The day after a Hurricane is filled with a gigantic let down, if you are in an area that sustained no damage. In a way it’s like postpartum depression, without the baby.
Our winds topped out at 25 miles per hour and our rain was only 5.1 inches. Thus, I felt like this was just one more rain storm.
However, as I made our breakfast, I realized that my gas stove front burner was now in the “not self lighting” mode, and although I can light it by hand with a match, it no longer ignites on it’s own.
Hubby and I looked at it together, trying to figure out how to fix this, when we finally gave up, and decided to call in our repair man, Barry. As it turned out, he was in the area, and came right over.
The diagnosis is that I need a whole new ignition system on that burner and perhaps the one behind it. And the clock and thermostat which has not been lit for some time, also needs replacement.
Now here’s the part that floored me! It will actually be cheaper to buy a new stove than to fix the one we have! No, I am not kidding!
Our stove is almost twelve years old. People tell me that this is old. I have gotten good use out of it. I say, 12 years isn’t all that old! Certainly not for a failure of this magnitude!This was a top of the line model back then, so it is hard to believe that it is failing!
I was telling Hubby that the stove doesn’t get much use, and he looked at me like I was crazy. He said I cook more than most women. Perhaps that is true. I know, I certainly do enjoy cooking, and so my stove does get used every day, at least for 2 or 3 meals.
Tonight over another sumptuous dinner, Hubby and I agreed to watch the sales, and plan for a new stove. I simply cannot believe all the changes since I purchased my last one, and I want to get one that will fit the sort of cooking I like to do.
So, I’ll continue with the stove for a wee bit longer, and then perhaps by the end of the year I’ll have my new stove!
Oh, what have you cooked for Hubby that he changed his opinion about the stove??? :-)))
My stove and oven are 24 years old… one burning doesn’t work, the self cleaning doesn’t work, but for now it stays, UGH! Enjoy your new one. Love YOU, Mel
You say you don´t cook much????!!!! You were joking, right? 🙂 You are my idol in the cooking “dept.”, because I don´t know anyone who cooks with so much pleasure than you do. I wish I could say the same. If my stove were broke, I´d use that excuse to NOT cook for a long time. haha
You know quality or brand name nowadays doesn’t mean anything. All houshold appliances are made now to last around 10 years, so you were even lucky. Repairing is so expensive and sometimes they don’t even have the spare parts anymore because the models change too. We had to replace the washing machine, the dryer and the dishwasher in a months, because we had bought them all together ! That was quiet a big hole in our wallet, but there was nothing to do. 2 months later the fridge gave up its soul ! Now we are OK for the next 10 years hopefully.
Ah, that stinks.
It is hard to believe that a new one would be less expensive then a repair. Good luck finding one. We had one in our last house that was 17 years old and we sold it with the house. I didn’t use it often!
Happy you are safe and sound and was not affectet more than you did by Irene….