The refrigerator at Claudia's in Block Island is shut down for the season. |
The 1950s Frigidaire I had in Missouri worked pretty well, except for this habit it had of freezing my vegetables. And it was very beautiful. But after it went through the flood, I gave up and bought a new one that will likely last about five years.
In Block Island over the course of the last 17 years at Claudia's, I have had to buy three refrigerators. At Hannah's I have already bought two in 10 years. Not a great record considering they only run for three or four months a year. There are brownouts and power surges; there is salt air. And it may not be good for them to be turned on and off.
So I was worried when I turned off the 35-year-old in New York. It has run continuously since 1983—except for the famous blackouts. I guess I felt sorry for it, held together with duct tape as it is. Stay tuned for word on whether it goes back on.
The 35-year-old workhorse in New York is cleaned up and allowed to dry out. |
One on my mottoes is : "Never buy an appliance made after WWII. " Or thereabouts. Things in this country used to be built to last. Now they are, as my old trapping partner Andy used to say .. "Made to sell." I'd say it was in the 1950's that things started to go downhill.
ReplyDeleteSo there you go.
Agreed. They are all made at the same factories now, mostly in China and Mexico, so brand names mean zipperooski.
ReplyDeleteI'm very fond of both your NYC refrigerators and I salute them. They've been integral part of my social life for many years. Long may they wave.
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