Introduction
Greetings, dear reader. Yesterday was Independence Day. Mrs. Appalachian Irishman and I enjoyed the day, with her family.
Borrowing Paul Harvey's words, do you, dear reader, want to know “the rest of the story,” about our refrigerator replacement saga? I thought so. “You know the news. Now, it's time for the rest of the story!”
The article of 6/26/2023 was part one of the story. As that article mentions, I'd even created a podcast, “6-26-2023: Defective Whirlpool model WTR311FZDW,” on Appalachian Irishman - Podcasts (YouTube). This article -- the 96th under the “Life (such as it is)” topic section -- is part two and, hopefully, the final “rest of the story!”
Sidenotes that, One Day, will be Funny
For your further entertainment, however, dear reader, I'll toss in four brief sidenotes, before continuing part two of “the rest of the story.” Eventually, these sidenotes will become funny.
First, the yellow jacket war is behind us. The addendum of 7/1/2023, to the 6/29/2023 article, mentions that war. We won, with professional help!
Second, also on Saturday, 7/1/2023, Mrs. Appalachian Irishman's bathroom sink was clogged. My lovely bride has long, curly hair, which is attractive. [Last sentence added, by Mrs. Appalachian Irishman!] I see your editing, dear! I agree with it. How does my wife clog up the drain trap with all that hair? It remains a mystery. I shut off the water and removed the trap. She cleaned out the volumes of hair. I replaced the trap and turned the water back on. That was easy enough. I still wonder, however, how does that much hair go down the drain, to clog the trap?
Third, my wife had her six-month “annual” physical, on 6/19/2023 (the Nineteenth of June). She's still quite well. Most primary care physicians (PCPs) want patients to have a sixth month check up, before their next annual physical. On Monday, 7/3/2023, my wife received the bill for that check up. Her PCP needed an extra $8.47. (The bill showed: $426.00 total charged. $25.00 copay paid, on 6/19/2023. $169.76 that insurance paid. $222.77 that insurance adjusted.) Yes, another $8.47 was due. This morning, I flagged up, in our mailbox, a pithy letter, with two five dollar bills enclosed, to pay the bill. You ask, “What happens with the extra $1.53?” My letter told them to buy a Snickers candy bar, because I was snickering as I wrote the letter!
Fourth and lastly, this is a sad continuation of the 2/15/2023 article, about my Valentine's Day “roto-rooter.” I've been logging the details, the “Explanation of Benefits” (EOBs), and the bills, for that 30-minute “roto-rooter” procedure. The log is seven pages. I know how much I've paid out-of-pocket. Also, on Monday, 7/3/2023, I received the first bill, from the anesthetist, who worked no more than 30 minutes. He billed me $1,440.00! My health insurance company had denied the claim, due to a “pre-existing condition.” So, this morning, I also flagged up, in our mailbox, a two-page letter, to my health insurance company. Quoting their own policy statement, I challenged the claim denial, and I asked, “how, pray tell, was that polyp a known “pre-existing condition” -- when the polyp was not known to have been in my colon, until 2/14/2023?” Don't worry. I will win. I won't pay that bill!
Now, Back to the Rest of the Story
The log, for the refrigerator replacement story, is also seven pages, including all the details from 6/15/2023 to 7/3/2023. The log includes notes on my two phone conversations with Whirlpool and four with Home Depot.
To shorten this story, on Monday, 7/3/2023, our second new Whirlpool Refrigerator Model WRT311FZDW arrived. The two delivery drivers reversed the doors, in the driveway. Afterward, the new and defective model -- which had arrived on 6/24/2023 and had been aggravating us since -- left the premises! The new and not defective model came into the kitchen to stay a couple of decades or so, hopefully.
Earlier today, I took the photograph, above, after having placed the magnets, papers, and business cards that we'd decided to keep, on our new and not defective refrigerator. The doors are reversed! It is in alignment! It runs more quietly! My wife and I are sufficiently satisfied, but the memory of the defective model lingers.
I'll modify the public service announcement, from part one. This “rest of the story” suggests that the Whirlpool Refrigerator Model WRT311FZDW is acceptable -- if you can test it yourself, at the store, before buying!
Conclusion
Well, Monday was “fun.” Two medical bills arrived. The second refrigerator arrived. As a by the way, also on Monday, the early morning rain storm knocked out the landline phone, TV, and Internet -- for about three hours. It must have been “the luck of the Irish.”
Life, dear reader, goes on, such as it is. At least we have a new and not defective refrigerator. As Paul Harvey would say, “Now you know -- the rest of the story.”
Good day!
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