I got a new fridge, and when I unplugged the broken one, I found an ungrounded plug , upside down, and half painted. A quick trip to the neighbourhood hardwood store, and a $5 upgrade made all the difference.
The black wire went to the gold screw, and the white wire to the silver screw.
I asked my neighbour electrical technician if I should use a circuit breaker, given the lack of grounding. He argued against it, because the fridge would be fine to withstand a surge, but a breaker that went off could lead to wasted food in a fridge that's not cooling.
A call to my brother passed the time, and helped me figure out the new configuration of stiff old wires.
The fridge is a great convenience, and matching plugs oriented in the same direction is a little pleasure.
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