As a widow I have had to learn innumerable things, techniques to do tasks I never did before. Tasks I never thought about. All those things Jerry did seamlessly, easily. I was content to not know until I had to. Until I had no choice. If I was to continue living here in this lovely home I had to figure things out. There was no other choice.
The last thing I want to do is become a pest to the good friends who stuck with me, who continued to care and be here while others vanished. But that's another story, the vanishing. This couple always say, "call anytime, we will be there, don't struggle.." Sometimes I do prevail on them, like changing my smoke/ CO2 detector/alarms in the ceiling when their lifeexpectancy reached the end, alerting me by chirping constantly. First he came disconnected it, returned another day after I got replacements and reinstalled new ones. I cannot reach those in the ceiling, even on a step ladder, so called Gary.
Sometimes if they haven't heard from me they call or drop by just to see. Gary has opened jars for me when I cannot. I hesitate to buy the jars of olives and marinated mushrooms, because I don't want to bother him, but he laughs. Judy has rescued me when I locked myself out of the house, unknowingly, accidentally by bringing over the house key. They live nearby, a few blocks away and I do not know what I'd do without them. Others have family to rely on, I do not.
I do hire a handyman for bigger things like back deck repair, etc. And thankfully here I have reliable trustworthy people to call for repairs too.
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| New Whirlpool frig |
The instructions on the filter indicate it is in the right corner inside the refrigerator, but inside mine nothing. WTH? I close and open the door a couple times incase I'mmissing something,,same, nothing. No water filter to be changed? WTH?. So I'm thinking I'll have to call Gary later or even worse the local refrigerator repaorman who is reasonable but would surely have to charge me something. Then Idecide to get the manual. I look inside about water filter, same instructuons! WTH again? Then I notice a Section 2 for refrigerators like this model with red light indicator on the door.
And there is another instructuion. Aha, the water filter on this is on the base! Thart's different. I get down on the floor and find tthe little door but realize I can't fully open it to eject the filter. Hmm? Don't tell me the freezer door blocks it! So I pen the freezer door and victory I can open the filter cartridge door. I do, it ejects the old cartridgee. I open the new one insert it and feel I have earned my 2nd cup of coffee and maybe another donut! Victory dance and proud of me. As we widows say among ourselves, a YAY ME MOMENT!!
