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Repair shop memories...buggy at best
From 1987-93 I worked for a company that ran a chain of TV/electronic repair shops. I was store manager and technician at one of these stores. Customers would bring their broken equipment to the shop closest to them. Then the majority of the units were sent to the main office for diagnosing and repair. Video cameras went to a different shop, and all microwave ovens and stereo speakers would come to mine. When it came to microwave ovens, there were sometimes, little surprises awaiting me underneath that sheet metal housing, of everyone's favourite warmer-upper. Large amounts of crumbs getting through the top vents was very common and no big deal. Brushing them out was simple enough. But the large families of "nocturnal insects" was another story. When I say nocturnal insects I mean cockroaches. Had to be delicate and PC when it came to our customers, don't ya know. There was a small percentage of "suspect" ovens. Generally they had a bit of a smell to them and weren't kept particularly clean. I swear, some had more grease on the outside of them than the inside. I'd pop the top off of some of these, to discover a small city of roaches, all scattering for cover. These appliances would be buttoned back up, placed in a large garbage bag and sent back unrepaired. Some of the little buggers would manage to escape from the Microwave Motel they had been inhabiting and discover the world that is, my repair shop. I'd spend the next day or two, hammer in hand, boots on feet, squishing and stomping the invaders. A customer came in one day, during one of my exterminating campaigns and put his TV on the counter. One of those "nocturnal insects" got brave and reached the counter top. Wham! My quick reflexes hammered the little fucker into roach pizza. "What was that!!" The customer exclaimed. "Er...just a spider," I replied. *Might not want to read the next bit if you just ate* Some customer microwaves were just plain disgusting. The unit would reek of cockroach shit. There would be squashed roaches between the door and the oven cavity walls, between the hinges and even just laying in the oven cavity itself (the area you put your food). It would sometimes just put me off my lunch, I tell ya! For anyone who has cockroaches in their house. I'll wager dollars to doughnuts you've got yourself a Microwave Motel all of your very own. Better check that coffee next time you warm it up.  Tip: An inexpensive way to kill roaches (other than my trusty hammer). Use an empty Windex or 409 spray bottle and fill it with 90% Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. |
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