SouthernBreeze
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I haven't heard about it being extended. I looked online for the Tupelo area, and it said it had been discontinued as of last Wednesday. Things change, I guess. I'll check into it further.
ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here: 2021 Edition
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I haven't heard about it being extended. I looked online for the Tupelo area, and it said it had been discontinued as of last Wednesday. Things change, I guess. I'll check into it further.
SouthernBreeze
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Thanks for all the info! Yeah, I imagine that there are several different programs and crisis groups coming into Tupelo, because of the tornado situation. MEMA is very good about sending help where it's needed.
I would love to have known about the Farmers to Families Program early on. Now, I just don't have the room for it all. Both my chest freezers are full, and I'm having to store a lot of my storage food in our bedroom, because my pantry room is bulging at the seams. I don't have any more room to store anything. If I had known about the program sooner, I would have saved a lot of money, and wouldn't have bought so much at the grocery store. I would certainly have taken advantage of the program. I buy groceries every two weeks, and only buy what I've used up over those two weeks. Nothing really can be added extra.
Craftypatches
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I went today to Lowe’s to get mulch, last week they didn’t have the mulch I wanted. They said I could get it in the mulch pit and I paid for it and someone would be out there. No one was there and I waited and finally called the store. Then a lady pulls up and said she waited over 2 hours to get her mulch. The Lowes man loaded her car then finally mine. I asked the girl on the phone as well as the man helping me and both said very few workers, noone wants to work.
Then I headed to Walmart and did some grocery shopping. I noticed quite a few empty things not there And also noticed the prices weren’t below on the shelf on a lot of things. I figured they are planning on raising prices again but not sure. Only a couple jugs of cat litter was there. Figured I better get some in case there was a shortage even though I didn’t know the price. Many items just one brand was there and they were costly. A can of green beans was $1.78. Then I go up to stand in line and that was a long line! Only one kid working I refuse to do self service! I asked him if not many working and he said they don’t want to come in or making a joke, said they are trying to get me to quit with all the pressure. By the time I got home it was 8:00pm, had to get gas too. And I left at 3:30 pm to do my errands. Well maybe next time I will go to only one store Since it takes so long! Thanks Bixden! I don’t like this at all And this is just the beginning!
Then I headed to Walmart and did some grocery shopping. I noticed quite a few empty things not there And also noticed the prices weren’t below on the shelf on a lot of things. I figured they are planning on raising prices again but not sure. Only a couple jugs of cat litter was there. Figured I better get some in case there was a shortage even though I didn’t know the price. Many items just one brand was there and they were costly. A can of green beans was $1.78. Then I go up to stand in line and that was a long line! Only one kid working I refuse to do self service! I asked him if not many working and he said they don’t want to come in or making a joke, said they are trying to get me to quit with all the pressure. By the time I got home it was 8:00pm, had to get gas too. And I left at 3:30 pm to do my errands. Well maybe next time I will go to only one store Since it takes so long! Thanks Bixden! I don’t like this at all And this is just the beginning!
flame
Senior Member
My Walmart is in process of changing to mostly self check out..I am not a fan, and I am not trained to be a cashier. People were using self check out but it was slow and I have no patience, especially since they saw fit to remodel the entire store and move every dang thing somewhere else. I finally got out of there but my blood pressure was no doubt going ballistic.
I dropped by our little HyVee and saw that they are installing self check out stands. I don't know if they are going completely that way or not. And, for the cherry on top of my cake, there was very little in the way of chicken. Most of the chicken shelves were empty.
What a fun day.
I dropped by our little HyVee and saw that they are installing self check out stands. I don't know if they are going completely that way or not. And, for the cherry on top of my cake, there was very little in the way of chicken. Most of the chicken shelves were empty.
