Just last week A. was commenting on our Sharp microwave--how well it's held up! We purchased it immediately following our trip to Israel back in 1995, and it's been going strong ever since. 13 years for a small appliance - not bad, considering the way things are built to be disposable in this day and age.
The following Sunday I was reheating leftovers for our meal following church, and the trusty, faithful microwave sputtered, flickered, and sank into lifelessness, sounding very much like an organ grinder who has suddenly run out of grind.
We shouldn't have spoken in its presence, I'm convinced. It realized it was one of a kind---learning that its peers were long since cluttering a landfill somewhere, it just couldn't face life alone anymore.
We now have a new Sharp microwave in its place. And we will be very careful not to tell it how old it is.
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas
4 months ago
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George Herbert? surely not as wise as I?
;)
The in-laws had one of the old-school 400 watt microwave where you still had to turn a dial and no turntable from the mid 80's.
They finally got a new microwave/hood setup when they got a new stove and were absoloutly amazed that they made a microwave powered by 1500 watts and it didn't take 5 minutes to heat up a cup of coffee.
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