Teeth! Teeth! Teeth!

[dorchadas]

One problem with owning a home is that when something goes wrong, you have to deal with it yourself.

The weekend before last, I threw some carrot tops in the garbage disposal and it started making an awful grinding noise. It did not get better, and when it started making a rattling noise as well I looked inside and found that:

1. Both of the teeth had separated from the plate holding them in place
2. The plate itself was a rusted mess that would never be capable of securing anything again

"Alright," I said to myself, "this is why the former owner threw in a home warranty." So I called the insurance company and they scheduled a plumber to come out and take a look at it. The plumber said he'd be there at 11 a.m. so I took the morning off.

Well. The plumber finally arrived at 2 p.m., requiring me to take an additional half-day off, and before he arrived he called and ranted for fifteen minutes about customers who didn't realize he was coming to do an inspection for the insurance company and assumed their problem would get fixed immediately and the insurance company paying late, without really getting a word in edgewise. So, off to a great start. But, when he did arrive, he kept calling me "Mr. Wayne"--the building I live in is called Wayne Manor, so 🦇--and he agreed that the disposal was degraded beyond repair. So, after ten minutes he left to go file the report. Assuming the insurance company pays, the $60 claim fee will still be much cheaper than a new disposal, so the only thing I'm out is the extra half-day I had to take.

Now to wait.

Comments

[norfolkian]

Ok, so I just had to google how a garbage disposal system works - they are very rare over here and I realised on reading your post that I had no idea how they worked!

[dorchadas]

I feel like they're kind of an example of American excess...but as long as I have one and it's covered, I should get it fixed.

If I had a yard, I'd probably compost or something, but I just have a balcony.