we did freezer/fridge shopping about a month ago. Gathered prices, looked at models, decided what we wanted...then did nothing.

Today I suggested that we go to the store and actually purchase the new stuff and set up delivery. Quick, easy trip. We already knew what we wanted, so this should be a no-brainer. We finally get the attention of the sales guy (he was much busier trying to sell some higher-end stuff). We tell him what we want and that we'd like it delivered. Well...we don't normally deliver these 'cause they're sitting in our storeroom in back (and you're not spending nearly enough). Delivery will be around $110 and we might be able to get there about Tuesday. Hmmm... OR, he says, you can rent our flat bed truck for $20 and take them home yourself right now. Well, THAT certainly sounds like the better deal. We only live 10 minutes from the store and the rental is for 75 minutes. No problem!

We dash home and start the moving process. We very soon find out that old fridge is MUCH heavier than we though. Luckily, our neighbor Phil was out working in his driveway. He had offered to help if needed (wonder if he'll do that again) so we sent Amy screaming over there. We need help! After much finaggling and rearranging, rope use, and grunting, we (all four of us but mostly Wayne and Phil) got the old stuff out of the basement and the new stuff in.


Hmmm...rectangular peg through a square hole. How did they (the poor movers) get this down here, anyway?


Take off the doors, take out the shelves, take out anything that's not glued down. Take off the handrail. Clear off the stairs. Take off the hallway door.


Fridge is out. Hopefully the freezer will be easier...


Fridge inerds (and some well-hidden mouse-stored acorns) strewn about the lawn.

Our new yard art. Some would say we now fit the NC stereotype.

The new ones in place, looking all shiny and sleek. I sure hope they live up to our expectations. We all know...they don't make things like they used to. Wonder if these will last 25+ years.

Mega thanks to Wayne and Phil for orchestrating the moves and to Amy for reassembling/putting things back in place afterward.

P.S. We went over our 75 minutes and had to pay for an extra hour.

:-)