Day 7 - A refrigerator works hard in the tropics. The LG model in this house is no exception. Whenever the door is open, it must cool the muggy hot air introduced from the room. The power supply, although pretty dependable, cuts out for a few minutes or even a few hours on occasion. Sri Lankan cuisine requires a lot of fresh ingredients and the fridge is often stuffed with little packets and containers of all sorts.Jay bought the old refrigerator when visiting in 2001, so it'd done an admirable job for nineteen years. His younger sister chose another LG product as a replacement. This morning Jay, his elder sister, and I went to one of the Albans in downtown Minuwangoda. This model happened to have a promotion so he saved money by turning in an old non-steam iron which must've been from the 1960s. It didn't work but it counted towards the discount.
This town has surely grown over the years it's an important transportation hub nowadays and the population of this area has grown because of its proximity to Columbo and also the international airport. We didn't buy lottery tickets.
After that, we walked to a new Cargills Supermarket on the far end of town. I needed to buy a big bottle of shampoo and there are always a few grocery items to pick up. We took a tuk-tuk back to the house and within an hour the new refrigerator was delivered in the back on another one. The driver helped us unpack the new appliance before leaving.
