Another question: What were your thoughts on saving the contents of your fridge when it became apparent that this event was going to around for a bit?
I have read other widely varying opinions about what to do about the contents of your fridge, freezer and maybe deep freeze chest.
One school of thought is to not open the door at all, keeping the cold as long as you can, but also cutting into your ability to use up whats inside.
Another expert I read said start unloading your most valuable food and pack it into a cooler with your remaining ice, as from a food safety point of view, 6 hours without power means your food in the fridge will have already moved into the dicey status- you may not want to consume even if the power comes back on now anyway. And you don't wan toruin your appliance by having that mess to clean up.
I have heard freezers may hold for 2 days, but the contents will pretty much be on the thaw, and you may have to consume 12000 calories of Market Day enchiladas anyway in the next 24 hours if you want to save them!
Anyone have a strategy they feel is a bit more foolproof?