On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:15:19 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
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>Things aren't so sweet in this house, we're going to be eating junk food during the weekend.
>Our refrigerator has crapped out and there's food in boxes in the kitchen.

What good is storing perishables unrefrigerated... would make more
sense to cook those or give them to a neighbor. Now you know that you
need a 2nd fridge... in Ukelala land you can put a 2nd fridge
outdoors.

>Our kitchen faucet hose has sprung a leak so a new hose has to be sent in from the mainland.

Isn't there a hardware store in Ukelala land? Temperarilly any kind
of hose will suffice... any auto parts store will have heater hose and
hose clamps... a hunk of garden hose will work.

>I ordered a part for the refrigerator but it takes 3 days to get here.

Which part that you can't buy it locally... your icecube tray sprung a
leak? Are you saying there are no appliance repair stores in Ukelala
land... most stores that sell appliances also repair them so they
stock parts. Meanwhile use an ice chest. I'll bet you can buy block
ice within walking distance. I grew up without a refrigerator, we had
an ice-a-box.... the same guy who delivered coal in winter delivered
ice in summer. I can live here without a refrigerator/freezer, in
winter our two car garage is a giant fridge/freezer.

>Our TV reboots every few minutes. It's a real shitstorm out here.

That's a no brainer, buy another TV... most people own more than
one... we have four TVs. What do you do when you want to watch TV in
a different room, have to move it around. We don't always watch the
same shows. We each have our own office with a computer and TV. We
have a TV in the living room and an even larger one in our bedroom.
People can easily afford multiple TVs nowadays... the first TV we had
growing up was a Dumont, w/11" screen, B&W. back then it cost about a
Grand. There were only four channels and needed to use rabbit ears or
a giant antenna on the roof. TV didn't come on until 6 AM and went
off at Midnight. During night time the TV was powered down, unless
one enjoyed staring at the screen pattern.