Oh, so frustrating ice

[bill_schubert]

I'm not far from buying ice trays.  Our Whirlpool refrigerator is not yet 3 years old but the ice maker has died now three times.  I know what is wrong but not how to fix it.  The water line just before where it dumps into the ice tray is frozen.  Faulty design, poor insulation, or something similar.  The last repair guy showed it to me and thawed it out but I can't see how to get into the assembly now to do it myself.  I've got an appliance warranty contract on the house and can get a company back here for round 3.5 (the last guy had to come twice so I've had someone here three times but only two incidents) for a $75 basic charge.  It will be worth it if I can learn something, maybe how to thaw it out myself.  So I'm annoyed today.

And I feel the pressure of having to transport the kids tomorrow.  Way more anxiety than necessary but much of it is that I'm out of the habit of both human interaction and having something scheduled.  I've just gotten so comfortable NOT having to do anything.  The execution will be easier than the anticipation.

Other than that it is a day of rain.  As is tomorrow.  Our trip will be mostly in the rain.  Fortunately not on the interstate much of the way.    

Comments

[susandennis]

your day just sounds miserable. i'm sorry. at least it will be better in 24 hours. except for the ice. that really really really sucks

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Addendum:

I sent a request for service and there was ice in it just now. Not sure what's next with that. But I have ice for tea so it's good for now.

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

I was just reading something an English journalist wrote about how he and his wife had just declined a weekend at a holiday cottage with a couple they used to holiday with regularity. After so many months of isolation they were finding socialising overwhelming. Even a lunch was taxing, let alone a whole weekend. So I'm not surprised you're struggling with the idea of the drive. It took me by surprise reading about how difficult socialising was as we didn't find that here — in fact given how huge the pandemic was I was surprised at how fast it felt normal — but it was only seven weeks for us and clearly the longer isolation has carved a deep furrow for most people. And it doesn't help if you're not keen on socialising at the best of times.

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

I've got a lot of social anxiety anyway so the whole year of physical separation worked fine with me. Gave me an excuse. But I don't really want to hide away forever so an occasional bit of interaction is Ok. Repetition will help.

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

We use ice trays. It's not as convenient as ice on demand but with just the two of us and not using ice all the time, it works. I would be quite put out if I'd been through it as many times as you have!

My first new car had a sunroof, and it had to be replaced 3 different times. Fortunately it was under warranty for all three replacements but after the third one, I basically forbade anyone from opening it because the warranty ran out and I didn't want to get stuck paying for it. I swore off sunroofs forever after that.