The Fridge

Disclaimer: This is NOT Tabitha Alice, nor is it MY fridge, LOL!
(Just gimme the grapes!!!)

Ok, so I haven't started at the "beginning" and now I am about to skip the story about moving from the beach place, but this is another series of events that seems to want to be told now.

While I was living in the flat by the sea, I made an interesting discovery, or rather learned just how easy it was to be given what I needed, wanted, or neither in particular! What started off as an inkling years before, with intermittent experiences of 'uncannily' winning stuff, soon became what I am certain would fill at least an entire exercise book! I discovered that I could win stuff on radio stations with ease and often effortless endeavours. Often I would know I was going to win, or would make up my mind I was. I have several stories to tell about this rather lucrative period of my life, but one of the best ones was to do with a fridge-freezer, or perhaps a 25" colour tele with cabinet ... here goes ...

At the time I refer to, I only had a tiny fridge with freezer box that I had bought off a friend who was moving away. It got to the point where it was becoming inadequate but I really didn't know how I could afford a bigger one. Altho I had super cheap rent in my prime seaside spot, I wasn't working and just didn't have any real disposable cash. I decided I would probably like one of the 'slimline' ones ... not too big for one person. One Friday morning, as I lay in bed, I started scanning the dial on my radio, and as I passed one station I heard them announcing a competition to win a 25" colour television set with cabinet. My immediate thought was that I could probably swap it with the dealers for the fridge I wanted! Long-story-short, I got thru that morning to answer a question and be in the draw on the following Monday. The question, incidentally, tho I no longer remember it, was identical to one I had heard on a game show on the tele only days before. I had, strangely, taken particular notice otherwise I would not have known the answer.

~Fear man or LOVE God?~

Come the Monday morning, I was certain I was the winner, even to the point where I had my hand on my phone when it rang. Funny thing, no matter how much I won, I was always just so excited and greatful. Anyone listening would have thought it was my very first win ever! I was down at the radio station with morning tea for everyone only a short time later, to pick up the voucher and sort out the details for acquiring my prize.

When the store phoned me to deliver the tele I asked them about swapping for the fridge I wanted. They eventually gave me the go-ahead to choose whatever fridge-freezer I wanted to the value of the tele, ($1,500). The slimline fridge I wanted was only $1,050 at the time, so everyone was a winner!

Again, there is a "part two" of this story. Back soon ...