To All New England-Area Shelters...
 
Are any of you in need of a 'fridge' for storing medicine, chicken
gravy, duck soup, etc.?  If so, you are in luck!  My husband & I are
going to become the blessed recipients of a new refrigerator in
approximately two weeks, and I would like to take this blessing & "pay
it forward" to an interested ferret shelter in the New England area by
donating our old unit.
 
This 'fridge' is a white Amana, probably about ten years old.  I don't
know exactly how many cubic feet it is, but the exterior measurements
are: 68" tall x 32.5" wide x 30.5" deep.  If I weren't such a moron I
could probably figure that equation out.  So be it.  This 'fridge' has
all the usual accoutrements; in the top/refrigerator compartment there
are the following doodads: 2 plastic, removable vegetable crisper
drawers, one plastic, removable meat drawer, one dairy compartment (in
the door, with its own flip-up plastic door), rearrangeable glass
shelves, variable temperature control (the "3" setting keeps our
beverages nice & frosty, with an available range of 1-5), and a light
in the "ceiling" that activates when the door is opened.  There is a
separate, removable plastic egg caddy, and two full-sized/one small
plastic shelf in the door.  The bottom/freezer compartment is nice &
big, with a plastic top shelf good for keeping ice cubes, ice cream,
etc., and a huge, metal, pull-out basket in the bottom half that is
ideal for keeping bags of frozen vegetables., ice packs, etc.  The
freezer door has a generous shelf that allows for even more storage,
and also has variable temp controls (we keep it between "4" & "5", with
good results) & an installed light that activates when the door is
opened.  The interior of both compartments are in good condition - I
regularly clean them with baking soda & water, and as far as I know
they don't have any indelible stains/food crud in them.  The exterior
has some minor rusty areas that will probably scour off with an SOS pad.
The door seals also have some slight mildew growing in them that can be
taken care of by scrubbing with a weak bleach solution.  I cannot vouch
for the kind of crap that has built up on the coils in back - between our
very, very furry doggie and our somewhat furry cats, I imagine there's
enough pet hair back there to make at least one full-length fur coat.
This 'fridge' only "sweats" mildly on the exterior during humid weather -
I have yet to see any suspicious puddles either on the bottom of the
interior, or on the floor surrounding the unit.  I am no Maytag (wo)man,
but I would guess that this fridge has several quality years of life
left in it.
 
One other thing - I accidentally ripped off the refrigerator door handle
during a trip & fall incident.  Don't ask!  The fridge portion is still
easily accessible, you just have to pull on the door to open it - no big
deal!  I have managed to not destroy the freezer door handle; it is still
present & functional.  The 'fridge' door handle has since gone MIA, and
that is the only major flaw in the whole unit.  Perhaps I should ask the
ferrets if they've seen it...
 
We will deliver this 'fridge' "as is" to the first NE shelter who comes
forward, should there be one.  I will make every reasonable effort to
get it squeaky clean prior to delivery, but I neither imply or expressly
guarantee the hygiene or future function of this machine.  As I said, I
ain't the Maytag lady.  If you are interested in acquiring this fridge
for your shelter, please feel free to contact me by telephone or email
any time - I will provide pics upon request.  If there are no takers in
the New England area, and you are a shelter operator from outside NE
who could use a spare 'fridge', I would be willing to do a
relay/meet-you-halfway kind of deal.  If no one from a ferret shelter
wants it, I will try to pawn it off on either the Animal Rescue League,
the A/MSPCA, or a hoomin charity.  Just to drive it home though - this
is a great machine...and it's freeeee for the asking for your shelter!!!
 
In my (thankfully) limited experience dealing with ill ferrets, I know
how fast my fridge has filled up with Pepto-Bismol, chicken gravy,
antibiotics, etc.  Knowing that ferret shelters often are overloaded
with many poor little sickies & their various medicines all at once, I
can only imagine how difficult it can be to have all this medicine
crowding out your beer.  THAT is unconscionable - let us help you out
(Lord knows, if I had to deal with the kinds of things shelter moms &
dads do, I would need all the room for beer I could get)!
 
Jessica Manson Morton
Whimsy Creative Photography!
28 Stafford St.
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 747-5505
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[Posted in FML issue 4500]