And now for something completely different.

[happydalek]

I accidentally broke the glass turntable plate in my roommate's microwave oven.  It is replaceable, but to order it and have it delivered on time before we both have to move out, it will cost over $40.  To replace the entire microwave (a la Walmart) would cost about $60.  I have looked on ebay and Amazon for a cheaper plate, but of course the companies have to design their products so that ONLY the replacements they sell will fit.  This one is barely a year old and has been functioning without the plate for over a month now.  (It was on my list of Things To Buy, really, but Life kept interfering and making me forget.)   I'm thinking it really isn't worth it financially to fork over 2/3 the price of a new microwave to replace a stupid glass plate, but I feel guilty about breaking it and I definitely can't afford to buy a new microwave.  Maybe I could take the cost out of my half of the security deposit and give it to him as compensation?

I know, stimulating stuff going on in my life right now. 

In other news, I finished Betrayal, the first of the Legacy of the Force novels, and I'm a fourth of the way into the sequel, Bloodlines.  Betrayal finally got a little more interesting towards the end, but it felt kind of hollow when I had to wade through hundreds of pages of bloated political yammering, lightened only by the occasional dogfight and fannish in-joke.  Bloodlines is about the same size, but hopefully will be less bogged-down in exposition.  Please. 

Comments

[ghost2.livejournal.com]

Have you talked to your roommate about the microwave situation? Maybe he'd have a suggestion that would work. It's ridiculous that one part costs so much to replace! It's just a big piece of glass, after all.

[happydalek.livejournal.com]

I mentioned it, but he's kind of out of the country right now, so I'm reliant on messaging and emails. He hasn't got back to me on it, yet. More than likely I'll work something out with him in the next couple days, or sort it with his parents who are coming to clear out his stuff this weekend. I'm sure they deliberately make the replacement parts uber expensive so that you decide to buy a whole new product for slightly more money. It makes perfect economic sense. Grr.