Ooh frustrating! My fridge blew one year ago after the warranty date. I had to pay a fridge technician over $80AUD to tell me that it couldn't be fixed as it was manufactured in India and the parts were no longer available. Now, after 3 months of continued drinking, I haven't been able to replace it - so we're living out of a bar fridge. lol. I do accept that I'm powerless over people, places and things - including fridges. Yet I know that I would have a fridge by now if I'd managed to stay sober. It's great that you can see the silver lining (ability to organize yourself and apartment in order to get the thing fixed) amongst the cloud (ruined food). Good luck with it all. :-)