Free vintage GE fridge St. Louis

[fridgenut]

Can't Wait!

To kill my back getting that thing up the stairs on Sunday afternoon. Thankfully I was able to convince one of my friends to tag along. Hopefully he remains a good friend after the fact. This will be nothing compared to moving Travis's DR4 into his house however. That was a real treat. I only partially strained my shoulder and we only lost the cabinet once and let it fall! You really don't want to try and stop a cabinet the size of a walk in closet from falling...

 

[travis]

For Ray,

 

Four more days!

 

[ovrphil]

Reply #28.5

Somewhere between reply 28 and 29 there must have been a 28 and a half that explains what happened? At least it's a good "What Happened?"I thought this refrigerator already vanished in an estate sale.

 

[travis]

Phil,

 

The lady sent me an email and asked if I could come get the damn thing on Sunday.  Ray and I feel sorry for it.  We know, we're sick people.

 

[ovrphil]

Knowing how many appliances you already have I can only think of the soul of that refrigerator hugging you as long as it lets you move it upstairs(avoid being crushed with love). I can't wait to see this thing after it's rescued.Thanks Travis.

 

[ken]

Travis

Glad to hear you're getting it. I thought it was lost.

 

[goatfarmer]

<blockquote>
Phil,

The lady sent me an email and asked if I could come get the damn thing on Sunday.  Ray and I feel sorry for it.  We know, we're sick people

</blockquote>
After that hassle, Travis, I might have said "now it's $50.00 to haul it away....."

 

[spacepig]

Glad to hear that it may work out after all.

 

[fridgenut]

I've got enough fat in reserve...I don't need wheati

I do agree though, the soul of this refrigerator is going to be helping us get it out of that dank basement and into the loving garage of Travis's home for wayward refrigerators. I think it already has a permanent home as well so that is good. My aunt canceled on me in the 9th hour after I told her that it became available again. She is a wonderful woman but is pretty fickle when it comes to her appliances. She would rather buy new but have the old look I suppose. Yeah, good luck with that!

 

[travis]

Success

 

[ken]

Congratulations. Looks like it survived the trip unscathed. Thanks for saving it. Fits in there like a glove.

 

[funktionalart]

Another fantastic save! With Travis out there and me out here, we can ensure refrigerators like these live on for decades. Happy day!

 

[ovrphil]

Nice work!Its a nice GE!And it now waits for its new owner.
Congratulations...no hernias,sprains or injuries..how hard was it to get out of the basement?

 

[travis]

Removed railings and door. Ray and two friends jerked it up and out of there. We found a mouse house.

I'll try to clean the condenser before running it tomorrow. The shelves need a bit more scrubbing, etc. There's one hairline crack in the freezer door liner that I will glue before bed.

I had someone wanting it, but she changed her mind. I am not sure I'll keep either this or the Frigidaire. I might keep one, but not both. I just wanted to see it saved and go to a respectable home, not someone's beer fridge on the porch. It's definitely very pink once I scrubbed it.

 

[rp2813]

I'm not a big fan of pink, but I do love that fridge!  Extra points for not having the pesky serpentine coil!

 

Travis, I think you need to keep things in the family.  It's a GE.  The Frigidaire is not.  The choice is easy if you're only going to keep one of them.  Just saying.

 

[goatfarmer]

Looks good, Travis!

 

How long is the line waiting for the Frigidaire, should you decide to part with it?

 

[fridgenut]

I had fun!

Travis gave some good will money to both of my friends who helped out. They felt bad for taking it so they gave the money to me instead so that I could join them for a concert they were going to. It is nice to have such good friends! They thought Travis was crazy and I told them that he is a good kind of crazy. I'm glad that with 3 people it wasn't TOO hard to get it out of that basement. Not easy, but not even close to some of the stuff I've helped move. I love the revolving shelves and the fact that it has a blue interior.

 

[rp2813]

" I love the revolving shelves . . ."

Me too!  Between that luxurious shelving system and the pull-out freezer, this GE beats the Frigidaire hands down.

 

[fridgenut]

That Frigidaire though...

It is still pretty nice. I would have a hard time choosing between the two of them. It looks so modern. Ah, screw it. I love pink deep down inside!

 

[travis]

The choice between the pink GE and the Frigidaire is a tough one.  They're both very nice.  I can't keep them all.  Both of them are too nice to live in my garage.

 

I know that Cory will treat it well. 

 

Yes, I am crazy, but I am not an alcoholic or a drug addict.  I do like seeing these nice things go to good homes.  I do think I'll hang onto the GE.  It might be nice to have a freezer.  I do like the contrast of the pink and the blue.  It's especially pronounced in a dark room.  I'll have to find the manual.

 

[fridgenut]

I can't believe you are adopting it

That is one nice GE for Travis to adopt something so new. Must be the pinkness of it.

 

[travis]

It does command attention.

 

[ovrphil]

Ad is still running - lol

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/app/6093354258.html

 

[travis]

That's funny, because I've been pulling soda out of it daily.