Freezer Issues

There it sits, all innocent looking, purring away in the garage. Last night it was not so innocent. We had plugged it into a GFI outlet that was apparently connected to another GFI outlet with a little red re-set button. Somehow, the connection got switched off, and, by the time we discovered that the freezer was without power, half of what was once frozen was no longer. Fortunately, the chicken was dense enough and low enough in the freezer that it was still frozen. The frozen corn and salsa did not fare so well. After Paul and I tried to track down the electrical problem, pushing every little red re-set button we could find, I frantically emptied the freezer and called neighbors and relatives and gave away salsa and not-so-frozen corn.

The really sad thing is the salsa was the only thing I had put up this year, and I had used wonderful tomatoes from our garden. It tasted great! Now, we have none. We have a freezer of great potential (empty).

Some really positive thoughts on the event: 1 - it gave us a chance to be of service to our new neighbors. 2 - Before we moved, I had gone through the freezer and gotten rid of most of what was in there, so there wasn't that much in it. 3 - It gave me a chance to clean out the freezer, which I failed to do when we moved it into the garage.