Today is the day my refrigerator must be cleaned out.

AlCzervik

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Sun Jun-22-08 01:48 PM
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Today is the day my refrigerator must be cleaned out.

i have some gloves, tongs and a 3m mask just in case. The top shelf in way back should yield the oldest and most horrifying stuff and because that's the most difficult area for me to reach so i tend to just ignore whatever is up there. Wish me luck, i'm going in.

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lost-in-nj

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Sun Jun-22-08 01:52 PM
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1. Good luck!!

and remember to take pictures of things you need identified!!!

we have all sorts of smart people here on DU...

:hi:

lost

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MorningGlow

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Sun Jun-22-08 01:58 PM
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2. Ew. Much luck.

Been there, done that. Bit of advice--seal up the garbage tight and chuck it in a trashcan with a lid immediately. I cleaned out my fridge last week and tied up the garbage bag, but I left it in my kitchen because I was lazy--our back door is nonexistent at the moment (remodeling) and I didn't feel like hauling the bag through the house to the front door and all the way back down our very long driveway to the garbage can. Left it in the kitchen overnight, and by midmorning the next day it was teeming with maggots.
:puke: :puke: :puke:

I have found the one "insect" I absolutely can't abide.

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Lil Missy

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:03 PM
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3. If we don't hear back from you in a couple hours, we'll call the hazmat team.

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fizzgig

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:08 PM
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4. blech

i did that about four months ago...just don't open up anything :scared:

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AlCzervik

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:11 PM
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5. ok, so far the oldest thing is California plum jam, exp. 10/05.

i still have 4 more condiment shelves to go including the dreaded bottom one.

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Redstone

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:15 PM
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6. Be afraid. Be very afraid. And have Lysol handy.

Redstone

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Sugar Smack

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:19 PM
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7. *lol* You could have said "my refrigerator must be cleaned out by me at some point"

and if you'd employed the extra-passive-passive voice, you could very well consider taking a nap instead. I wish you all the luck. I'm a humble survivor of such an undertaking. It makes me think that I could have hired (upon moving out of my old apt) a crime-scene cleanup crew & paid them extra to not make any comments.

I kind of wish that was an exaggeration. :loveya: I admire you. You'll be so happy. How about some before and after pics?

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XemaSab

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:19 PM
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8. Better than my freezer in Santa Barbara

It went out, and GODS, what a horror show! :o

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TK421

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Sun Jun-22-08 02:21 PM
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9. The last time I cleaned mine, I'm almost positive I saw something move on its own

Edited on Sun Jun-22-08 02:21 PM by TK421

good luck

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AlCzervik

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Sun Jun-22-08 07:26 PM
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10. all done, now who is the joker that gave me the jam gift pack?

all 4 things had been opened, used once and they expired in 2005. On to the pantry next.

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