Chest freezer? Maybe I can has!

[cjsmith]

Oooo. A Kenmore that's 30% off at Sears right now would fit.

I could get it delivered Monday, or if I were able-bodied I could pick it up tonight. It would be best if we had some kind of mechanical leverage to drop it straight down into the hole. Otherwise I'll have to deinstall and reinstall the washer/dryer to get it in there. But honestly, that's something even wimpy me can do if I hafta. I wonder if delivery guys routinely cart around something shaped kinda like an engine hoist. :-)

I have only one meeting where anyone would miss me on Monday.

I have been wanting one of these puppies for probably multiple years. I just never quite had the spoons, or another way to say it is that I hadn't put it at the top of the priority list.

Change your votes in the poll if they were influenced by the lack of freezer. YAY! :-)

Comments

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

do it!!! doooooo eeeeeeettt!!!

it's not in the "ooh! shiny! a new toy!" category. i'd say this falls in the "will improve my quality of life" category. but then, i do tend to blur the rules sometimes. ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh definitely. I've just realized I can't cook next weekend as I have a square dance gig, so I have just this fridge/freezer to hold me until July 20. That kind of thing makes the chest freezer a no-brainer.

Too bad I can't eat my earthquake supplies. Those are all now off-limits due to my diet!

[just-cyd.livejournal.com]

having to go 15 days on what you have right now? i seriously doubt i could do that.

could you barter/sell your earthquake supplies for things you could eat then, or something you need now? maybe keeping whatever would be the least of the evils? (for me, anything wheat would have to go, but rice, oats, and probably corn could stay. not ideal, but better than starving)

i have my spot for a freezer picked out. as soon as i get the garage settled and stuff, then i'll let myself have it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I can go 15 days on what I've got now, but I'll be leaning more heavily on the canned goods than I'd like. And of course if I can cook, I can go much longer - the issue at the moment is free time, particularly free time during which I'm in physical condition to stand up. (After a day of square dance calling is *not* prime standing up time.)

Some of my supplies will last long enough that I have a good chance they'll be useful again. I'd just feel better if I had a bit of a stash that will serve me in the meantime.