The fridge saga, part II

With the newly purchased fridge packed up and ready to go, we faced the challenge of getting it to the cottage. If we had a road-access cottage, this would be much less of a hassle. It would still be a pain, as moving a fridge is want to be, but moving a fridge to an island is a serious production. It goes a little something... like this.... [insert piano glissando]♪♪♪♪♪

1. Rent a trailer, load the fridge, and tie it down well so that the tarp doesn't become airborne en route.

2. Drive to the marina. I'm always so nervous whenever we're transporting something outside the vehicle (in the trailer or on the roof). White knuckled.

3. Arrive at the marina and load up the boat. Await the arrival of Handy Dad and Sewing Mum because they have graciously agreed to let us transport the fridge on the Pontoon of DOOM. ♥
4. Pull the boat right in to the shoreline. Get it good and stuck.
5. Back the trailer right up against the boat. (I thought it was going in the lake for SURE at this point. Oi, my heart.)
6. Haul the fridge onto the boat. Realize the fridge is standing on its head. Invert upside down fridge.
7. Load up remaining items, and putter over to the cottage. It's a darned good thing the lake was calm. One good wave and that fridge was visiting the bottom of the lake !
8. Unload the boat and clean out the dead fridge.
9. Cart dead fridge down to the dock..

10. Take a break to scheme about how to get the new fridge out and the old fridge in.

11. Effect the fridge switcharoo.

12. Cart the new fridge up to the cottage.

13. Transport the old fridge away from the island.
14. Unload the old fridge at the landing.
15. Drive the old fridge back to Brooklin to be picked up by the dead fridge people. Hmm. An important 16. hyphen is missing there, capturing the difference between fridges that are dead, and fridge people who are dead. Please accept the following correction: dead-fridge people.
16. Drop off the rental trailer and return to the cottage.
17. Pace back and forth for 24-hours because you're not allowed to plug in the new fridge yet.
18. Cheer triumphantly when the new fridge makes cold when you plug it in.

19. Wonder why there are only two shelves in the fridge. Make a note to call up Lowes to ask about the missing shelf when we get home.

Maybe there's a reason we got it so cheap!?