Farewell Old Friend RIP

[yungatart]

Today Mstrs and I farewelled an old family friend, who had been a part of our lives for almost twenty years - actually part of Mstrs' life for longer than that.

Our friend has always been there for us, through thick and thin, good times and bad, always ready to offer a cold bevvie in times of stress, heat exhaustion and indeed in times of celebration, always there with quiet comfort.

In recent times we have noticed the aging process has begun to accelerate and yesterday I noticed that he actually smelled - really badly!! On investigation, I found that it was terminal and nothing could be done for our pal.

Yes,the freezer in our faithful old beer fridge had died, but not before the infection had spread to other things lurking in there - fish bait and berley were among the victims, hence the decidedly unpleasaant odour of decay.

So we emptied it out, hXc gave it a bash or three with the hammer, sort of as a fond farewell and it has gone off to the tip in the trailer..

So its off to find a new one today, as my wine stocks are now on the floor of the gargre and as its another scorcher of a day here in the bay, I'll be needing a cold drink sooner or later.

[Skunk]

Condolences on our loss. Hope you find a replacement in time to save the liquids.

[oldrider]

That was such a sad sad story, it touched my heart and my tastebuds as no other story has for many years.
RIP fridge.
Head down bows quietly to next thread......wispers respects.....:bye: .......John.

[SN4PD]

Sad to loose a good friend like that...... perhaps the new one will have an icemaker :D

[Drum]

A chilling reminder of how mortal we all are!

[MSTRS]

A chilling reminder of how mortal we all are!

Now, actually, you see, that was the precise problem....:innocent:
Excuse my lack of a sense of humour - I am in mourning

[Scorpygirl]

Sorry to hear about your loss - RIP Fridge. I will have a wine in condolences later!! :yes:

[Hitcher]

So you sent a device full of ozone-depleting chloroflourocarbons to the landfill? Al Gore would be appalled.

[yungatart]

So you sent a device full of ozone-depleting chloroflourocarbons to the landfill? Al Gore would be appalled.

Yep!
Certainly did, but you don't have to worry about it because it was quite dead, it had definitely shuffled off this mortal coil...

[paturoa]

thats a bit cold hearted

[Clivoris]

I write this through a veil of tears.
My condolences on thoughts of warming beers.
"The Fridge" now rests 'neath greener pastures.
Aft' giving it's life in an olfactory disaster.
Grieve not my friends, be strong and true.
Seek out new whiteware to chill thine brews.

[WarlockNZ]

I write this through a veil of tears.
My condolences on thoughts of warming beers.
"The Fridge" now rests 'neath greener pastures.
Aft' giving it's life in an olfactory disaster.
Grieve not my friends, be strong and true.
Seek out new whiteware to chill thine brews.

Brilliant!

:drinkup:

[Hitcher]

So was the Old Fridge, in a fit of pique perhaps, complicit in yesterday's Hastings landfill fire?

[dawnrazor]

its a terrible thing....the unplanned wallet extraction....terrible news

[MSTRS]

So was the Old Fridge, in a fit of pique perhaps, complicit in yesterday's Hastings landfill fire?

No, and coincidently, one of the cages' waterpump has just gone out in sympathy. Personally, I think that Ixion has a lot to answer for.....

[andrea]

so um are you going to have a get together to celebrate the new fridge:innocent: like a big massive booze up or something??:drinkup: :drinkup: :drinknsin :sick: :puke:

hey i just forgot umm :bye: :weep: rip fridge "SIGH!!!"

wahooo!!! party time!!!!! welcome new fridge!!!! ye-yeahh

[mstriumph]

landfill?? :gob:

didn't you think of having it stuffed and mounted? :sunny:

[MSTRS]

landfill?? :gob:

didn't you think of having it stuffed and mounted? :sunny:

No direct access to landfill here...Transfer Station, where it was placed with gentle reverence (to ensure the freezer door didn't open) with all the other nasties (fridges, aircon units, cng/lpg bottles etc)

It was definitely stuffed. No two ways about it. The neighbourhood breathed (eventually) a collective sigh of relief to see it leaving on the hearse (ooops I mean trailer).

As for 'mounted'....are you sick or what? Even Dover would draw the line there.

[Hitcher]

didn't you think of having it stuffed and mounted?

When you said you stuffed and mounted birds, I thought you were a taxidermist.

[Drum]

We just got a new fridge on the weekend, so the old one is free to a good home. Wellers to the 'ranga might be a bit much though!

[mstriumph]

When you said you stuffed and mounted birds, I thought you were a taxidermist.

hey mr Hitcher, sir, that's DOVER you're thinking of

........ i'm a GIRL :shit: .... less of the hurtful insinuations please!!

[yungatart]

We just got a new fridge on the weekend, so the old one is free to a good home. Wellers to the 'ranga might be a bit much though!

We're in Hawkes Bay - and you could have said something on Saturday, MSTRS was down in Welly on Saturday with the cage and the trailer...you could haave found a new home for your old fridge and I could have a cold wine...

[Maha]

So we emptied it out, hXc gave it a bash or three with the hammer, sort of as a fond farewell



He did what????.that aint no way to treat such a beloved saver of thirst.....:nono:
Q...Whats white and lives in a tree?
A...A Fridge......:killingme
Sorry, i should be joking around at a time like this....but what the hell hXc didnt care....:bye:

[yungatart]

He did what????.that aint no way to treat such a beloved saver of thirst.....:nono: Q...Whats white and lives in a tree?
A...A Fridge......:killingme
Sorry, i should be joking around at a time like this....but what the hell hXc didnt care....:bye:

Yes, he did, those whacks with the hammer were given in a very fond manner, I mean that was the frdge that young hXc used to raid in the middle of the night, (it was our only fridge then - and there was no alcohol in it)when he was just a cute tiny little fellow, with blond curly hair, and no acne.
Those hammer blows were delivered with the utmost respect - and to ensure nobody else got to use his beloved fridge.
Meanwhile, my wine still sits warming up in the garage....

[Hitcher]

and no acne.

Ain't nothing wrong with acne -- in moderation. Chicks dig scars!

[Drum]

We're in Hawkes Bay - and you could have said something on Saturday, MSTRS was down in Welly on Saturday with the cage and the trailer...you could haave found a new home for your old fridge and I could have a cold wine...

Bugger. And hey, Napier is nice too!:niceone: