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Dave Smith
Jan 28, 2022, 4:04:57 PM1/28/22
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Yesterday I had some time to kill so I cleaned out the fridge. I took
everything out, removed the glass shelves and drawers and washed
everything. I purged a lot of the contents. I threw out a jar of sweet
pickles and a tub of dills because pickles are out for me now. I found
four partial tubs of hummus and baba ganoush that had been shoved to the
back along with leftover broccoli and cauliflower salad from Christmas,
a 10 year old bottle of Sriachi that had turned brown and some soggy
greens and a moldy lime. It's nice to be able to look into a nice clean
fridge and to be able to everything without having to dig around. While
I was added a adjusted the shelves so that the taller beer cans and
bottles can fit on the same shelf as the others.
Since the temperature this morning is was -11C (12F) it seemed like a
good day to clean out the chest freezer. I put took out the top rack
and then filled a couple laundry baskets with the contents and took them
out to my car while the freezer was unplugged and the top propped open.
In a little more than an hour it had warmed up enough that I could use a
plastic drywall knife to scrape off the build frost. I cleaned out the
inside then brought in the stuff from outside. I sorted through the
stuff and threw out some old rolls, some solid bags of veggies, portions
of leftover pulled pork that were close to two years old.
everything out, removed the glass shelves and drawers and washed
everything. I purged a lot of the contents. I threw out a jar of sweet
pickles and a tub of dills because pickles are out for me now. I found
four partial tubs of hummus and baba ganoush that had been shoved to the
back along with leftover broccoli and cauliflower salad from Christmas,
a 10 year old bottle of Sriachi that had turned brown and some soggy
greens and a moldy lime. It's nice to be able to look into a nice clean
fridge and to be able to everything without having to dig around. While
I was added a adjusted the shelves so that the taller beer cans and
bottles can fit on the same shelf as the others.
Since the temperature this morning is was -11C (12F) it seemed like a
good day to clean out the chest freezer. I put took out the top rack
and then filled a couple laundry baskets with the contents and took them
out to my car while the freezer was unplugged and the top propped open.
In a little more than an hour it had warmed up enough that I could use a
plastic drywall knife to scrape off the build frost. I cleaned out the
inside then brought in the stuff from outside. I sorted through the
stuff and threw out some old rolls, some solid bags of veggies, portions
of leftover pulled pork that were close to two years old.
Munir
Jan 28, 2022, 4:09:14 PM1/28/22
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Rachid
Jan 28, 2022, 4:10:10 PM1/28/22
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On Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:04:50 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Yesterday I had some time to kill so I cleaned out the fridge. I took
>everything out, removed the glass shelves and drawers and washed
>everything. I purged a lot of the contents. I threw out a jar of sweet
>pickles and a tub of dills because pickles are out for me now. I found
>four partial tubs of hummus and baba ganoush that had been shoved to the
>back along with leftover broccoli and cauliflower salad from Christmas,
>a 10 year old bottle of Sriachi that had turned brown and some soggy
>greens and a moldy lime
May I suggest you clean out your fridge a bit more often?
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Yesterday I had some time to kill so I cleaned out the fridge. I took
>everything out, removed the glass shelves and drawers and washed
>everything. I purged a lot of the contents. I threw out a jar of sweet
>pickles and a tub of dills because pickles are out for me now. I found
>four partial tubs of hummus and baba ganoush that had been shoved to the
>back along with leftover broccoli and cauliflower salad from Christmas,
>a 10 year old bottle of Sriachi that had turned brown and some soggy
>greens and a moldy lime
Michael Trew
Jan 29, 2022, 1:20:21 AM1/29/22
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make good ice packs, just break them up and leave in bag. I have a
couple in my cellar freezer dedicated to that. I use them maybe a
couple of times per year, then freeze them again. They were *very*
helpful when I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year.
