"Icey" died today.
RIP, my little countertop ice maker. I loved you, even though you were just cheaply made, Chinese junk.
Seriously, don't buy these, they seem to break down (conveniently???) about a year and a day after the warranty is up. This is the second one I've had, and this is its second break down. Each time was about 2-3 days after the one year warranty, or in this case, after the 2nd anniversary of the warranty. I think they put a self-destruct chip in there.
Now, how I am going to have cold drinks???
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Not meaning to be flip--truly. I've considered those portable icemakers, but all the reviews say basically what you are experiencing...
Though I have a built-in icemaker, it works for about two minutes after I take it apart and then stops again--So, back to ice trays and if that isn't keeping up, I put some dry ice in the bottom of a large cooler in the basement and put about 20 pounds of commercial ice in there. Not tremendously convenient, but it keeps about 10-14 days that way and lets me build back up my supply of icetray cubes.
Sorry for your loss. 
Aisle 42.
R.I.P., Icey. 
Icey, we salute you.
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And I don't drink cocktails anymore.
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The drink that stares back at you.
I laughed and laughed, MFM. You're the best!
Well, I never saw any in the garbage...
It's amazing they were able to survive in the "olden times" with such primitive technology.
It would be like replacing this:
with this:
