Hi there. I thought I'd take a rest & share with you how my day is going...My element in my oven stopped working a couple of days ago, so I decided to wait until I had time to look at it, so that was today. It is THE most awkward space to work in unless one is a contortionist...and a good one!!
I managed to undo the teeny, tiny screws that hold it onto the wall with much lower back pain and difficulty with my arthritic hands, but I got them off!!! YEAH!!! But...low and behold, there are two more tiny screws that need to be removed. PHUCK!! After a couple of tries I realized that they were not the same type of screws that were on the faceplate...so I needed a different screwdriver. Got it!!! One comes out with not too much effort, but the second one really, really didn't want to leave. Okay...time to remove the oven door so I can get a better grip. Holy Mother of all things electric, that is not meant to come off without a fight...but the door is now off. I'm not sure it'll ever go on again, but it is off.
Now back to the other screw. I turned really hard and oops...it came off the element, but not at the spot where the screw was...now I'm left with a tiny piece of metal and the screw. How the hell am I going to get THAT off. I try and I try to no avail.
THE INTERNET...surely the internet will have some clues. So I sit down and try to access Google and NOPE!!!! The PHUCKING internet is not working!!!!! I rebooted the modem...rebooted my computer...tried Ray's computer. Rebooted the modem (in the basement by the way) Nope, still not going. Okay...time to call Rogers and ...wait, wait...and wait...20 minutes later (well at least my aching back & hands have had a rest) finally a human voice. While I've been waiting I've kept trying to connect, and connect and nothing. I hear her friendly voice and we exchange ALL my information except for my bra size and POOF...the phucking thing starts working before she even does a thing!!!!!!
Well...not to leave you in suspense...I got the other piece off and I called Home Depot and even though I had THE most surly woman...I was patient when she tried to dismiss my enquiry about SIZE of elements they had in stock. If she had any idea of what all I had been through in the last couple of hours...she would not have been so quick to make me angry...after all I was on the edge. BUT...the good news is they do have them.
So...all's well that ends well.
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