There it is.
And only twenty miles away.
For us, twenty miles is the next town over, or in other words...pretty close. We were looking for a bigger freezer for the garage. We looked a new ones and passed. They didn't need to be that nice. So, we checked on-line classifieds and saw a few, but they were either too expensive or too far away. We sort of gave up on the idea, thinking we'd occasionally look to see if there was something out there.
That's when I found it, reasonably priced and close--two of the things we were were looking for in a freezer. I messaged the seller and made arrangements to come out the next morning. When we arrived, we found out more about the freezer...the more we learned, the more we wanted it. We made the deal and took it home.
It's a Whirlpool, built in 1981 and sold through ZCMI. The seller told us the freezer came with the house so it's possible it's been sitting in that outdoor shed since 1981. Both my wife and I laughed when we saw the ZCMI sticker. The seller had no idea what ZCMI was.
We laughed again.
I posted the picture on social media and received many comments about how reliable freezers built during that era are and many are still kicking today. I wonder why that didn't translate to the auto industry.
I have no idea how long it will keep freezing--hopefully, a long time. For us, it was a steal, and the longer it runs, the bigger the steal it is.
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