I have had something come up with our rental property again. The ice box (which we cleaned many times) still has a wretched smell and the tenants are saying it is not useable. As we do not want to spend unnecessarily, I am trying to get our fridge ready to take to them. And then we have to make do with a smaller back up one. Rather boring story with no real point other than to say, it is taking me out and about and I want to at least touch base with all of you. I am determined, however, to make lemonade out of these lemons and we shall see what I can whip up as a new layout for my kitchen with the large fridge gone.
I am happy to see the Forum is starting to get its steam up already. Any of you who have not stopped by, why not give it a try and say hello. I do hope all will have a lovely weekend.
Happy Homemaking.
I have heard that vanilla extract will take care of refrigerator smells.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear your old tenants' bad behavior is still causing problems for you. You've probably tried cleaning it with baking soda and vinegar but what about around the soft plastic that seal around the door? If any debris is trapped in there it could still cause odor. I remember I had this problem in a rental and the super was able to replace the seal and it took care of the odor immediately.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can find an easy solution.
Sarah
Is it difficult using an ice box for your tenants? Are you responsible for the daily ice deliveries or are they? Would it not be efficient to buy a refrigerator powered by electricity or gas rather than maintaining an ice box? We stopped using or ice box in 1972 when our ice man retired and the modern refrigerator has not led us to any troubles or worrier. Just a suggestion ...
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Try Odoban. They sell it at Sams club.
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Mrs. Littleton, I believe she is referring to the refrigerator as the "icebox." But, my goodness! I had no idea that people still used literal iceboxes in the 70's!
ReplyDeleteRenee of the Fae,
ReplyDeleteWe live on Beacon Hill in Boston and in true Yankee fashion we believe in the old adage "use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without." As a result, we did not replace our icebox until the ice man stopped delivering. There are two widows in Louisburg Square who still use gas instead of electricity - they are neighbors of of our late Senator, Ted Kennedy.
Mrs. Littleton
Wow! Still, until this post, I didn't know that ice was still being delivered into the latter part of last century. That is just so neat, to me. Do the ladies use gas for their lights and all? How Victorian!
ReplyDeleteRenee of the Fae,
ReplyDeleteYes, the Saltonstal sisters use gas for their light - they never changed over to electricity in the 1920s, since "they never had any trouble with the gas." If you have ever been to Beacon Hill, you might have noticed that even the street light in the historic district are still powered by gas, not electricity.
The home of the bean and the cod ...
Mrs. Littleton
I thought I would toss it out there that my sister actually uses an ice-cooled fridge -- she buys bagged ice daily & also has a gas-powered freezer! No electricity used.
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