What a fun day.
xtreme_right
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I’ve read rumors that Walmart is going to go to all self check out. I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of retail stores do the same since everyone is struggling to keep enough workers.
annieosage
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Huge discussion on our NextDoor app about this. People complaining and many saying this is what extended unemployment and adding a minimum wage of $15 gets you.
DD has been telling me about this for a couple months- the chicken issue. The restaurant industry continues to suffer die to shortages and now labor shortage. I was just talking to her and this is the next article she's writing. When it's published I'll post it here.
annieosage
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Talking more this morning with DD about supply chain issues. Supplier cost so you know this will be passed on the consumers:
Packaging and disposables (take out containers, etc) 14% increase
Chicken wings 45% increase
Frying oil 10% increase
Average 12% increase across the board on plastics, poultry, meat, dry goods.
Portion controlled items like the little ketchup packets you get and McDonalds- becoming increasingly difficult to find
Packaging and disposables (take out containers, etc) 14% increase
Chicken wings 45% increase
Frying oil 10% increase
Average 12% increase across the board on plastics, poultry, meat, dry goods.
Portion controlled items like the little ketchup packets you get and McDonalds- becoming increasingly difficult to find
SouthernBreeze
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When I went grocery shopping, Monday, I saw something in the chicken section I've never seen sold in a grocery store ever. CHICKEN FEET! I was so shocked by it that I asked the man that works the meat section about it. He said that they had started selling them, and they were selling so well they couldn't keep them in stock! I didn't even look at the price. I had to ask him what were people using them for. He said some of the people told him they were good for soup. Think I'll pass.......
Mprepared
Veteran Member
You can add them to the bones when making broth. Not me, but I know it is a thing. LOL
Mprepared
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I bought more squash seed today and cucumber seeds. We have been buying these tasty wonderful cucumbers at the grocery store, organic, for about $1.50 each and putting very little in our salad, making them last. I just realized today they are from Mexico.
I was looking for plain old black tea bags , nothing fancy. There was plenty of the fancy, high priced stuff but only a small section of Liptons tea bags. I always buy the Raley's store brand because it's cheaper. They didn't even have a space for the store brand!!! I have NEVER seen that. I bet the large manufacturers have a good stockpile but smaller ones are having trouble getting stock. Crazy. And, of course ,overall food items were more expensive.
Just to let you know all those big orange pick up towers wal mart put up a year or two ago are coming down and more self checkouts are taking their place. Just a foot note to those who won’t use self checkout but do pick up instead. You are still checking your self out. When the people who pick up to5 orders at a time get done. You have to click the pay button and unless you use a bunch of cards click on card on file you are still checking out your own groceries. Only difference time you save but you loose your freedom of choice. Like milk maybe 4 different expiration dates you just get whatever they grab. Hey that ham is on sale no matter it’s not the brand you chose on your form. Just some observations.
Barry Natchitoches
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I see where my chickens step - especially after a rainstorm, they are walking in muddy chicken yard spotted with their own manure, as I have never been successful at potty training my chickens.
The factory farms where most chickens live are even worse.
Thank you, but no thank you - I think I will pass on eating chicken feet...
marsh
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The CA Water For Food and People Movement
About 2 million acres, which is the equivalent of 1/4 of California’s irrigated farmland, is receiving only 5% of its water supply. North and South of Delta CVP farmers were told they would receive just 5%, and with crops already planted, that has now been changed to 0% until further notice. Other areas have had their supplies cut by 25% or more. 60,000 acres in Northern California (Klamath) won't receive much, and could end up being 0% as well.
Farmers are already reporting substantial cutbacks of Asparagus, Cantaloupes, Garlic, Honeydew Melons, Lettuce, Onions, Pima Cotton, Rice, Sweet Corn, and Tomatoes. Some farmers are shaking immature nuts off their trees now, just to try to save the trees. There will be no harvest for them. Others will have to carry through with ugly harvests and small yields for insurance purposes.
Make no mistake. Irrigation water for food production is now in the Pacific Ocean. There is no reason why the reservoirs that were full to the top in 2019, with enough water to provide a steady supply to all users for at least five years of drought, no longer hold the reserves humans depend on. These decisions have been made by California's one-party majority, and gubernatorial appointments.
Source here: https://www.farmwater.org/.../CFWC_DroughtMap_20210412-1.pdf
About 2 million acres, which is the equivalent of 1/4 of California’s irrigated farmland, is receiving only 5% of its water supply. North and South of Delta CVP farmers were told they would receive just 5%, and with crops already planted, that has now been changed to 0% until further notice. Other areas have had their supplies cut by 25% or more. 60,000 acres in Northern California (Klamath) won't receive much, and could end up being 0% as well.
Farmers are already reporting substantial cutbacks of Asparagus, Cantaloupes, Garlic, Honeydew Melons, Lettuce, Onions, Pima Cotton, Rice, Sweet Corn, and Tomatoes. Some farmers are shaking immature nuts off their trees now, just to try to save the trees. There will be no harvest for them. Others will have to carry through with ugly harvests and small yields for insurance purposes.
Make no mistake. Irrigation water for food production is now in the Pacific Ocean. There is no reason why the reservoirs that were full to the top in 2019, with enough water to provide a steady supply to all users for at least five years of drought, no longer hold the reserves humans depend on. These decisions have been made by California's one-party majority, and gubernatorial appointments.
Source here: https://www.farmwater.org/.../CFWC_DroughtMap_20210412-1.pdf
psychgirl
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Our Kroger has chicken wings, chicken legs, all kinds of frozen chicken wings literally stacked up in a case so large I had to stop and stare!!!
It’s the same size freezer case on the floor that usually hold an entire meat selection, not just one of those end cap size freezers.
Bags and bags, hundreds of them. Store brand, plain generic bags, I might take a photo. Wonder why in this area???
The regular Tyson chicken has been on various sales all month, too.
North central Indiana.
It’s the same size freezer case on the floor that usually hold an entire meat selection, not just one of those end cap size freezers.
Bags and bags, hundreds of them. Store brand, plain generic bags, I might take a photo. Wonder why in this area???
The regular Tyson chicken has been on various sales all month, too.
North central Indiana.
parsonswife
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Southern Oregon....My neighbor moved in with his elderly mother last spring when he lost his job.....this year he is planting his whole backyard with veggies. We talk over the fence and he said he heard a rumor that the city might be instituting household water restriction later this spring/summer and he is somewhat worried. I dont know his source and it probably is a rumor only, but...
We are VERY very dry, Crater Lake area mountains look like August as far as snow up there.
Going to be a long hot summer........
Marseydoats
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I prefer to check my own groceries out anyway, but I think I should get a discount for doing it. And when they switched the self check outs to credit or debit only, I stopped using them. I pay cash for everything. I figure if I don't have enough cash to pay for it, we don't really need it. The bank finally gave up trying to force me to take a debit card, after I cut the one they gave me up in pieces and gave it back to them
I'd start looking at ways to mitigate fire risk.
Pushing brush back, iffy trees, etc.
SouthernBreeze
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Not me, either. I was too grossed out to actually buy any. I bet there were about 20 chicken feet per package! If I need broth, I'll use chicken bouillon cubes.
SouthernBreeze
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Growing up, we always had chickens. Slaughtering those chickens were no problem. The feet were considered throw away parts. Never even considered saving them.
Out of curiosity, I'm going to check the price next time I'm in the store.
phloydius
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You probably eat broth from chicken feet more often than you think, and just don't know it - assuming you buy things at restaurants or grocery stores.
It does however make an amazing broth, which is its primary use that I know of around here.
Yeah, I'm not a chicken foot fan either, but they are loaded with gelatin. And once skinned, where they've been walking becomes irrelevant. (But I readily admit the psychological aspects of knowing what chicken feet usually look like while on the bird 8s a turnoff... not fond of "sh!t soup!"
