Who needs an ice maker?

I do, that's who.  About a week ago the ice maker in my refrigerator started making strange noises and stopped making ice.  Because of their schedule and mine, the friendly Sears repairman was not able to come until today.  In the meantime, because I really like ice in my ice tea and ice water, I had to remember the recipe for ice cubes.  Once I remembered the recipe  - fill ice cube trays with water, place in freezer, wait patiently - I realized I had another problem.  In my zeal to clean out my house and give away or sell anything I didn't have a use for, in preparation for my move, I managed to get rid of the ice cube trays that used to lurk unused in my cupboard. So I half filled little plastic cups that are usually stacked in my guest bathroom, and set them in the ice bin.  It worked and I managed to have enough ice to get through the week. Today the necessary repairs were made and I now have ice in abundance. Hooray!! But now another question is haunting me. What if the refrigerator in my apartment doesn't have an ice maker?  Will that be a deal breaker, or will I, gasp, have to go shopping for ice cube trays?