The Spendthrift's Progress

This would be so much easier if things didn't break.

Pop goes the microwave.

Perhaps I was spoiled by the Amana I grew up with, which lasted from 1979 until a year or two ago, but I wasn't expecting our microwave to die quite yet. It was only a 1998 model, after all.

We'd talked about replacing it, as the door was a little sticky, but had decided that a minor issue like that wasn't worth spending the money on a new one. However, a loud popping sound followed by complete nonfunctionality would seem to indicate that we'll be spending that money after all. And there are so many other repairs and replacements it should have gone towards, too.

Things that we'll need to replace or repair before the girl is walking

• The back deck (Replace, as the rotten deck was torn down last weekend, revealing itself to be more powder than wood.)
• The water heater (Replace, as we've attempted repairs, all of which have failed--it's a danger to the girl once she can get into things, because it honestly cannot be set to the recommended temp. Or, rather, it can be set, but it doesn't pay attention to the settings.)
• The front bedroom floor (Repair to be attempted. Right now, it splinters underfoot in places.)
• Walls in hallway. (Replace on the bathroom side. These are still open from when the bathroom was redone.)

The microwave was not supposed to be on that list, damn it.

posted by mohmlet @ 1:17 PM