Last summer, when we were at our Amish butcher's, picking up chicken, they had the usual assortment of dogs, cats and toddlers hanging around. One tiny little girl, cute as heck in her bonnet and apron dress, was squishing barefoot through the blood and muck. But even her mother drew the line when she pulled a fresh chicken foot out of the trash pail and started sucking on it! Those kids are immune to everything!
Summerthyme
Last summer, when we were at our Amish butcher's, picking up chicken, they had the usual assortment of dogs, cats and toddlers hanging around. One tiny little girl, cute as heck in her bonnet and apron dress, was squishing barefoot through the blood and muck. But even her mother drew the line when she pulled a fresh chicken foot out of the trash pail and started sucking on it! Those kids are immune to everything!
Summerthyme
phloydius
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Pre-pandemic, around here (Central Texas):
- Chicken feet generally sold at $1.00-$1.19 per pound (but as low as $0.89 for the very large value packs). Years ago, I remember them being about $0.49/lb. I saw them at farmer's markets for $1/lb often, but they were almost always sold out.
- I would always grin when I would see a great sale at HEB for bone-in chicken breasts for $0.99/lb in the flyer and the chicken feet actually cost more!
Just checked my local HEB (grocery store), and chicken feet are currently selling at $1.84/lb.
If you are thinking about selling them, be aware the market for them (direct to consumer) is pretty small. I think the market for local (not chain) restaurants is larger, or so I have been told.
20Gauge
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The local Walmart has had to do that more than once due to lack of employees.
SouthernBreeze
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Maybe so. At least I'm not buying the feet, and cooking them myself.
Bps1691
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A good update from
on the inflation hitting grocery and other prices
minnesota.cbslocal.com
This story was originally published on May 4.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Your grocery list could be eating away at your budget, without you noticing.
READ MORE:Largest MN Cities Face Decision Whether To End Mask Mandates When State Does
Nearly everything at the store, from beef and cereal, to fruit and veggies, costs more than it did a year ago.
Shannon Bjork, an expecting mother from Spring Lake Park, says the grocery bill in her house has raised a few eyebrows.
“At the end of the total is when you’re like, ‘Holy cow, $200 for all this,'” Bjork said.
The average prices in March of 2021 for pork chops and chicken breasts are both up more than 10% compared to March of 2020. Eggs and cheddar cheese are both up 6%.
Looking at all consumer goods as a whole, the latest inflation data in the Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the largest month-to-month increase in almost nine years.
WCCO spoke with V.V. Chari, a University of Minnesota economics professor and adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
READ MORE:With COVID Restrictions Loosening, Twins Look Forward To 'Full House Of Fans At Target Field'
“[The month-to-month data] is not something we should be unduly concerned about,” Chari said. “We should be concerned about the possibility of persistent increases in inflation.”
(credit: CBS)
Chari says the economy’s making up for the pandemic, when prices didn’t rise like they normally do. Looking at it year-to-year, inflation is only a percent or so higher than what Chari says we would expect.
“There are no indications that we will see the dramatic inflation rates that we saw in the late 70s and the early 80s, when prices went up by 10%, 12% each year,” Chari said.
It’s a similar story at the gas pump. Prices have jumped more than $1.20 compared to a year ago, but that was when demand was at rock bottom because so many people were at home.
So, like groceries, gas is catching up to get back to where we would actually expect it to be, according to Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. He says gas prices should continue to rise as the economy bounces back.
“Most of the time Minneapolis tends to be a little bit under the national average,” DeHaan said. “I wouldn’t expect that to change this summer.”
