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Not a good sign
Jul. 15th, 2007 11:07 amLast night as I was making dinner, I was stirring pasta with a metal fork in one hand while reaching to turn down the burner with the other. As my left hand touched the knob it began to vibrate. It took me a moment to realize that a) my left hand was numb, and b) I'd just given myself a mild electric shock.
Yup, somehow I'd managed to ground myself.
My knowledge of electricity is limited to vague memories of an intro to electrical engineering class that I took twenty years ago, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't supposed to happen. So today I'm off to buy a new stove.
The existing stove isn't anything special, it came with the house, and only two of the four burners work. Best guess is that it's at least twenty years old, probably closer to thirty. But this represents an important milestone in home ownership. Since purchasing this house I've bought or replaced the washing machine, dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, hot water heater and furnace. The only original appliance left was the stove, so it was due.
Looking forward to a fun shopping experience--my needs are extremely basic, so most of the features that the salesman will be pushing won't be of interest. My needs are a) electric, b) color white, c) available for immediate delivery. Anything else is a bonus.
Oh, and d) must fit through a door opening that's 30" wide. So I'll be bringing my own tape measure to the store, because I've learned the hard way that the printed dimensions for an appliance may not match the actual physical dimensions.
Yup, somehow I'd managed to ground myself.
My knowledge of electricity is limited to vague memories of an intro to electrical engineering class that I took twenty years ago, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't supposed to happen. So today I'm off to buy a new stove.
The existing stove isn't anything special, it came with the house, and only two of the four burners work. Best guess is that it's at least twenty years old, probably closer to thirty. But this represents an important milestone in home ownership. Since purchasing this house I've bought or replaced the washing machine, dryer, refrigerator, dishwasher, hot water heater and furnace. The only original appliance left was the stove, so it was due.
Looking forward to a fun shopping experience--my needs are extremely basic, so most of the features that the salesman will be pushing won't be of interest. My needs are a) electric, b) color white, c) available for immediate delivery. Anything else is a bonus.
Oh, and d) must fit through a door opening that's 30" wide. So I'll be bringing my own tape measure to the store, because I've learned the hard way that the printed dimensions for an appliance may not match the actual physical dimensions.
