I took a huge step this weekend, and finally broke down and invested in a new microwave. The one that I have been using I received as a high school graduation gift, 23+ years ago, from a kind friend in my ward. It was a very generous and high tech gift, and I have used it on a very regular basis all this time- it has accompanied me through college, grad school, post-doc days, and many years since. I was hoping that I could continue using it for 25 years, just on matter of principle, but I came to the realization last week, that this was not to be. As I took down the old and set up the new, I found myself feeling surprisingly nostalgic, and I'm quite sure that I will not feel as attached to this one as I have to the first. On the bright side, I find that microwaves now are much, much fancier than they were years ago- with digital clock and rotating plate and memory for favorite settings... I'm feeling quite overwhelmed, and am glad for an instruction book that is written in relatively simple terms, as I'm not terribly talented when it comes to working various and assorted electronic items.
And, note to self: microwaves these days are a bit more powerful than they used to be. I'm finding that things cook in about a third of the time that I'm accustomed to. I guess that this is not a bad thing, but it will take some getting used to.
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That is one shiney microwave oven... may it cook your food in the best, most microscopic way, with it's little agitated particles.
Oh, and a Merry Christmas to you as well!!!!!
Aaron & Emily Dockter
I remember being amazed every time that little black box that could made another transition, to Riverside, to Ohio, and on and on. Was there any specific event that finally broke the camel's back (e.g. the hair loss and burning feeling when you used it just became too great to ignore)?
Thanks, Emily!
Daniel, the hair loss and burning feeling I could handle :-) And for the record, it could still heat up food just fine. But the inside has been rusting and degrading bit by bit, and it finally just got to the point where I couldn't get it clean enough to be safe (I think it's the paranoid microbiologist in me, although I doubt that there are many germs that could live well in that kind of environment!)
So glad you got a new one! I think that old one was leaking radioactive juices.
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