May 1, 2008: Did you ever have the nagging thoughts that one of your major household appliances was going to fall apart and you weren't going to be home to take care of it? Well, I've recently had that thought several times when I was going out of town for a few days. I kept thinking that my 12 year old hot water heater, which I carefully maintain, was going to end up spouting water while I was down in Laughlin for a few days of R&R. Not only would the Las Vegas Valley Water District be sending me a big bill for wasting water, but I would probably have a lot of neighbors PO'd. I worried about that since the warrantee for the unit was six years, there was some cause for concern
Anyhow, I was reading an article in this morning's paper about what you could buy with the $600 rebate we're all getting - hopefully, ours will arrive sometime in the early fall. But I read that article just for curiosity's sake, since I knew where that money was going to go - our dishwasher suddenly began making noise about two weeks ago (around April 15), and finally ceased its life a couple of days ago. I'm waiting for delivery of a new one as I write this). Well, OK, I thought when the dishwasher stopped working, at least most of it will be paid for with the rebate.
But wait!. I believe artificial intelligence is at work, because no sooner than did we order the new dishwasher, than the hot water heater began leaking...what is it with these machines, are they engaged in a conspiracy to see which one could spend the rebate the fastest? So today I have two new pieces of household equipment arriving - hey, at least I won't have to worry about the hot water heater leaking when I'm out of town - some consolation. This is the first time I've had to replace either unit in any home I've had. So either that's a sign of AI, or it is just that, even though the technology has greatly improved over the years, perhaps quality hasn't.
Just remember, when you hear odd noises in the night, it's probably your appliances conspiring with each other.
-30-
