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Old 03-15-2012, 02:22 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The biggest electricity consumer in my house is the fridge, with over half the useage every month. I suppose I could do away with it and eat out a lot more.
Or you could go back to the time tested technology of the icebox, which requires no external power source. Build an icehouse (traditionally insulated with sawdust), fill it with ice harvested from a nearby lake during your long winter, and use your ice prongs to haul a block of ice to your icebox twice a week to keep it cold. No worries about a compressor failure or extended power outages ruining your food.

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