lol! Cute!

As someone who works on these things, I can tell you...the more things you want the appliance to do, the more things that can (and do) go wrong and the more it will cost to have it fixed. Your frustration concerning the choices of days passed and equipment these days extends right to the repair company. Where I used to keep in stock maybe 75 parts, I now have to keep 250. And with newer models every year, newer circuit boards and digital parts come along with that and adding to the stock goes up. As for extended warranties, I am very honest with my customers. If they use surge protectors where possible, the circuit boards (very costly part) have a higher survival rate and just as mentioned above, there are more frugal ways to get extended protection. You will be hard pressed to find a cost effective extended warranty that goes beyond 5 years. If you have an extended warranty, read it closely and you may find that there is a fixed amount allowed for the product within a fixed (usually 5 year) period. Each time you take advantage of the warranty, that fixed amount diminishes. One call for a logic part can come close to depleting that amount. It is true that most failures due to marginal parts will happen in the first or second year. But, just use and abuse takes it's toll over time. When I say abuse, understand I mean unintentional abuse. Opening and closing a door can cause a handle to come loose over time. That opening and closing is considered abuse, though non intentional. This is an electronic world and electronic parts are very touchy and have a very fixed expected life cycle.

Hi Kimmie, I hope you don't take offense when not many people answer your posts. It isn't a very busy place. I guess we're all freaking out in the corner somewhere, with our migraines, bleeding, backaches, toothaches, irritable moods.......hahaha....or with our thinking problems, we sometimes forget how to get back here! ;) How did your doctor visit go? I know when my uterus is full, my back, lower abdomen and legs hurt. Sometimes, in perimenopause, our uteruses get too thick, but don't shed, and that can lead to lots of spotting, heavy bleeding, and a heavy lower abdomen. I always would get sciatica in my leg, when my uterus was full! Perimenopause can be quite a challenge for some of us. I'm 56 and haven't had a period for about 2 years. YAY! My life has settled down tremendously, now that those hormones aren't fluctuating all over the place. But.....my ovaries are still tormenting me. I even spent Christmas day in the ER! ......had really bad ovary pain. Anyhow.....don't be shy to come here and talk. Just give everyone a while to find your posts. Let us know how the doctor visit went!

Hi Patti, here I am! I'm late!! I just came across this recipe and it looks good! Strawberry Bottom Cheesecake Pie 4 ounces cream cheese, softened* 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups frozen non-dairy whipped topping, thawed 3/4 cup strawberry glaze, divided**recipe follows 1 Keebler Ready Crust Shortbread Pie Crust or 1 Keebler Ready Crust Graham Pie Crust 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries 1 In small mixing bowl beat cream cheese and sugar on medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add sour cream. Beat until combined. Fold in whipped topping. 2 Spread half of glaze in crust. In medium bowl gently stir together strawberries and remaining glaze. Spoon into crust. Spread cream cheese mixture over berries. 3 Refrigerate at least 4 hours or until set. Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator. *NOTE: Soften cream cheese in microwave at high for 15 to 20 seconds. **NOTE: To make the Strawberry Glaze use the following recipe: 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 3/4 cup water, 1 tablespoon strawberry flavored gelatin. In small saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until boiling. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Use immediately in recipe.