A little whisper in the dark

Break and fix, break and fix

Things have been falling apart these few weeks.

The car's gearbox started to go, and it sustained some damage to the undercarriage on a trip up north recently.

The air-conditioner's fan unit decided to roll over and die.

The cable telly's snazzy digital box decided to start going on the blink.

The irony was that all these things were under some kind of warranty, or assured service repair/replacement. So calls were made, and parts were ordered. The odd coincidence was that they all got fixed up this week:

Parts for the Yaris's gearbox came in, and it spend 4 days in the workshop. Good as new now, though I am sure they've thrown away all the high-priced Redline gearbox oil I'd put in her. Oh well, maybe that oil wasn't good in the first place.

Called up Panasonic almost screaming bloody murder due to the heat, got the first available service timeslot, identified the fault, jumped on the service staff some more the next day, and I'm now typing in the comfort of a 24-degree environment.

Cable television guy came around, poked at the cable telly unit a bit, decided it was sick, and replaced it with a new one. No charge.

While it is nice that things have been fixed up at no charge, I'm leery of the repair bills I'll have to face when the various warranties expire. Why aren't products even making it past warranty period anymore?

Can I have a lifetime warranty on marriage, just like Mom and Dad have on theirs?

posted by Chung Leong @ 5:01 AM