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No new fridge yet but when I gently prodded via text to ask whether they had an ETA and got a response that they hadn't, I expected that the earliest I'll hear about anything will be Monday. I hope that it comes then since I have that Chairs meeting on Tuesday. Speaking of that meeting, this is the first email I got from Bosslady (spotted it when skimming by work emails to look for the job listing one, She sent it Saturday morning):
Hi Diane,
Are you planning to come in person to the Chairs Council meeting at IFNH?
Could you work on a presentation for us to discuss Monday afternoon?
thanks
Bosslady
I'm glad I saw it as I haven't used PPT in eons and will slap something together today. However I won't respond to her until tomorrow morning since she doesn't need to know I saw it on a weekend and I won't send her what I put together until Monday afternoon. I want to get it out of the way today in case I am lucky enough to have to deal with fridge stuff tomorrow. Still, kinda bullshit that as usual she's pawning shit off on me. I'm guessing that she will possibly make the presentation and pass it off as hers. If so, well, I won't do my usual helpful thing of speaking up to clarify anything unless I'm directly asked. I mean that's tooooootally impolite, right? Guess she'll have to ask me to explain things when she get confused (which will be often since she's dumber than a stump after four years of having the director job)
Anyway, back to dealing with not having refrigeration. I unearthed a rolling soft sided cooler that has a hard plastic bin inside. It had been sitting next to a bookcase in the bedroom for years with random bits inside it. Most of the contents could be tossed out (another bag out to the trash) and I sat it next to the fridge. Early Saturday morning I ran some errands and stopped at the grocery to get just a few things (shelf stable creamers, individually wrapped cheese, baby carrots, etc.) but also a bag of ice for the cooler. Getting a donut was a bad idea since my stomach was displeased after having that and coffee as breakfast.
Emily came by a while later and we watched the first episode of season 3 Bridgerton and then went out to pick up lunch from the local poke place. The one bag of ice I got that morning wasn't enough so I parked behind my regular deli and while Emily walked over to get our food about a block away, I got two more bags of ice and that topped off the cooler. Yesterday was nice and chill watching a few more episodes, having a nice fresh lunch - I put my bubble tea in the cooler for "dinner" later. It was nice to be able to drink COLD water and my insulated water bottle keeps things chill for almost a day. This morning we went to Trader Joe's and I got a wrap to have for breakfast, a salad kit, some pre-cooked seasoned chicken, a couple of apples and some fresh bread and biscotti. We stopped at a convenience store on the way back and I got one bag of ice since it was a 7 pound one instead of the usual 5 pound ones and it perfectly topped off the cooler. If I didn't need to stop to get more ice each day to replenish things, I'd be fine for fresh food for several days.
My cooler is doing a good job but unfortunately once I get the fridge, I'll have to dispose of it. After years of sitting, when you go to roll it around, the plastic bits that hold the handle to the cooler have broken off. But that's fine. I'll find other things that need tossed out and roll it out to the ol' dumpster. My apartment is starting to look like a hoarder lives here and it's driving me buggy.
Hi Diane,
Are you planning to come in person to the Chairs Council meeting at IFNH?
Could you work on a presentation for us to discuss Monday afternoon?
thanks
Bosslady
I'm glad I saw it as I haven't used PPT in eons and will slap something together today. However I won't respond to her until tomorrow morning since she doesn't need to know I saw it on a weekend and I won't send her what I put together until Monday afternoon. I want to get it out of the way today in case I am lucky enough to have to deal with fridge stuff tomorrow. Still, kinda bullshit that as usual she's pawning shit off on me. I'm guessing that she will possibly make the presentation and pass it off as hers. If so, well, I won't do my usual helpful thing of speaking up to clarify anything unless I'm directly asked. I mean that's tooooootally impolite, right? Guess she'll have to ask me to explain things when she get confused (which will be often since she's dumber than a stump after four years of having the director job)
Anyway, back to dealing with not having refrigeration. I unearthed a rolling soft sided cooler that has a hard plastic bin inside. It had been sitting next to a bookcase in the bedroom for years with random bits inside it. Most of the contents could be tossed out (another bag out to the trash) and I sat it next to the fridge. Early Saturday morning I ran some errands and stopped at the grocery to get just a few things (shelf stable creamers, individually wrapped cheese, baby carrots, etc.) but also a bag of ice for the cooler. Getting a donut was a bad idea since my stomach was displeased after having that and coffee as breakfast.
Emily came by a while later and we watched the first episode of season 3 Bridgerton and then went out to pick up lunch from the local poke place. The one bag of ice I got that morning wasn't enough so I parked behind my regular deli and while Emily walked over to get our food about a block away, I got two more bags of ice and that topped off the cooler. Yesterday was nice and chill watching a few more episodes, having a nice fresh lunch - I put my bubble tea in the cooler for "dinner" later. It was nice to be able to drink COLD water and my insulated water bottle keeps things chill for almost a day. This morning we went to Trader Joe's and I got a wrap to have for breakfast, a salad kit, some pre-cooked seasoned chicken, a couple of apples and some fresh bread and biscotti. We stopped at a convenience store on the way back and I got one bag of ice since it was a 7 pound one instead of the usual 5 pound ones and it perfectly topped off the cooler. If I didn't need to stop to get more ice each day to replenish things, I'd be fine for fresh food for several days.
My cooler is doing a good job but unfortunately once I get the fridge, I'll have to dispose of it. After years of sitting, when you go to roll it around, the plastic bits that hold the handle to the cooler have broken off. But that's fine. I'll find other things that need tossed out and roll it out to the ol' dumpster. My apartment is starting to look like a hoarder lives here and it's driving me buggy.