Nov 17 2009

We have somehow killed yet another microwave

Published by at 1:45 pm under External Stimuli,Uncategorized

When we were in college, my husband was called down to the campus’s Newman House because the microwave was broken and fixing stuff in the house was his job. “Broken” in this particular instance meant that every time you opened the microwave, it turned on.

Let’s repeat that for emphasis. You would open the microwave and it would automatically turn on and start to shoot microwaves out at you.

Needless to say, not good.

Well, perhaps inspired by having heard us retell this story so many times, our microwave has decided to put its own spin on this.

It turns off every time you close it. You shut the microwave and it turns on and no amount of button pushing will make it stop.

Needless to say, also not good. I unplugged that shiz.

I’m sick and every time I want a cup of tea to sooth my sore throat I have to go boil water on the stove like its the 1800s. I had to defrost the chicken for dinner last night by leaving it in the sink and running water over it for an hour. Instead of 15 minutes in the microwave, leftover mashed potatoes took 30 minutes in the oven to heat up.

This is cramping my style.

According to Good Housekeeping, microwaves have a lifespan of 10 years. My husband and I have been together for 7 to 8 years now and, as a couple, we have been through 3 microwaves already, each of which have broken in some spectacular way. I swear that we are doing nothing unusual with them.

So, god of microwaves, what gives?

Hillary is an award winning playwright, fiction and non-fiction author best known for her play, The Love of Three Oranges which has been performed around the world. A Script Frenzy and NaNoWriMo ML, she loves connecting with other writers no matter what their experience levels. For the business side of blogging, publishing and selling, visit Hillary at The Whine Seller. See a complete list of Hillary’s blogs and books here.

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2 responses so far

  • http://www.punctualityrules.com/ –Deb

    Maybe you're using your microwave too much? (grin) They like to take breaks every once in a while!

    Oh, and I've literally made ONE cup of tea via microwave. That was more than enough. Ever since then, I boil mine in a kettle, thank you very much. Because, yes, it DOES taste different, and I'm a purist. I use my stove all the time. Though, getting used to gas instead of electric is more challenging than I'd expected….

  • http://www.hillarydepiano.com Hillary

    I was trying to think if we used it too often. I make about 2 to 3 cups of tea a day in it, usually heat up something for lunch and defrost something for dinner. I suppose being home all day makes it automatic that I use it more often but considering my parents are still using the one I bought when I left for college and it works fine, I still cry foul.

    I normally only use the stove if I'm making a whole pot. For a single cup, not only does it take too long to use the stove, it costs more to use the gas than the microwave and I can control the temp better with the microwave than the stove. I don't taste a difference at all an I always drink it blank but maybe I just don't have as refined a palate. :-)



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