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Home Warrantee
Timing is everything . . . Last week was a bit of an anniversary.
With great pride, I can tell you that Sunday marked one full year of home
ownership. Like many other people, I have finally experienced the joy of
plummeting home values, suicidal plants, ill-conceived repairs, mind-boggling
taxes, incomplete refurbishing, bleeding walls, and various other expensive
"surprises" that suck life out of you faster than reality television.
I won't go into all of all of the details, but I will focus on one small
item that has protected me from further hardship. To ensure that the "house"
wouldn't take ALL of my hardly-earned cash, the previous owner had kindly
thrown in a Home Warrantee policy.
A Home Warrantee is an incredibly expensive piece of paper guaranteeing that
some sucker will come out to repair any major appliances that may short out,
break, or simply fall down the stairs three or four times. This paper would
save me in times of crisis, covering any and all problems that may arise
in my new home.
It expired last Sunday, 12 months after my home purchase...
Two days later, both the oven and the air conditioner stopped working.
I'm pretty sure this is why people rip their own hair out. I did my best
to laugh off the situation, but it's really hurting my wallet.
Now, my logical side is telling me that it's obviously a coincidence. I rarely
notice product warrantees that expire on working appliances, but it really
stands out when the timing is just right.
My heart, on the other hand, assured me that tiny leprechauns that live beneath
my house are to blame. I have no proof, but I'm fairly certain they sneak
in the house at night, read all my warrantees, and wait to destroy my various
appliances at the perfect time. I can't tell whether they're employed by
the warrantee companies or simply do this for their own amusement.
I know it sounds ridiculous; I know it's probably not true. But still-- it
felt good to stomp on all those leprechauns.
Jeff's moral for the day: Break your appliances before it's too late.
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