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   -=> Daryl Stout wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    DC> Did you leave the refigerator door open, or something?  Food should   
    DC> stay cold for at least 12 hours in an un-opened fridge.   
      
    DS>   No...I never opened the doors...but the USDA Food Safety page   
    DS> said after 4 hours, you should get rid of it.   
      
   Absolutely false.  Not even close.  As a person who lives in the    
   "hurricane belt", I can assure you of this.   
      
    DC> Perhaps you should get a generator?   
      
    DS>   I can't afford it. The price may be noted around $2000, but   
    DS> that does NOT include installation, etc.   
      
   You're thinking of a "whole-house generator", and they cost a LOT more    
   than that.  I was meaning a temporary use type of generator, that will    
   run the fridge, some lights, a fan, even a microwave (all at once).  You    
   can get a decent one of those for $600-700-ish.  You don't even have to    
   run it continuously, I've run one for an hour or so to keep things cold,    
   and then shut if off for (easily) 6 hours before running again.   
      
    DC> What?  Do you eat only canned or packaged/processed food?   
      
    DS>   The processed food is loaded with sodium, but I haven't found   
    DS> many low sodium foods that are inexpensive...the price of   
    DS> everything has gone up. Yet, the greedy politicians in Washington   
    DS> have no clue how life is "outside the beltway"...I hold ALL of   
    DS> them in utter contempt.   
      
   Processed food is probably more expensive on average than "real" food.     
   Get some potatoes, fresh veggies, fruits, maybe some hamburger.  All    
   cheap and healthy, and with near-ZERO sodium content.  Seriously, it    
   would cost half as much and do wonders for your health.   
      
    DS>   If I was getting per week what I'm getting per month, things   
    DS> would be a bit better. But, with my health, I still wouldn't   
    DS> travel outside of central Arkansas anymore.   
      
   Don't think anybody was talking about traveling, that's irrelevant.   
      
    DC> Try some *FRESH* food.  Most of it is near ZERO sodium content.   
      
    DS>   I can NOT stand for more than 15 seconds in one spot...whether   
    DS> at the stove, sink, table, microwave oven, toilet, or in the   
    DS> shower... or my legs will spasm...the same thing on a scale at a   
    DS> medical clinic.   
      
   Again this seems like an irrelevant comment...  If you're talking about    
   standing for food prep/cooking, get a "barstool" or similar so you can    
   sit while you do it.  Seriously man, it's not difficult.  You tell us    
   about all of your health conditions, and yet..... you eat only processed    
   foods and only use a microwave to cook.  Has it ever occurred to you    
   that there may be a connection between your eating habits and your    
   health....????   
      
   You can fix some of that, and save money at the same time.  Git-R-Done.   
      
      
      
   ... She kept saying I didn't listen to her, or something like that.   
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