On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:26:11 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:19:50 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at 11:12:05 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >> On Tue, 12 Feb 2019 03:24:20 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> >> On 2019-02-11 6:01 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > wrote in message
> >> >>
> >> >>>> If you've got room for a side-by-side refrigerator then a standard 18,
> >> >>>> 20, 22
> >> >>>> inch refrigerator will fit in the area your present chill chest
> >> >>>> occupies.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> No. They are too tall.
> >> >>
> >> >> Really? You know.. they come in different sizes. Oh yeah... we have to
> >> >> reject every suggestion.
> >> >
> >> >Yes I know. As I said... I could fit an apartment sized one. No bigger. Not
> >> >big enough. I know how to measure.
> >>
> >> so, your house doesn't have regulation ceilings?
> >
> >She probably has a cupboard over the fridge. My previous house
> >had that, and my husband had to trim it a little the day the
> >fridge was delivered.
> >
> >IIRC said she needs a fridge 64 inches tall, which is shorter
> >than me. I'd have the gardener remove the cupboard and get a
> >bigger fridge (when the old one dies, of course).
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> I have a cabinet up there too, I hadn't considered a larger cabinet
> over the fridge. Those cabinets (IMO) are largely spaces for stuff
> you don't want to see again.

Agreed. IIRC my in-laws kept the "good" flatware up there,
so it was only used on Thanksgiving (and they had 5 sons to
retrieve it).

Still, it's very odd to have such a large cabinet over the
fridge. Then again, we know Julie has a very odd house.

Cindy Hamilton