Fridge Fiasco

One of the great material blessings for us here had been our fridge.  Not only does it allow s to indulge in treats like ice cream, it runs on propane in case the power goes out (a thrice-weekly occurrence).  Unfortunately, its been walking the long road to worthlessness.  Over Christmas it showed the first signs of weakness when it stopped getting cool while on propane.  we were fortunate that it still worked while on electricity and when we later started it on propane again, it worked fine.  However, over the past two weeks its slowly been getting less and less able to cool.  Right now, the freeze is about the temperature of the fridge and the fridge is just room temperature.

No big deal, just take it into the shop right?  Yeah....well the nearest service point is Nairobi which means we need to transport our fridge (upright of course) from Najile to Nairobi.  Our vehicle is much too small so we started calling local matatu (local transport) owners.  Most run pickups from Najile to Ngong twice a week so we figured they could carry the fridge to Ngong for us and then after they drop off their passengers, make a quick dash into Nairobi.  Well, between a sick matatu drive, poor phone network, and two guys who just didn't want to help, we've made zero progress.  One person was ready to do it for Ksh 9,000 but we were looking at the Ksh 4,000 so not quite in the same ballpark.  For now, we're content with just using the freezer as our fridge but be praying that eventually we can find a way to get this daggone fridge into town!

We'll keep you all posted