What Are You Buying Right Now? (non-OT version)

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Don’t know just yet. I just came back to a completely defrost freezer and warm refrigerator. So I guess even if I can get it running everything in it has to be tossed. 21 years old but the timing could be better. Merry fricken Christmas.

Awe, dang!  Sorry man, that sucks.

I have the ice maker and freezer working again. The refrigerator part seems to warm still. Of course everything is going to have to be tossed refrozen or not including dried peppers that I had saved over several years.

most i might do with the dried peppers is put them in a warm oven and go from there. mine are in a food closet and the hot ones stay hot for years and years

GrateEggspectations

@Gulfcoastguy

I feel your pain. Hope you didn’t have too much meat in there. 

Gulfcoastguy

GrateEggspectations said:

@Gulfcoastguy

I feel your pain. Hope you didn’t have too much meat in there. 

No and a lot of stuff in there needed to be cleaned out anyhow. The timing could be better if I have to go refrigerator shopping but 21 years is a reasonable life span for a fridge. 

GrateEggspectations

Gulfcoastguy said:

GrateEggspectations said:

@Gulfcoastguy

I feel your pain. Hope you didn’t have too much meat in there. 

No and a lot of stuff in there needed to be cleaned out anyhow. The timing could be better if I have to go refrigerator shopping but 21 years is a reasonable life span for a fridge. 

Until recently, we had an exceptionally-old fridge. It was making awful noises, and while I wanted to ride it out and see how far we could take it, others in my household ruined the fun and insisted upon proactive replacement. 

I was in it for the thrill. 

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

GrateEggspectations said:

@Gulfcoastguy

I feel your pain. Hope you didn’t have too much meat in there. 

No and a lot of stuff in there needed to be cleaned out anyhow. The timing could be better if I have to go refrigerator shopping but 21 years is a reasonable life span for a fridge. 

the expectation is 12 years nowadays.......not counting a working ice maker sometimes its something simple like the vent between fridge and freezer getting clogged or blocked

Gulfcoastguy

Well I will look for the vent when I start cleaning out the unit to night. The ice maker is working and the freezer has refrozen all of its contents now.

Ozzie_Isaac

Gulfcoastguy said:

Well I will look for the vent when I start cleaning out the unit to night. The ice maker is working and the freezer has refrozen all of its contents now.

My 3 year old fridge had a fan between the icebox and the fridge go bad. It struggled yo maintain temp, then a bunch of areas froze up.  Replaced the fan and all is right now.

lousubcap

I'm in the game of trying to experience @fishlessman 's fridge life-time ( which I don't recall but well north of 25 + years) which is where I am now.

When that rig goes south there is a bail out plan but only if I catch it in time. Basement dweller and fortunately no kids still around.

There are a few SRF, Oak Barn and Porter Road cuts in there so this has some $$ impact. 

Ragingirishman2

Stopped by the grocery store to get some veggies and they had pork shoulder for .99/lb. I picked up 4. I should be good for 2024 as I already had 2 in the freezer 

Botch

I think I posted earlier (mebbe on this thread?) about buying a $200 part to resuscitate my 28-yr-old Frigidaire.  It's been running fine since then, and I'm hoping for another 28.  

Canugghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Well I will look for the vent when I start cleaning out the unit to night. The ice maker is working and the freezer has refrozen all of its contents now.

My 3 year old fridge had a fan between the icebox and the fridge go bad. It struggled yo maintain temp, then a bunch of areas froze up.  Replaced the fan and all is right now.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2638239#Comment_2638239

Gulfcoastguy

Yes this one is a Kenmore and Sears is no more. Update : the freezer is working fine and the fridge is cool if maybe not quite as cool as possible. I will toss all that was in it and see if it will make it to mid spring. I looked at Lowes today and couldn’t find anything that I wanted. Either too big and expensive or too plain and cheap looking. There are 3 grocery stores within a mile of me so I don’t keep much on hand.

dbCooper

@Gulfcoastguy - If your fridge has coils on the back, can't hurt to check if they are clean

Gulfcoastguy

dbCooper said:

@Gulfcoastguy - If your fridge has coils on the back, can't hurt to check if they are clean

Thanks, I will rig up the Dyson tomorrow.

Ozzie_Isaac

Canugghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Well I will look for the vent when I start cleaning out the unit to night. The ice maker is working and the freezer has refrozen all of its contents now.

My 3 year old fridge had a fan between the icebox and the fridge go bad. It struggled yo maintain temp, then a bunch of areas froze up.  Replaced the fan and all is right now.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2638239#Comment_2638239

That was probably the subconscious knowledge I used to even know to search for info on a fridge fan!

Canugghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Canugghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Well I will look for the vent when I start cleaning out the unit to night. The ice maker is working and the freezer has refrozen all of its contents now.

My 3 year old fridge had a fan between the icebox and the fridge go bad. It struggled yo maintain temp, then a bunch of areas froze up.  Replaced the fan and all is right now.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2638239#Comment_2638239

That was probably the subconscious knowledge I used to even know to search for info on a fridge fan!

