Appliance Hunting, HOT, & a new Laptop?
The
Appliance Hunt
Today, with our legs too sore to go running like we had planned, and not much else to do, The Girl & I decided we were going to go and have a decent lunch & then window shop some appliances at Sears. We wanted to see what was out there and see if our tastes were still about the same.
Things we like in refrigerators: Roller-bearing drawers. Yes indeed, these are very, very nice. In fact, a necessity in my opinion. The girl is willing to give in this department; I’m willing to divorce if necessary over it. We also demand stainless steel exteriors. Caveat to that: we want the ones that are stainless steel or brushed or whatever. The real hook is that some have a finish over them or are finished in such a way as to prevent smudges and fingerprints. Another thing I found was that very few of these refrigerators actually have the stainless steel all the way around; they usually have the regular black or silver plastic on the sides, which displeases me. It wouldn’t be a bother except that every house I have ever lived in, you could see the sides of the refrigerator. Therefore, they must have the complete stainless steel enclosure. Downside is that we couldn’t find one that was the smudge-proof stainless all the way around. Boo hoo. Maybe we’ll be able to special order. We hope. We all hope. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry….
Washers and Dryers? We changed our minds today. The whole time, we’ve gone back and forth on the top-load HE Kenmores or the front-load kenmores. Today, we decided on the front-load models because: while the top-load HE’s use 47% less water and energy, the front-loads use 71% less. Yikes! Though I must mention that we’ll probably go with the LG models, due to the facts that (a) they cost around $150 less, and (b) they have .2 Cu. Ft. More than the Kenmore models.
And color? Pretty much anything but white. Probably red or blue. We’ll see.
Warm? No, HOT
OK, 80º is hot. Really. That’s how hot it was here today. They predicted 78º, we got 81ª, and boy am I so very ready to leave the desert.
I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO USE MY A/C IN MARCH. Seriously; I’m sending out the memo today. Consider yourself pre-notified.
Also during our trip today
After Sears, we stopped by a place next door called “Home Gallery.” What is it? It’s like Toys “R” Us for the Kitchen-obsessed. Wow, this place rocked. From the tile selection to the one-piece countertops to the under-counter stainless steel sinks, we fell in love with the first model kitchen we saw. Bummer was it was all nailed down. If you happen by one of these places and consider yourself a Kitchen-obsessed individual, seriously, you should stop in. You never know, sometimes dreams can come true!
Favorite thing about our visit there? The drawers and cabinets in the first model (the one we fell in love with, you’ll recall) all had these really cool roller-bearing setups, whereby as they got to about ½-inch from closing, it sort of takes over. Yeah, if you slam them shut? It goes fast until it gets to that last ½-inch, then closes it the rest of the way gently. And if you slowly close it? Once it gets to that point, it takes over for you and closes it the rest of the way. Gently.
I almost cried.
Girl not down with my suggestion
We left around 4:15 to get home, so that The Girl could get ready in time for work. We had some leeway, so I suggested that we could stop by the Apple Store just across the way and pick me up a brand new Macbook Pro 17” Core 2 Duo Laptop. You know, for my troubles.
Needless to say, I’m typing this blog from my 2 year old PowerBook G4. Girls can be so mean sometimes, I swear. I think I’m going to have to withhold sex or something on this one – I don’t see myself getting a new computer any other way. Or perhaps bribery. You know, something along the lines of “OK, you get the old-style cupboard handles and Designer Faucets, I get the Macbook Pro. Deal?” Could work. Depends on which week I catch her in: bad week = broken limbs for suggesting. And that’s just life with women though, ain’t it?
Peace.