Dave Smith
Jan 29, 2022, 10:22:08 AM1/29/22
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has used ice packs for free. I am assuming they came with shipments of
things that had be be kept cold. They leave them on the counter by the
prescription pickup.
Michael Trew
Jan 29, 2022, 2:50:00 PM1/29/22
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On 1/29/2022 10:22, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2022-01-29 1:20 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 1/28/2022 16:04, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Since the temperature this morning is was -11C (12F) it seemed like a
>>> good day to clean out the chest freezer. I put took out the top rack and
>>> then filled a couple laundry baskets with the contents and took them out
>>> to my car while the freezer was unplugged and the top propped open. In a
>>> little more than an hour it had warmed up enough that I could use a
>>> plastic drywall knife to scrape off the build frost. I cleaned out the
>>> inside then brought in the stuff from outside. I sorted through the
>>> stuff and threw out some old rolls, some solid bags of veggies, portions
>>> of leftover pulled pork that were close to two years old.
>>
>> Even if too old for pleasant consumption, those "solid" bags of
>> veggies make good ice packs, just break them up and leave in bag. I
>> have a couple in my cellar freezer dedicated to that. I use them
>> maybe a couple of times per year, then freeze them again. They were
>> *very* helpful when I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year.
>
> Good idea but I have no need for more ice packs.
Never say never; might sprain a joint or something and have to take
> On 2022-01-29 1:20 a.m., Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 1/28/2022 16:04, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> Since the temperature this morning is was -11C (12F) it seemed like a
>>> good day to clean out the chest freezer. I put took out the top rack and
>>> then filled a couple laundry baskets with the contents and took them out
>>> to my car while the freezer was unplugged and the top propped open. In a
>>> little more than an hour it had warmed up enough that I could use a
>>> plastic drywall knife to scrape off the build frost. I cleaned out the
>>> inside then brought in the stuff from outside. I sorted through the
>>> stuff and threw out some old rolls, some solid bags of veggies, portions
>>> of leftover pulled pork that were close to two years old.
>>
>> Even if too old for pleasant consumption, those "solid" bags of
>> veggies make good ice packs, just break them up and leave in bag. I
>> have a couple in my cellar freezer dedicated to that. I use them
>> maybe a couple of times per year, then freeze them again. They were
>> *very* helpful when I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year.
>
> Good idea but I have no need for more ice packs.
swelling down. They were also helpful when I fell down concrete steps.
My knee was swollen for a while because of how I landed on it.
Cindy Hamilton
Jan 29, 2022, 3:05:41 PM1/29/22
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packs.
I don't need to use frozen veg for ice packs. We have several purpose-made
medical ice packs in the freezer at all times. They're much more comfortable
and effective than frozen peas.
Cindy Hamilton
bruce bowser
Jan 29, 2022, 3:42:14 PM1/29/22
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Bezzo
Jan 29, 2022, 3:50:54 PM1/29/22
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Bezzo
Jan 29, 2022, 3:53:16 PM1/29/22
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Gary
Jan 30, 2022, 5:36:38 AM1/30/22
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I don't need to use frozen veg for ice packs. We have several purpose-made
> medical ice packs in the freezer at all times. They're much more comfortable
> and effective than frozen peas.
When I did serious running (50+ miles a week), I always kept a 2lb bag
> I don't need to use frozen veg for ice packs. We have several purpose-made
> medical ice packs in the freezer at all times. They're much more comfortable
> and effective than frozen peas.
of frozen corn in the door of my freezer for the occasional (but rare)
icing of a knee. 2 pounds is large enough to cover it all at once.
Note: the flat sided corn was a little better than the round peas but
that's just nit-picky.
I forget the details now but I still have the running books to look it
up. The cold therapy is good to do first to keep swelling down in the
first few hours. After that (at least by next day), wet-heat therapy is
best to help heal the problem. Soaking in hot bath is good.
Michael Trew
Jan 30, 2022, 6:40:45 PM1/30/22
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