Just remembered this, may have posted it before ... Fast forward several years, the new fridge that replaced it frosted up and developed the same symptoms. It was still under warranty so I called for service. The guy did some tests and said he needs to order a new fan. While waiting I emptied the fridge and let it thaw out, fired it up the next day and it worked like a charm! I didn't bother updating them and he came back more than a week later IIRC. I told him to just leave the fan with me and go away! Win-win for both of us.

Now I have this in my back pocket...
 

fishlessman

lousubcap said:

I'm in the game of trying to experience @fishlessman 's fridge life-time ( which I don't recall but well north of 25 + years) which is where I am now.

When that rig goes south there is a bail out plan but only if I catch it in time. Basement dweller and fortunately no kids still around.

There are a few SRF, Oak Barn and Porter Road cuts in there so this has some $$ impact. 

house and camp are coming up on about 50 years, shop fridge is a 1939/1940 GE, so about 85 years.  I dont think any of those ever have been worked on except a new door gasket on the 1939. thawing out the ge is a bit of a pain, twice a year, but if i had room for it at camp i would send it over to the autobody shop for a nice paint job

GrateEggspectations

We had previously picked up bottles of this Thunder Bay, Ontario-made hot sauce from the grocery store shelves, but now spotted it on the Costco website. Was just delivered this variety pack. Some neat flavour combos.

Available here: https://www.costco.ca/heartbeat-hot-sauce-super-variety-pack,-8-×-177-ml.product.100822379.html

billt01

About to do something that I said I'd never do..

but at 114mpg and my new commute, its going to happen.

WeberWho

billt01 said:

About to do something that I said I'd never do..

but at 114mpg and my new commute, its going to happen.

Just do us a favor and stay out of the left lane. 

WeberWho

I do have to admit that they are a sharp looking car compared to their older sibling. It's should be a great car for commuting. 
 

fishlessman

billt01 said:

About to do something that I said I'd never do..

but at 114mpg and my new commute, its going to happen.

never realized they got that kinda mileage, 6 times what i get out of my cinder block. you could always do a pickup conversion on the back

fishlessman

going broke buying stuff for the new pup tomorrow. new crate, food, bowl, a rope and a few extra things. i dont remember this costing so much with the last couple of pups.....havent even looked at the hunting stuff yet

alaskanassasin

fishlessman said:

going broke buying stuff for the new pup tomorrow. new crate, food, bowl, a rope and a few extra things. i dont remember this costing so much with the last couple of pups.....havent even looked at the hunting stuff yet

Are your other dogs wondering wtf is going on?

Botch

I often have a glass of Clamato with breakfast in the mornings.  I accidentally picked up this "Picante" version at the Commissary last week, and it's absolutely addictive.  Must be fairly new, my other two grocers don't carry it yet.  
 
  

Gulfcoastguy

alaskanassasin said:

fishlessman said:

going broke buying stuff for the new pup tomorrow. new crate, food, bowl, a rope and a few extra things. i dont remember this costing so much with the last couple of pups.....havent even looked at the hunting stuff yet

Are your other dogs wondering wtf is going on?

Or do they think Christmas came early?

fishlessman

its amazing that they know somethings up, been behaving too clingy the last week. have had three different neighbor pups over the last few weeks, been good with them. should go smoothly once he thinks he is the boss....being ruled by the pup

poster

Botch said:

I often have a glass of Clamato with breakfast in the mornings.  I accidentally picked up this "Picante" version at the Commissary last week, and it's absolutely addictive.  Must be fairly new, my other two grocers don't carry it yet.  
 
  

I wonder how it differs from this one that's available here? Funny they never show a clam on their labels.
I do find even the regular Clamato bought in the US tastes better than the stuff in Canada. The recipe is definitely different

Mark_B_Good

GrateEggspectations said:

We had previously picked up bottles of this Thunder Bay, Ontario-made hot sauce from the grocery store shelves, but now spotted it on the Costco website. Was just delivered this variety pack. Some neat flavour combos.

Available here: https://www.costco.ca/heartbeat-hot-sauce-super-variety-pack,-8-×-177-ml.product.100822379.html

I've recently gotten into this stuff. It's pretty good, my go to is red habanero.

GrateEggspectations

Mark_B_Good said:

GrateEggspectations said:

We had previously picked up bottles of this Thunder Bay, Ontario-made hot sauce from the grocery store shelves, but now spotted it on the Costco website. Was just delivered this variety pack. Some neat flavour combos.

Available here: https://www.costco.ca/heartbeat-hot-sauce-super-variety-pack,-8-×-177-ml.product.100822379.html

I've recently gotten into this stuff. It's pretty good, my go to is red habanero.

Some of the flavours look pretty great. And at a rating of mild to medium (no face-melters), I feel like this is an assortment that just about anyone can enjoy.