Today we replaced our microwave, the only one we’ve ever owned. We purchased it in 1985, the second year of our marriage, when we were still students at BYU. In 27 years of service to our family it’s never given us one bit of trouble and cooked many a meal. It’s traveled with us all over the country and has been with us longer than our oldest child. Pretty impressive for a household appliance, however, we resisted the urge to play “Taps” or fire a 21-gun salute.
It was replaced today by a flashy new one that is 1/2 the size, 1/3 more powerful, and cost 1/5 what we paid for the original. But can it go the distance? If it does, there will only be one more microwave in our future. Wow!
Goodbye old friend!