Asked by Dear Abby

11/14/2022

When your household appliances break, is it usually an easy fix or a nightmare?

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Easy fix

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Easy fix

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Linda S

Easy fix. I just put in a maintenance request with our apartment and they come to either repair or replace the appliance.

Carl Baker

I don't hesitate calling for factory service. While I'm pretty handy, today's appliances are more computer than mechanical. Factory service ensures it will be fixed correctly with approved parts. I love using handymen, but not for appliance repair.

Carla Altenbach

Having a mechanically talented husband helps in the long run.

Lrac Snave

We live in an apartment; and just call maintenance if something breaks.

Bob Pickett

A few good brothers helps

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Nightmare

4 Comments

Sophie Norton

Modern appliances are not designed to be readily fixable any more

Tina Bouthillier

Only because I am a single female homeowner and have no clue how to fix things

K C

The problem with a major breakdown, like a refrigerator or washer, is that it takes time to arrange a fix or replacement. Because everything today is computer-chip generated, its not something you can fix with duct tape and a screwdriver.

Don James

It really depends on the appliance. I can fix 99% of them, but there is always the one...

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Do you have jewelry bearing your birthstone?

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Do you have jewelry bearing your birthstone?

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Elizabeth Cornish

I wish I did but a good quality emerald is so expensive. Yes, there are "created" emeralds, but unlike diamonds which look great, the created emeralds do not.

Elizabeth Cornish

To continue my story (this is 3/3), I was very envious when one of my best friends got faux emeralds for her birthday and wore them first. However, I was happy to wear mine anyway. My friends bulled me because I was a "copycat" even tho they all knew I had received mine first. #meangirls!

Elizabeth Cornish

My parents got me faux emeralds as my first pair of pierced earings and I looked at them in the box until my mom could find the "self-piercing" rings that slowly worked into your ear over a couple of weeks. When I proudly wore my birthstone earings to school my best friends bullied.

Elizabeth Cornish

I wish I did but a good quality emerald is so expensive. Yes, there are "created" emeralds, but unlike diamonds which look great, the created emeralds do not.

Lisa Gray

My birthstone is Amethyst. I like it. I like the color. But one, I prefer Emeralds. And two, I don't wear jewelry anymore.

Lisa Gray

My birthstone is Amethyst. I like it. I like the color. But one, I prefer Emeralds. And two, I don't wear jewelry anymore.

rover6rover

No, I have no rubies, and I wept mock tears for my husband's benefit answering this.

Dear Abby

When your household appliances break, is it usually an easy fix or a nightmare?

46% Easy fix

54% Nightmare WINNER

46% Easy fix

54% Nightmare

Do you enjoy reading memoirs?

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Do you have jewelry bearing your birthstone?

48% Yes Yes

52% No No

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Easy fix

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