MORE NEWS:Gov. Walz Says Politicization Around Masks ‘One Of The Worst Things That’s Happened To This Country’ And 'It Cost Lives'
Prices are also up for both new and used vehicles, according to Scot Hall, the executive vice president of operations with SwapALease.com. He says it’s a great time to sell a car, but if you’re looking to replace it with something else, be prepared to pay a bit more.
on the inflation hitting grocery and other prices
Grocery Prices Up Steeply From Same Time Last Year
Your grocery list could be eating away at your budget, without you noticing.
minnesota.cbslocal.com
This story was originally published on May 4.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Your grocery list could be eating away at your budget, without you noticing.
READ MORE:Largest MN Cities Face Decision Whether To End Mask Mandates When State Does
Nearly everything at the store, from beef and cereal, to fruit and veggies, costs more than it did a year ago.
Shannon Bjork, an expecting mother from Spring Lake Park, says the grocery bill in her house has raised a few eyebrows.
“At the end of the total is when you’re like, ‘Holy cow, $200 for all this,'” Bjork said.
The average prices in March of 2021 for pork chops and chicken breasts are both up more than 10% compared to March of 2020. Eggs and cheddar cheese are both up 6%.
Looking at all consumer goods as a whole, the latest inflation data in the Consumer Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the largest month-to-month increase in almost nine years.
WCCO spoke with V.V. Chari, a University of Minnesota economics professor and adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
READ MORE:With COVID Restrictions Loosening, Twins Look Forward To 'Full House Of Fans At Target Field'
“[The month-to-month data] is not something we should be unduly concerned about,” Chari said. “We should be concerned about the possibility of persistent increases in inflation.”
(credit: CBS)
Chari says the economy’s making up for the pandemic, when prices didn’t rise like they normally do. Looking at it year-to-year, inflation is only a percent or so higher than what Chari says we would expect.
“There are no indications that we will see the dramatic inflation rates that we saw in the late 70s and the early 80s, when prices went up by 10%, 12% each year,” Chari said.
It’s a similar story at the gas pump. Prices have jumped more than $1.20 compared to a year ago, but that was when demand was at rock bottom because so many people were at home.
So, like groceries, gas is catching up to get back to where we would actually expect it to be, according to Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. He says gas prices should continue to rise as the economy bounces back.
“Most of the time Minneapolis tends to be a little bit under the national average,” DeHaan said. “I wouldn’t expect that to change this summer.”
MORE NEWS:Gov. Walz Says Politicization Around Masks ‘One Of The Worst Things That’s Happened To This Country’ And 'It Cost Lives'
Prices are also up for both new and used vehicles, according to Scot Hall, the executive vice president of operations with SwapALease.com. He says it’s a great time to sell a car, but if you’re looking to replace it with something else, be prepared to pay a bit more.
I guess I'm more concerned about shortages than I am about prices. I'm not happy about prices going up but not being able to find numerous things on my list is very disturbing. That seems to have eased lately but there are still empty spaces on shelves in all the stores. Its strange that an empty shelf in one store is full in another. Its got to be at least in part a distribution issue.
My cookbooks some from 1930's and 1940's have some strange recipes including how to clean and cook groundhog, but I could find no mention of chicken feet or how to prepare them. I wonder if chicken feet is an ethnic food for some group or another. I guess its like a lot of different foods, I'd have to be VERY HUNGRY to even consider chicken feet.
My cookbooks some from 1930's and 1940's have some strange recipes including how to clean and cook groundhog, but I could find no mention of chicken feet or how to prepare them. I wonder if chicken feet is an ethnic food for some group or another. I guess its like a lot of different foods, I'd have to be VERY HUNGRY to even consider chicken feet.
ainitfunny
Saved, to glorify God.
Here ya go: how to prepare and cook chicken FEET
ainitfunny
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The Secret to the Richest, Most Flavorful Chicken Stock
Make delicious soup with stock from chicken feet! The rich gelatin of the feet create a rich and nutritious stock.
