Ooh, you are so right! One summer I had the dishwasher die, not big deal, we can wash our dishes by hand for a while. Within a day or two the clothes washer also died, (I was not going to the laundry mat - this has to be repaired or replaced) and I then get a call at work that afternoon, the microwave died. All three items were over 10 years old, so off I went to Sears to place my order. All three items were replaced and I made a salesperson very happy. Of course this happens before we were having company, so i was happy all were installed before they arrived. The morning the guests arrived my eldest daughter tells me she doesn't like the new washer because it used up too much hot water. How could that be? Yup, the water heater was doing something it was not supposed to do and my favorite plumber said it had to be replaced. I have learned not to ask, "What next?" because it doesn't take long to find out.