I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

On Sep 9, 2:19*pm, val189 > wrote:
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

Why not just open the door _before_ doing the Rachel Ray juggling
act? You've got to have one hand free to put those containers of
leftovers in the 'frig unless you just toss them in once the door is
open and hope everything lands on a shelf in an upright position.

It doesn't make any sense to go the refrigerator with both arms full
of containers.

You have that many containers of leftovers that you are juggling them??

val189 wrote:

> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.




Brian

--
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won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Default User wrote:

> val189 wrote:
>
> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> > oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.


Yup, IIRC on those huge early 60's top 'o the line Frigidaires and others...


--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow said...

>
> Default User wrote:
>
>> val189 wrote:
>>
>> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time
>> > - oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>>
>> When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>
>
> Yup, IIRC on those huge early 60's top 'o the line Frigidaires and
> others...


I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
around.

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
> around.

That wouldn't be a little space. I'm sure the mathematicians
around here could figure out the percentage of shelf space lost.
I think it is over 20%.

My refrigerator shelves pull out. I only discovered that when
I decided to clean it one day. Still, I never use that function.

nancy

Nancy Young said...

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
>> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
>> around.
>
> That wouldn't be a little space. I'm sure the mathematicians
> around here could figure out the percentage of shelf space lost.
> I think it is over 20%.
>
> My refrigerator shelves pull out. I only discovered that when
> I decided to clean it one day. Still, I never use that function.
>
> nancy


That's a better solution as long as the shelves extend out somehow to reach
the "lost items" in the back.

Do the shelves slide into side tracks like in an oven?

Andy

On Tue 09 Sep 2008 02:41:04p, Nancy Young told us...

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
>> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
>> around.
>
> That wouldn't be a little space. I'm sure the mathematicians
> around here could figure out the percentage of shelf space lost.
> I think it is over 20%.
>
> My refrigerator shelves pull out. I only discovered that when
> I decided to clean it one day. Still, I never use that function.
>
> nancy
>

General Electric made such a refrigerator back in the late 1950s. All of
the shelves were semi-circular and were also easily height adjustable. The
rotated 360°.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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On Sep 9, 5:21�pm, Andy <q> wrote:
> Gregory Morrow said...
>
>
>
> > Default User wrote:
>
> >> val189 wrote:
>
> >> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> >> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time
> >> > - oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> >> When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>
> > Yup, IIRC on those huge early 60's top 'o the line Frigidaires and
> > others...
>
> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
> around.
>
> Andy

They do have slide out shelves ya know.

Sheldon said...

> On Sep 9, 5:21�pm, Andy <q> wrote:
>> Gregory Morrow said...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Default User wrote:
>>
>> >> val189 wrote:
>>
>> >> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>> >> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record
time
>> >> > - oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>>
>> >> When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>>
>> > Yup, IIRC on those huge early 60's top 'o the line Frigidaires and
>> > others...
>>
>> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
>> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
>> around.
>>
>> Andy
>
> They do have slide out shelves ya know.


Until today? Nope!

Andy

Sheldon wrote:

On Sep 9, 5:21?pm, Andy <q> wrote:
> Gregory Morrow said...
>
>
>
> > Default User wrote:
>
> >> val189 wrote:
>
> >> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> >> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time
> >> > - oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> >> When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>
> > Yup, IIRC on those huge early 60's top 'o the line Frigidaires and
> > others...
>
> I would sacrifice a little fridge space to have semi-circle Lazy Susan
> shelving so I could get to the back items without shuffling everything
> around.
>
> Andy

They do have slide out shelves ya know.
--------------------

GM replies:

Andy has a "slide - out" *brain*, I hear...


--
Best
Greg

On 9 Sep 2008 19:56:58 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>val189 wrote:
>
>> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
>> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
>When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>
>
Sure did...it was a Frigidaire.

Boron

Boron Elgar wrote:

> On 9 Sep 2008 19:56:58 GMT, "Default User" >
> wrote:
>
> >val189 wrote:
> >
> >> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> >> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> >> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
> >
> >When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
> >
> >
> Sure did...it was a Frigidaire.


Those early - 60's dee - luxe Frigidaires were real works of art, buying one
was almost as exciting as buying a fully - loaded Buick or Cadillac...


--
Best
Greg

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:15:04 -0500, "Gregory Morrow"
> wrote:

>
>Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>> On 9 Sep 2008 19:56:58 GMT, "Default User" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >val189 wrote:
>> >
>> >> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>> >> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
>> >> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>> >
>> >When I was kid, our old refrigerator had that.
>> >
>> >
>> Sure did...it was a Frigidaire.
>
>
>Those early - 60's dee - luxe Frigidaires were real works of art, buying one
>was almost as exciting as buying a fully - loaded Buick or Cadillac...


This one was from the 50s.