Chicken Feet Stew- Down Home Recipe
- Minutes to Prepare: 20
- Minutes to Cook: 90
3-4 lbs Chicken Feet
1 Package of Knorr Low Sodium Brown Gravy Mix
3 lbs Potatoes
2 lbs Sweet Potatoes
4 Onions
1c Green Beans
2 Large Cloves of Garlic
Salt and Pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Preparation:
You can find chicken feet in an Asian Market. Clip of the nails and wash the feet thoroughly under cold running water.
1. Place chicken feet in a large pot and cover with water.
2. Chop potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, carrots into bite size piece.
3. Add Knorr Gravy Mix, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, carrots, green beans, bay leaf and garlic.
4. Mince the garlic and add it to pot.
5. Simmer 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Add more water if stew gravy gets to thick.
6. Remove bay leaf and season to taste with salt an pepper if needed.
7. Serve stew with rice or cornbread.
Serving Size:� Makes 6-8 Servings
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chumly2071
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Central IL:
I was recently in our local small town Dollar General, and it was pretty much fully stocked, back to "normal". My wife generally handles order/pickup from Walmart and Meijer, and has not had any issues with availability or limits on any of the normal things we consume. While nowhere near the level of some on the forum here, we have been slowly bolstering and expanding our inventories of normal consumables (canned goods, condiments, paper products, detergents/soaps, etc etc) to help hedge the inevitable rollercoasters I expect to see later this year in all manner of products. I also replenished all my misc fastener, oil, filter, and other shop/garage supplies already, knowing price and availability are going to be problems going forward.
Fuel is currently at $3.19/gallon for 10% ethanol blend unleaded.
I was recently in our local small town Dollar General, and it was pretty much fully stocked, back to "normal". My wife generally handles order/pickup from Walmart and Meijer, and has not had any issues with availability or limits on any of the normal things we consume. While nowhere near the level of some on the forum here, we have been slowly bolstering and expanding our inventories of normal consumables (canned goods, condiments, paper products, detergents/soaps, etc etc) to help hedge the inevitable rollercoasters I expect to see later this year in all manner of products. I also replenished all my misc fastener, oil, filter, and other shop/garage supplies already, knowing price and availability are going to be problems going forward.
Fuel is currently at $3.19/gallon for 10% ethanol blend unleaded.
annieosage
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Just delivered my freezer. It's only 5 cubic feet but enough for me and DD. Excited to fill it now
Martinhouse
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Annieosage, if you later decide you don't like the black of that little freezer, I wonder if it could be covered with Contac paper?
But, then again, Contac could be one of the items not to be found in stores any more..
I once covered the larger lower door of a refrigerator with medium walnut woodgrain patterned Contac paper, to cover some spots that were dinged and starting to rust a little. It kind of matched my kitchen cabinets and it looked really nice.
But, then again, Contac could be one of the items not to be found in stores any more..
I once covered the larger lower door of a refrigerator with medium walnut woodgrain patterned Contac paper, to cover some spots that were dinged and starting to rust a little. It kind of matched my kitchen cabinets and it looked really nice.
annieosage
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It's staying in my garage so not worried about the color. I am wondering though with the heat here in the summer if I should move it into the house.
How hot does your garage get?
Somewhere in the destructions, there should be something on the temps it likes to run at.
Is your freezer "garage ready"? I had a freezer in the garage. During the winter, it failed to keep frozen foods frozen. I can't explain it, but something about the low temperatures of winter.
Jubilee on Earth
Veteran Member
Was it a chest freezer or upright? We've had chest freezers outside in the garage for years in the brutal winter temps and never had a problem. I think it's the upright ones that don't do so well.
It was the freezer part of an upright fridge.
annieosage
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It's a chest freezer. Not worried about winter temps but summer. We have several 110+ days every year. And probably 3 months straight of 100+. I'll read the manual tonight. I'm worried about it keeping up and running my electric bill sky high. I guess I could always put it in the spare room if needed
Barry Natchitoches
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20 feet per package?
Boy, the cost of providing shoes for all those feet must be astronomical!
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