3-4 passed & I called again & got an helpful bloke (unlike the others.) He spoke to the delivery people & they were running behind (yes!) & said 5.30, it was nearer 6.30 when 2 blokes arrived in a 1 ton white truck & not-quite run up my stairs carrying a full-size fridge & soon had the old one out. If they had to return to the warehouse to reload, no wonder they were running late!

I measured width & depth & it was a bit wider, but still fitted, & taller. The only problem was my 1960s/70s shopping trolley which contains spare hand towels, & vacuum heads etc no longer fits, but the contents fit in the bathroom cupboard where the vacuum barrel lives. And the trolley is acceptable to donate to a charity shop, tho it is only plain brown vinyl (like this one but with a lower handle), not covered in glorious sunflowers like my first trolley was. I bought it in 1978 when I sold my car & embarked on a life of using public transport!

My magnet collection is back on the freezer & it looks at home, today I'll collect stuff in my neighbour's fridge & replace stuff I had to throw out ...

My first fridge lasted from 1976 when I moved from my parent's place to 2001, second just died, will 3rd last as long?