We bought a new microwave weeks ago. I finally unpacked it a few days ago and, even though the box was seemingly intact the back corner of the microwave was bent in close to a quarter inch. It is an under cabinet mount so no one can see the dented area. Also it seems to work fine. Rather than go through the hassle of dealing with taking it back I straightened it out the best I could and installed it.
Yesterday Sears delivered our new Whirlpool refrigerator and range. The delivery guys hooked the water up to the refrigerator (no big deal since water was already piped to the area behind the refrigerator) and plugged it in. It has now been over 30 hours and we have yet to get the first ice cube out of the ice maker. The manual says it takes 24 hours to get the first batch of ice and that full ice production doesn't start for 72 hours. We will see.
The manual for the range was not in the oven, where I thought they would be. I hooked it up to the propane line, that was already piped to behind the range. I checked my work for leaks and was ready to start it up when I thought, "better double check that this is set up for propane, not natural gas." I found out that even though we said we wanted a range for propane they sold us one that was for natural gas, maybe they are all that way now. I found the manuals, and a kit to covert to propane, in the storage drawer under the oven. I spent FOUR STINKING HOURS getting to and changing the 5 orifices for the burners (not to bad a job, if you have a skinny 7 mm socket), the orifice for the bake part of the oven and the orifice for the broil part of the oven. I gave up trying to get the propane "bake" orifice screwed in place. It was on an angle in a hole at the back of the oven. It was only accessible after I took the bottom out of the oven, not big task, just more work. Kathy was able to get her smaller hands down in the hole and get it started.
It seems that all you can buy today is junk! I did do some research on TV's and the model we bought was highly rated by others who had purchased it. Kathy made the decisions on the appliances. I can't believe that a manufacturer of ranges would not sell ranges already set up for both propane and other ones set up for natural gas. I guess that rather than spent the extra nickel it might cost them to provide both models they would rather take a chance that some stupid customer, like me, would come along and not ask if the stove he was buying to use on propane was already set up to run on propane. It is about like buying a new car and then finding out that you have to mount the tires before you can drive it away.
I'm not sure but I think yesterday broke our string of days with high temps at, or above 90 degrees. Today's high was 94. Sunday through Thursday every day is supposed to be above 100 degrees. When we were at Andy & Kelsey's tonight I told them I would give them 100 acres in Tennessee if they would move and live there.
I have been watching the difference between Crossville, TN and Centertown, MO over the past 6 weeks. Crossville is always cooler than Centertown, typically 7-15 degrees cooler, even though Crossville is around 200 miles further south and Centertown. I don't know if it is the elevation, Crossville is over a thousand feet higher that Centertown, or just weather patterns.
Doug is here helping Kelsey and Andy installed tile above their kitchen cabinets. Actually they are helping Doug, but they are all working hard. The kitchen is really looking good.
Good night to all and may God bless you and yours.
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