At least not for us. At 5:am this morning the refrigerator started beeping. Now, this can mean a door has been left open. However, that usually happens within 10 minutes of it being left open. So that was quickly ruled out by checking all four of the tightly closed doors. So I shut it off and turned it back on hoping for the best but was quickly disappointed. Beep, Beep, Beep. As it happened Butch happened to open one of his eyes...so he started some of the tricks all longtime RVers know that can be performed on the formidable RV refrigerators; including a magnet on the black box, bypassing the pesky black box, and whatever else that seemed worth a try. Long story shortened, nothing worked. Very shortly thereafter we got a big whiff of ammonia a surefire sign that the RV fridge is dead, beyond repair. So we start spreading the word of our predicament. First was rescuing the ice cream; You do not let H E B's Butter Pecan Creamy Creations Ice Cream become a puddle. So I took it over to Liz and Dave's and asked her for space in her freezer. She said it was not safe in there but we had no choice. So in talking to Dave he had some suggestions. Terry S. got into the mix and offered his RV and the fridge in it so we could save several hundred dollars worth of food. Another guy, Bob W., stepped up and brought forth a dorm fridge he wasn't currently using, giving us the ability to have at least a few of the most used items close by.
I also ran into Alex S. and he told me about having the same thing happen to him and he called an RV place in Mission TX (nearby) and had a new fridge installed 2 days later. He was very pleased with their work and the speed with which they did it. I said that sounds like info Butch would like to know so he stopped by our RV and gave Butch the number.
So Butch called and Mando came by, found out what we needed, and said there was one in Dallas and could be here by Monday. It will be here Monday and installed after coughing up 5 plus very big bills. RV refrigerators are notoriously expensive. We did consider buying a residential refrigerator but after considering all the pros (less money) and cons (several) we decided spending the bucks was the way to go. It was pointed out to us and my research showed that a residential fridge would need all kinds of reconstruction to make it fit in the space, and Butch would have to be doing the work, it would be a turnoff to anyone interested in purchasing the RV in the future, and lord only knows how long all that would take. The last thing I want is Butch trying to lift refrigerators through windows!
GOODBYE 2020!!
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