Boron

"val189" > wrote in message
...
>I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.


http://www.thegatesofdawn.ca/wordpre...ing/kegerator/

Thats my future fridge, got the kegs, CO2,taps
www.dustingodwinphoto.com/tap1.jpg and the home made beers, just need the
fridge now.

val189 wrote:
>
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

The way refrigerators work is all wrong.
You open the door, and the heavy cold air
falls on the floor. The door should be
on top, like some kinds of commercial
freezers for storing popsicles and
ice cream bars. You look through the
glass top, decide what you want, slide
the top open, and reach in to get what
you want.

On Tue 09 Sep 2008 01:51:38p, Mark Thorson told us...

> val189 wrote:
>>
>> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
>> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> The way refrigerators work is all wrong.
> You open the door, and the heavy cold air
> falls on the floor. The door should be
> on top, like some kinds of commercial
> freezers for storing popsicles and
> ice cream bars. You look through the
> glass top, decide what you want, slide
> the top open, and reach in to get what
> you want.
>

Refrigerator and freezer drawers would probably solve your problem:

http://www.subzero.com/IntegratedRef...n/700BRDrawers

--
Wayne Boatwright

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val189 wrote:
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>



I could go for a self cleaning cycle.

Dave Smith wrote:

> val189 wrote:
> > I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> > oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
> >
>
>
>
> I could go for a self cleaning cycle.


Those are called "kids", Dave...


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Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> val189 wrote:
>>> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
>>> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
>>> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I could go for a self cleaning cycle.
>
>
> Those are called "kids", Dave...

Yeah, right..... it never happened when there was a kid in the house,
and he made most of the mess in there.

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:42:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> fired up random neurons and synapses to
opine:

>Yeah, right..... it never happened when there was a kid in the house,
>and he made most of the mess in there.
>
You had enough left in the refrigerator to qualify as a "mess"? When
my son was in high school, I swore I wouldn't recognize him unless his
face was reflected by the refrigerator light bulb. That kid was one
giant stomach with feet.

And when he went (an hour away) to college, his bi-monthly visits home
were actually foraging expeditions. You'd know he'd been there by what
wasn't left in the pantry or refrigerator.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"

On Sep 9, 3:19�pm, val189 > wrote:
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

That exists, was more common years ago... most commercial friges have
that feature. But much better is to have a counter near the fridge to
pile stuff going in.

On Sep 9, 6:17 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
But much better is to have a counter near the fridge to
> pile stuff going in.

I do position everything on the very edge of the nearest counter,
then open door, try to hold it open with one foot and and try to stash
it all without having the door open too long. IF I had that foot
control, I could prob. get everything in two hands and THEN open the
door. IF I could just shut off the tape off mother's voice wailing
"Don't leave the door open so long" ( that's the real problem here, I
guess) but wouldn't a foot control be handy tho? Or grow a third arm
and hand.....I guess we're never happy.

On Sep 9, 9:03*pm, val189 > wrote:
> On Sep 9, 6:17 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> * But much better is to have a counter near the fridge to
>
> > pile stuff going in.
>
> * I do position everything on the very edge of the nearest counter,
> then open door, try to hold it open with one foot and and try to stash
> it all without having the door open too long.

Maybe you should adjust the hinges so that the door stays open by
itself. Mine stays open if the door is fully open; once it gets to
be
less than 90 degrees open, it slowly closes itself.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sep 9, 9:03 pm, val189 > wrote:
>> On Sep 9, 6:17 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>> But much better is to have a counter near the fridge to
>>
>>> pile stuff going in.
>>
>> I do position everything on the very edge of the nearest counter,
>> then open door, try to hold it open with one foot and and try to
>> stash it all without having the door open too long.
>
> Maybe you should adjust the hinges so that the door stays open by
> itself. Mine stays open if the door is fully open; once it gets to
> be
> less than 90 degrees open, it slowly closes itself.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Both my apartment fridge and Mom's fridge does that very thing. I suppose
it could be problematic if the OP's fridge door opens directly onto a wall.

Jill

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 18:03:01 -0700 (PDT), val189 wrote:

> On Sep 9, 6:17 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> But much better is to have a counter near the fridge to
>> pile stuff going in.
>
> I do position everything on the very edge of the nearest counter,
> then open door, try to hold it open with one foot and and try to stash
> it all without having the door open too long. IF I had that foot
> control, I could prob. get everything in two hands and THEN open the
> door. IF I could just shut off the tape off mother's voice wailing
> "Don't leave the door open so long" ( that's the real problem here, I
> guess) but wouldn't a foot control be handy tho? Or grow a third arm
> and hand.....I guess we're never happy.

just say '**** off, ma,' when you open the door. problem solved.

your pal,
blake

In article
>,
val189 > wrote:

> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

I would like to have temp and humidty controlled compartment large
enough to age salame and prs'ut.

D.M.

val189 wrote:
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
I'll cast my vote for that!

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sep 9, 3:19 pm, val189 > wrote:
> I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

If the machine just keeps stuff from spoiling for a week or so I am
happy enough.

Bulka

"val189" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
>I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.

Always have a single door, not side by side, and have a counter for perching
this stuff next to the door opening. It's why I will never have a side by
side.

