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MR. FIXIT HOLDS A REFRIGERATION SEMINAR

We had a noise emanating from the grill of our refrigerator.

I gave it time to 'go away' but it did not.

I pulled the fridge out a bit and pushed it back again.

Nope.

I actually kicked it.

No dice.

Finally, I called the Authorized Service outfit for Whirlpool. Actually they are the authorized fixers for just about everything in the valley and they are very, very good. We have had them before.

The guy came and set to work and said he knew what it was but he would act as though he did not so he could 'check the whole thing out' while he was here.

I asked him a few times what the problem was but he didn't really answer. I figured there would be a grand finale. There was.

He pulled it out and found a pool of water from the ice maker supply hose.

We didn't know about that.

He fixed both connections. Two? Yes.

Then he cleaned out the back.

Filthy.

He tested the amperage. It as about 2. He had predicted 5 pr 6. New ones are 1. We are doing pretty good. Not much power to be saved.

He cleaned it out from behind. Said it was nothing serious.

Pushed it back in, took off the front plate and pulled out a little card we used to have held to the side of the unit.

Our Jesus card.

It is a handout of the christers showing Jesus holding a hunky man from behind; scripture on the back.

I am not sure where he is taking him. The guy looks passed out. The savior looks like maybe he is going to do a bit of date rape on the guy.

Where did this come from? It is so homoerotic.

The card was stuck near the fan and 'whirring'. End of noise.

I asked him how he knew that the problem was our Jesus card. Well, he didn't know it was that card, actually.

He knew it was a foreign object stuck on a belt or something.

He said he pulls all kinds of shit out of refrigerators; homework, household articles; even cadavers—snakes and rats,

He did seem amused by our scripture card. In the right way.

We learned a lot.

I found out that you really want the refrigerator to cycle off and on frequently. I thought not.

Also, the air goes in and comes out from the compressor through the bottom grate.

If you are losing cooling in the refrigerator, you should put a fan at the intake side and it will help hold your valuable innards until the repair man comes.

He told us the refrigerator is about 20 years old and is the best we could buy at this time. Meaning we could not buy better at this time.

No whole refrigerator is made in this country anymore; the global economy. None last more than 7-10 years.

Brands of appliances mean nothing today. Not even the 'high price' alternatives. All the same except for looks and some cabinetry.

Even Sub-fucking-Zero. Imagine.

This will last us the rest of our lives and if we repair it when it is in bad shape (the worst cost would be 500 dollars for a new compressor) we could not do as well.

He will fix our neighbors' year or two old refrigerators while ours keeps chugging along.

Wow.

This guy is one of those people who loves his work. He has been doing this for thirty years.

He is a happy person.

I meet these kinds of people all the time. They are great.

A good time had by all.

And it only cost us 110 dollars.

Service. Imagine. What a way to make your living and have a happy day.