Fridges ARE exciting!

I suppose that under normal circumstances, buying a new refrigerator is about as thrilling as watching potatoes grow. But in our case, I think it's justified. You see, for the last year we've been living with what I suspect is a glorified bar fridge. It's about five feet tall, eighteen inches wide, and 1,285 years old. The seal is failing, as is the temperature control, which means that anything near the front of the fridge melts but anything near the back freezes (bizarrely, this means we would sometimes end up with a head of cos lettuce with wilted leaves but an icy stem). The freezer's capacity is roughly one small bag of peas.

So this New Year, I put my foot down. This was the year that we would no longer suffer indignities at the mercy of an appliance. So a couple days ago, we gathered together our hunting gear and ventured out into the post-Christmas sales and buy a new fridge.

Finding one to fit our kitchen was surprisingly difficult; the fridge space is perpendicular to a counter (weird, I know - I'd take a picture, but um, we've been a bit slack with the dish washing business lately), so we had to account for not only the usual height, width and depth, but also for how far out the door would swing once it was in place. That alone negated about 95% of the refrigerators currently on the market. And then we came across this beauty*:


The measurements (including the critical door swinging space) are freakishly perfect, AND it has a bottom freezer, which I've been coveting for ages. It arrives tomorrow, and I'm unable to contain the glee I'm feeling right now - finally, I will have a fridge not scaled down for Oompa Loompas! Finally, we won't have to choose between storing the frozen peas and making ice cubes! Finally, I will be free from the tyranny of questionably tepid meats and half frozen vegetables!

I can't take this much goodness - when the delivery dudes arrive tomorrow, I may faint.

*"An airflow delivery system that ensures consistent temperatures throughout the fridge interior." I swear that is the sexiest phrase I've ever heard.