Andy wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > My refrigerator hasn't had a working bulb for
> > years, because water dripping down from the
> > freezer onto the bulb would crack it
> > if it was allowed to get too hot (for
> > example, during defrosting operations).
>
> You oughtta get that fixed!

I have a successful workaround.
Don't defrost the fridge. I chip
away at the ice with a Victorian
rug stretcher from England I bought
on eBay. Very similar to this one:

http://www.oldtoolsfeelbetter.com/im...s/P1010056.jpg

There was a larger version
of the picture on this site,
but I can't find it now.
It's got stubby little teeth
at the end, and does a great
job chipping away the ice in
my freezer. Much better and
safer than a kitchen knife,
and the long handle saves me
from lots of scraped knuckles.





http://www.oldtoolsfeelbetter.com/im...s/P1010056.jpg