Chilly until the fusion fire warms the air.\u00a0\u00a0 54F when I went to bed.\u00a0 Probably about the same when I get up.\u00a0 It was clear and gorgeous when I got here yesterday, and I expect the same today.\u00a0\u00a0 High of 80F would be nice.<\/p>\n
Before I left Houston I loaded the truck.\u00a0 Since I had room, I decided to move a bunch of stuff I’d stacked at the beginning of the lockdown.\u00a0 Kinda disappointed by the condition.\u00a0 Granted stuff was stored in bad conditions, hot, cold, etc. some stuff failed long before it should have.<\/p>\n
EVERY can of Hill Country Fair (our HEB grocery cheap house brand) fruit failed dramatically.\u00a0 EZ pull lids popped.\u00a0 EVERY CAN.\u00a0 That is less than 3 years to complete failure.\u00a0 None of the veg or soup popped.\u00a0\u00a0 A couple of flats of cans failed due to rust though.\u00a0\u00a0 When the fruit got everything beneath it wet….\u00a0 FWIW, I have other brands of canned fruit stored under similar conditions and while they often fail early, none has failed so completely in such a short time.\u00a0\u00a0 No more HCF fruit in my long term storage.<\/p>\n
Also, no more cardboard flats.\u00a0 While they do help organize, the cardboard holds moisture and leads to rust on the bottom edge of the cans.\u00a0 It’s ok indoors, in the proverbial cool dark place, but no where else.<\/p>\n
There was also some spoilage due to animals.\u00a0\u00a0 Something chewed the plastic bottles, and ruined 3 gallons of cooking oil.\u00a0 It was fine for a couple of years, but I’m guessing once the fruit was everywhere it attracted the possum.\u00a0 Wasn’t rats because they’d have eaten all the oil too, and left the bottles empty, while these were still half full.<\/p>\n
Oh, and in the fridge both bottles of heavy cream from Costco were swollen up and ready to pop even though they were still in their sell by time.\u00a0 I’ve had issues with their milk this year but the cream\u00a0 thing is new.\u00a0 No more milk products from Costco.\u00a0 Too much dairy has failed early. That joins my boycott of bagged veg from Costco too.\u00a0 It never lasts as long as it should.<\/p>\n
This seems to be my week for bad luck with food.\u00a0\u00a0 When I got here, I found the freezer door on the garage fridge ever so slightly ajar.\u00a0\u00a0 Everything was still firm, and had frost on it, but I’ll be cooking it all when I get home.\u00a0\u00a0 Since I was up here last week, it basically slowly thawed until today.\u00a0 Glad I caught it in time.<\/p>\n
Today will be attic work to connect the last sink and shower.\u00a0\u00a0 If I have time, I will also connect at least one hose bib.\u00a0 I’m pretty sure we’re past risk of a deep and prolonged freeze.<\/p>\n
Check your stacks people.\u00a0\u00a0 I let some things go, and lost extra stuff I shouldn’t have.\u00a0 Also rotate your stored food.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s hard if you store more than you eat, and I know that and accept that I’ll have losses, but it’s still worth trying to rotate as much as possible.<\/p>\n
Stack it up.\u00a0 But monitor it too.<\/p>\n
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Chilly until the fusion fire warms the air.\u00a0\u00a0 54F when I went to bed.\u00a0 Probably about the same when I get up.\u00a0 It was clear and gorgeous when I got here yesterday, and I expect the same today.\u00a0\u00a0 High of 80F would be nice.<\/p>\n
Before I left Houston I loaded the truck.\u00a0 Since I had room, I decided to move a bunch of stuff I’d stacked at the beginning of the lockdown.\u00a0 Kinda disappointed by the condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n