Old Timers win another battle with gravity

The Sharp Microwave quit operating on Thanksgiving day, just when we needed it the most. This is the second time the unit just went stone dead. The first time, the cause was the very small interface plug in at the back of the unit. Resolved that problem by buying ten replacements for $1.95 shipped from China. Fixed same and was back in business. That was a year ago. When it failed this time, we naturally suspected the same sort of failure, so we hauled it out of the hole in the cabinet, set it on a card table, then confirmed that the problem was the interface connector. Replaced same and it worked in time for the Thanksgiving Day cooking.
But, it was still not in the cabinet but on a card table as we were unable (the two of us) to lift it back into the cabinet hole. It was easy getting out and down, but lifting it back up and in was beyond our safe ability.
So, we thought about it for awhile, then devised a ramp from the card table to the cabinet opening.
It worked. Here is a photo of the proceedings.

Shows what two old folks can do with their brains when they no longer have any brawn.

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