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Rusty old tools.
Magazines from the 1940’s.
Broken toys. Bottles.
Advertising ephemera.
Vintage fishing gear.
Among the other things my husband has been known to hoard? Food. More precisely… food that is near or past it’s expiration date and I’m threatening to throw out. When things disappear from the fridge? I assume he eats the items I have my eye on.
Turns out I’m wrong.
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I found these on a recent clean out of the man cave/ Barn Mahal. I go out there every so often to water succulents, dust, sweep and generally straighten. I don’t usually check the beer fridge but one random glance told me I had work to do.
Pepperoni that expired September of last year? Check.
Frozen egg rolls from June 2021? Check.
And yes, I actually dumped beer because it was types neither of us like with use by dates in 2020.
My husband grew up poor in a large family and hates to waste anything or throw things out. But while I understand his desire for thrift?
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Even he had a hard time arguing it was time to let go of this baggie of cheese slices.
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If you can still call it cheese at this point.
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River's world..... 
WT everloving F with that cheese…
The frozen items I can somewhat understand. A year or two past their expiration isn’t too big a deal, as long as they didn’t go through a freeze/thaw/refreeze cycle. But the frozen cheese is an abomination, and I’d say that even if I didn’t live in Wisconsin.
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It wasn’t frozen, just buried in the back of the drawer.
Gag!
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That’s even worse.
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Oh dear lort!! Maybe its time to think of some serious hoarder rehab? I understand you though, I try not to waste food because it’s hella expensive right now. But that’s just taking a bit too far.
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Hoarder rehab? Where do I sign!
🤣
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He stocks up, forgets but knows you’re there to clear up?
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Nope!
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But….but…..there are kids starving (somewhere)–he can’t throw out the penicillin!!!
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On cheese slices! Probably dangerous fungi!
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I wouldn’t want to be a fly on the wall for that conversation. Go easy.
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No conversation necessary, I just dumped it. Though I did make a point of offering him a piece of cheese first…
😈
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Just how big is his man fridge? Too big, I would say.
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The beer fridge is basically an apartment sized refrigerator. Plenty of room.. or too much as the case may be.
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At least now there will be more room for future “collectibles”…hopefully a tad fresher.
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That’s always the issue. My cleaning makes more room… it’s a vicious circle.
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Yes. Food Hoarding can be extremely dangerous, health wise. Good Job
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I’m joking… he doesn’t hoard food, but he does forget about it quite often.
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Eating too many leftovers of food hoarding can be dangerous to your health. Is there a garbage disposal or food bank nearby? At least for the non expired items….it must be hard to maintain a diet in your household.
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He doesn’t really hoard food, and I only let him eat the safe leftovers. But he does have a fit when I throw things out.
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I grew up with a mom who was living in New York City during the Depression. She was very thrifty, and I do understand that I don’t like to buy something and not use it. I hate to waste food, also.
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Looks like penicillin
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It was definitely on its way…
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