BARFBLOG: Ice storm hits Manhattan 3 — keeping food safe - (barfblog)
December 13, 2007 – 10:01 pmhttp://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2007/12/articles/food-safety-communication/ice-storm-hits-manhattan-3-keeping-food-safe/index.html
On Tuesday night, the entire sky over Manhattan was colored green. And it happened at least five other times.
Those were transformers blowing up.
Westar electric says Manhattain may have no power for a week.
Yikes.
And then, Wednesday night, just when we thought we would have to wash dishes by hand, the power came on.
We’re fortunate, as hundreds of thousands across the Midwest still have no power, including several thousand in Manhattan. With that in mind, Reuters and USA Today picked up on my fridge on the front porch theme.
Icy outdoors can preserve food during power outage
13.dec.07
Reuters/USA Today
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1264839820071212
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2007-12-12-power-outage_N.htm
Lisa Shumaker
CHICAGO — For nearly 610,000 customers in the U.S. Central Plains without power, the contents of their refrigerators and freezers may not be a total loss, a food safety expert said on Wednesday.
Meat, milk, cheese and other food can temporarily and safely be stored outside during freezing weather, said Doug Powell, an associate professor of […]
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