"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 8/31/2015 10:30 AM, Janet B wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:18:58 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Due to more wacky weather here, I have had to toss out most of my frozen
>>> and
>>> refrigerated food.
>> snip
>> For 12 hours, I wouldn't have tossed anything. Twelve hours would
>> mean I was getting antsy about the ice cream in the freezer.
>
> LOL yeah, or you might have to eat it. 
>
>> Of course, we wouldn't open the fridge or freezer doors at all. At 12
>> hours I might find a little condensation forming on stuff but
>> everything is still solid. Cleaning and tossing the contents of my
>> fridge/freezer combination could mean an expense of $500 or so. I
>> know that for sure from when we had a fire in our fridge and had to
>> submit a claim to the insurance company. I made a list of everything
>> in the fridge/freezer and went to the store and priced everything.
>> Janet US
>>
> You had a fire in your refrigerator?
>
> 12 hours, 24 hours. It's just an excuse for her to "toss" food and order
> more online. I don't know anyone who orders food online. Sorry but that
> just sounds weird to me.
I don't care what it sounds like and unless I want to shop at Whole Foods, I
really have no choice now. The stores have had to toss the perishables and
I can't shop for that stuff until they get a new shipment.