Did it age gracefully?
People age. Some more graciously than others. Or is it gracefully I’m never sure. Similarly our appliances do the same thing. Shorter life stand spans but a similar curve. When you first pull them out of their boxes they’re eager. Like puppies. Then they settle news routines and you hope they will live forever but they rarely do. We’re at the point, after about a decade we’re starting to show signs of aging. The appliances, I mean. Or microwave oven has a mind of its own. Quite apart from the computer. Will it work on any given day? We no longer know. Always best to have a Plan B as they say. Today, the coffee machine started acting oddly. There is a vibrating pump inside the machine and when things get old the switches on the front no longer activate the pump do you know how bad a coffee can taste if it’s made without pressure? I do. Now, we do have some options. There is a small capsule machine that has limited number of doses available. But it’s not the beans I prefer. I also have some older drip machines around. Or better put, drip devices. We will have to decide what happens next perhaps, after good night’s rest, the coffee machine will jump back into its proper place in the routine. It is the machine we use most often in the house so it has kind of an important place. And with the right amount of money I can bring in a brand new one with a real warranty. We’re not there yet. We remain filled with hope. I shudder to think what will happen when one of the other more important appliances gives up will I have warm milk or dirty clothes or… I’m probably forgetting some devices. Anyhow that’s where I’m at right now.
