Why I Believe in God

Michael Phelps · #1 01-20-2009, 02:28 PM

Back in March of 2008, my company relocated us to Omaha, Nebraska. We purchased a new home, and with that new home, we got a brand new refrigerator.

Well, from the time it was installed, the water dispenser has not worked properly. The stream just dribbles out, and the ice maker doesn't get completely filled with water, so the ice cubes are very small. Well, because they are small, the dispensing screw in the icemaker can't grab them and dispense them into our glasses. So, we have been having to actually take the ice bin out and dump the ice into our glasses. It's one of those things that I think about at 8 pm when getting a glass of tea or water, and I think to myself, "I really need to call the repairman", but then the next day I forget, and the cycle has repeated over and over.

So, the other day, I had a brainstorm. I told my wife to buy a bag of ice and we would dump it into the ice bin to assist in the ice dispensation.

Well, she happened to mention this to our neighbor across the street (who's house was just finished a couple of months before ours), and he grinned and said, "Don't go buy ice - my ice maker in MY refrigerator won't shut off, so about 3 times a week, I have to dump ice into my yard!!!!!"

Well, what are the odds that of all the thousands of refrigerators sold across the country within this time frame, that one refrigerator who's ice maker UNDERPERFORMS and one who's icemaker OVERPERFORMS, two refrigerators, mind you, that may have been assembled in entirely different states, possibly even different countries, would be sold and delivered to the same street, to two houses that are approximately 60 yards away from each other?

By so doing, the needs of two families are met at the same time!

It had to be Divine Intervention!

And THAT, my friends, is why I believe in God!

rgcraig · #2 01-20-2009, 02:34 PM

Not to take away from your revelation of why you believe in God, but wouldn't it just be easier to call the repairman?

Like NOW!

Michael Phelps · #3 01-20-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Not to take away from your revelation of why you believe in God, but wouldn't it just be easier to call the repairman?

Like NOW!

Yeah, I already did, lol.

That's why I'm home this afternoon, was waiting for the repairman, who already came and fixed the fridge!

Now, some other poor, needy,ice deprived family can be helped by my ice wealthy neighbor!

rgcraig · #4 01-20-2009, 02:52 PM

The freezer in my apt has an icemaker, but the water taste icky - - probably needs a filter which the complex said they don't do.

So, I turn off my ice maker and buy a bag of ice and dump in my bin - - the ice tastes great and I don't have to hear the ice cubes dumping all the time!

Michlow · #5 01-20-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

The freezer in my apt has an icemaker, but the water taste icky - - probably needs a filter which the complex said they don't do.

So, I turn off my ice maker and buy a bag of ice and dump in my bin - - the ice tastes great and I don't have to hear the ice cubes dumping all the time!

I actually have to dump my ice bin all the time to keep the ice cubes fresh, because I never use them! On the bright side, they are supposed to be good for your garbage disposal to keep the blades sharp...

rgcraig · #6 01-20-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Michlow

I actually have to dump my ice bin all the time to keep the ice cubes fresh, because I never use them! On the bright side, they are supposed to be good for your garbage disposal to keep the blades sharp...

Just turn it off when your bin is full.

Yes, I do the ice and egg shells in the disposal to help keep it cleaned off - not sure it helps, but I try.

Michlow · #7 01-20-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Just turn it off when your bin is full.

Yes, I do the ice and egg shells in the disposal to help keep it cleaned off - not sure it helps, but I try.

I do. But then the ice sits there for a month, never being used, and gets all clumped together. Then I actually have company, and they can't get an ice cube for the life of them. I don't like ice in my beverages, so I literally never use it at all.

Pragmatist · #8 01-21-2009, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Michlow

I do. But then the ice sits there for a month, never being used, and gets all clumped together. Then I actually have company, and they can't get an ice cube for the life of them. I don't like ice in my beverages, so I literally never use it at all.

We're the same way. We only use ice when we have company (which isn't very often. Otherwise the icemaker is turned off and occasionally we dump out the clumped together ice.

OneAccord · #9 01-22-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Just turn it off when your bin is full.

Yes, I do the ice and egg shells in the disposal to help keep it cleaned off - not sure it helps, but I try.

Speaking of ice and dogs....

You were talking about ice, I'm talking about dogs.

I had a dog that loved ice. I would give him a cube of ice and he'd chomp it down. After he had eaten 3 or 4 cubes, he'd take the others into the yard and bury them to be eaten later. What was funny to watch was when he'd go back later to enjoy his hidden treasures, only to discover they were gone! He never learned what was happening. I think he suspected the cat of stealing his ice!

Michlow · #10 01-23-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by OneAccord

Speaking of ice and dogs....

You were talking about ice, I'm talking about dogs.

I had a dog that loved ice. I would give him a cube of ice and he'd chomp it down. After he had eaten 3 or 4 cubes, he'd take the others into the yard and bury them to be eaten later. What was funny to watch was when he'd go back later to enjoy his hidden treasures, only to discover they were gone! He never learned what was happening. I think he suspected the cat of stealing his ice!

My youngest "baby" loves ice as well. In the summer, I will throw a few cubes into their water dish, and he will go "bobbing" for the ice cubs, and get his face and "beard" all wet.

The only problem is that he chews on them, but often leaves little pieces around the house to melt. Which is bad when it is on the hard surface and the poor unsuspecting person goes slip sliding away...