New_Sun6390 t1_j0nsco6 wrote on December 18, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Reply to comment by nattatalie in Not even 13mph gusts and less than 5 inches in Cornish. Yet my power keeps surging 😞 by [deleted]

>if it’s between 32 and 40 degree when it’s snowing (which is usually is) you can put your food outside in a box and keep it safe.

I am amazed that so many people do not understand this. There is ZERO reason to lose a fridge full of food in winter because of a snowstorm.

nattatalie t1_j0nv87p wrote on December 18, 2022 at 2:18 AM

I had these two aunts once who worked at a grocery store and complained to me once about their home owners insurance going up because they claimed the food they lost in their fridge/freezer during power outages too many times. One of them was a store manager and the other the dairy manager, two folks who should understand food safety temps. It shocked me they didn’t understand what temps they needed to keep food safe and just…. put the food outside.

Even when it’s colder than 32 degrees you can put anything out you don’t mind freezing, or save everything in your freezer. My freezer stuff lasted 24 hours fine though just by never opening the door. If you have a lot of meat in the freezer it will act like a cooler and stay cold.