So Bob came downstairs and found me, and said "Can you come see what's making that noise?" (Not what you want to hear somebody say) So I went upstairs and tracked it down to the "control panel" on the electric range.

I'm guessing it's the motor (?) of the clock/timer giving out. Can't imagine what else would be in an electric stove that would start making noise. We shut off the circuit breaker because we don't want to monkey around with electrical stuff, waiting for a call back from my son to see if he can fix it or we need to call *shudder* a repairman.

I'm hoping that somebody with some muscle and some electrical knowledge (that would be my son) could pull the stove out and look behind it, and yank whatever wire(s) go to the timer we never use anyway. Hoping he's not working overtime or something.

Frustrating when neither of us have the knowledge or physical capability to do such things ourselves, or the $$$ to just pick up the phone and call the guy who'll be here somewhere between noon and March.

Can't believe I'm having trouble with that stove; it's only 22 years old.