My feature of dreams is a live-in elf who will spend his nights washing up
any drips or spills and carefully removing any incipient frist. Frostfree
fridges were not available here when I moved here. : (

On Sep 10, 5:27 am, "Giusi" > wrote:
> "val189" > ha scritto nel ...
>
> >I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> > oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> Always have a single door, not side by side, and have a counter for perching
> this stuff next to the door opening. It's why I will never have a side by
> side.
>
> My feature of dreams is a live-in elf who will spend his nights washing up
> any drips or spills and carefully removing any incipient frist. Frostfree
> fridges were not available here when I moved here. : (

It came with the house, there's no other location for it in the
kitchen. I shouldn't complain - actually this is the best kitchen
I've ever had - tons of counter and cupboard space. Some are still
empty.

"val189" > wrote in message
...
>I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>

I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe they
can pull out from the front bottom to clean?

Cheryl wrote:

> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe
> they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?

New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
cleaning!! Go figure!?

Goomba wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
>
>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe
>> they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>
> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
> cleaning!! Go figure!?

When the apartment maintenance man pulled my (nearly 20 year old)
refrigerator out to replace it with one of the complexes' fridges he saw
dusty coils and said, "There's your problem. You never pulled it out from
the wall to clean it." Well, he had one HELL of a time pulling it out
himself so how was I supposed to do it?! I got real tired of that
disapproving attitude. I wonder if they pay him extra to be the "grouchy
maintenance guy"? LOL

Jill

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:25:29 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Goomba wrote:
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe
>>> they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>>
>> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
>> cleaning!! Go figure!?
>
>When the apartment maintenance man pulled my (nearly 20 year old)
>refrigerator out to replace it with one of the complexes' fridges he saw
>dusty coils and said, "There's your problem. You never pulled it out from
>the wall to clean it." Well, he had one HELL of a time pulling it out
>himself so how was I supposed to do it?! I got real tired of that
>disapproving attitude. I wonder if they pay him extra to be the "grouchy
>maintenance guy"? LOL

Even though you rent and it's not yours it's still a good thing to
clean. Your electric bill will reflect it.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:25:29 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>> Goomba wrote:
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or
>>>> maybe they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>>>
>>> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
>>> cleaning!! Go figure!?
>>
>> When the apartment maintenance man pulled my (nearly 20 year old)
>> refrigerator out to replace it with one of the complexes' fridges he
>> saw dusty coils and said, "There's your problem. You never pulled
>> it out from the wall to clean it." Well, he had one HELL of a time
>> pulling it out himself so how was I supposed to do it?! I got real
>> tired of that disapproving attitude. I wonder if they pay him extra
>> to be the "grouchy maintenance guy"? LOL
>
> Even though you rent and it's not yours it's still a good thing to
> clean. Your electric bill will reflect it.
>
> Lou


Lou, this 220 lb. guy could barely pull the fridge out from the wall. What
the hell was I (120 lbs.) supposed to do?! Maintenance in that apartment is
great but they don't send someone over just so you can clean behind the
fridge. LOL

Jill

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl wrote:
>
>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe
>> they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>
> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
> cleaning!! Go figure!?

That's one more good reason to replace mine! Mine isn't that old, at least
8 years old doesn't seem that old.

Cheryl wrote:
> "Goomba" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or
>>> maybe they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>>
>> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
>> cleaning!! Go figure!?
>
> That's one more good reason to replace mine! Mine isn't that old, at
> least 8 years old doesn't seem that old.

Gosh, ours is about 35 years old and it keeps ticking along! I'm sure it
runs harder than it normally would need to because whoever designed this
kitchen, placed the refrigerator right next to the stove. That's got to be
the most retarded design idea ever.

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
> Cheryl wrote:
>> "Goomba" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or
>>>> maybe they can pull out from the front bottom to clean?
>>>
>>> New refrigerators actually come with sealed coils that don't require
>>> cleaning!! Go figure!?
>>
>> That's one more good reason to replace mine! Mine isn't that old, at
>> least 8 years old doesn't seem that old.
>
> Gosh, ours is about 35 years old and it keeps ticking along! I'm sure it
> runs harder than it normally would need to because whoever designed this
> kitchen, placed the refrigerator right next to the stove. That's got to
> be the most retarded design idea ever.
>
> kili

I live alone and I've learned that anything that can significantly reduce
the amount of maintenance involved is very worth it to me. I made that
choice with a new fence I had installed and chose cedar. Turned out to be
very poor quality wood and I wished I had chosen a custom made pine treated
fence. Sometimes you just can't win.

You're right, that design is strange! Especially if its a gas stove and has
a pilot light.
>
>

On Sep 10, 1:59 pm, "Cheryl" > wrote:
> "val189" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >I wish for this nightly, when I'm trying to juggle a half dozen
> > containers of food or leftovers to put back in fridge in record time -
> > oh, for a foot lever to open that door.
>
> I would like to have the coils in an easier to clean place. Or maybe they
> can pull out from the front bottom to clean?

I found a brush in the aquarium supplies which is long and sort of
flexible - perfect for coil cleaning. Mine are at least under the
fridge, not in the back.