I went without power in my home for a few days recently.  The loss of electricity taught me the value of my refrigerator.  A refrigerator and the accompanying freezer is nothing but a climate controlled storage container in your home. However, you do not necessarily appreciate the value of that climate controlled storage container until you don't have it anymore.

First I had to take out everything that was perishable (90% of the contents) and find a place to put them.  Thank goodness I had gone on a five day float trip earlier in the year and was able to put most of the contents into the two large food coolers I had purchased for the trip.  That's when it dawned on me that my coolers were portable storage, and they were climate controlled storage.  The colers, however, were not as good at regulating temperature (compared to my fefrigerator and freezer).  Most of my frozen stuff began thawing in just a couple of days.

I am glad that I don't have any leathre, antiques, or oil-based paintings in my home.  My air conditioner wasn't working either.  Not to mention the water heater.  Cold showers and warm food are no fun.

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