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 [log in to unmask] www.whimsyphoto.com [Posted in FML issue 4500]