The appliance curse. Not to be confused with the curse of the mummy.

Have you ever felt cursed?  Have you ever felt like anytime you engage in a particular activity it almost always blows up in your face?  Let me tell you about the appliance curse.  Now you may have heard about the curse of the mummy or various other curses.  The appliance curse is not as evil as those particular curses.  The appliance curse started almost 7 years ago, when we bought our very first house.  We were able to pick out all the appliances because it was new construction, microwave, dishwasher, fridge, stove etc. 
Since that fateful day we moved into our house we have had to replace every appliance in the kitchen except for the gas stove.  New fridge, dishwasher, microwave, garbage disposal.  We have even had to replace our clothes washer and dryer.  We have had problems with our garage door opener motor and had to replace one panel of our garage door because it rusted.  The guy who replaced the garage door said he has been doing it for over 20 years and had never seen that happen before. 
I shouldn't complain, and I am not.  Because at some point you just have to throw your hands up and laugh.  I don't think it would qualify as a curse except now our new fridge which is just 3 years old is having problems.  The repair guy has been out three times and is now coming for a fourth visit.  Thanks goodness for extended warranties.  I buy one on every appliance now and I have saved a ton on repair costs.  I have noticed that the warranty costs about how much it takes to pay for just one repair .  Moral of the story, buy appliance warranties.  As for the curse, I hope it is nearing its end but time will tell.  I guess if I had to choose between a mummy chasing me or appliance problems I will take the appliance problems, at least there is a warranty for that!!