# I don't have a refrigerator and I'm never buying one. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 6, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033 "2012-04-06T21:16:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/21 "2012-04-07T03:03:25Z")
I have a refrigerator, but I don’t use it. Every time I open the door I see a bunch of gross food that I don’t like. So I slam the door shut again, and it just sits there. Waiting for me. I hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/22 "2012-04-07T03:06:10Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > I have a refrigerator, but I don’t use it. Every time I open the door I see a bunch of gross food that I don’t like. So I slam the door shut again, and it just sits there. Waiting for me. > > I hate it. Join me as an RFD, sister! Toss that shit out! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/23 "2012-04-07T03:34:56Z")
Send it to another dimension where it be a god. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/24 "2012-04-07T03:52:26Z")
Your loss. That just means more refrigerators for me! ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/25 "2012-04-07T08:18:07Z")
I need a refrigerator just for my chocolate. It’s just too hot here(\*) to store them in an ordinary cabinet. I scold my wife if she doesn’t hide the chocolate down in the produce drawer or somewhere (and also scold her if she hides it _too_ well). (\* - How hot is it? When Americans first visit they scoff at all of us who put ice cubes in our beer. After a few months they’ll complain if beer arrives without ice.) ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/26 "2012-04-07T08:20:31Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > I need a refrigerator just for my chocolate. It’s just too hot here(\*) to store them in an ordinary cabinet. I scold my wife if she doesn’t hide the chocolate down in the produce drawer or somewhere (and also scold her if she hides it _too_ well). > > (\* - How hot is it? When Americans first visit they scoff at all of us who put ice cubes in our beer. After a few months they’ll complain if beer arrives without ice.) Can’t you just keep your beers in the refrigerator until you drink them? You can also pop them in the freezer for an hour or 2 before you drink them. Watered-down beer = ewwww ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/27 "2012-04-07T08:50:17Z")
> [@rachelellogram](#): > > Can’t you just keep your beers in the refrigerator until you drink them? You can also pop them in the freezer for an hour or 2 before you drink them. Watered-down beer = ewwww Spend a while in Thailand and you’ll change your tune too! At home I do put beer in the freezer and drink it without ice. Problems occur at certain restaurants, etc. (And the watering-down problem is reduced if you drink the beer fast enough. 🆒 ) ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/28 "2012-04-07T09:13:25Z")
I have a refrigerator but only because some bastard told me the light goes out when you close the door. How do I know if this is true? I am conducting expeiments. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/29 "2012-04-07T09:36:04Z")
I only have a bar fridge but since I live alone it is quite adequate for my requirements. I also have a Facebook account that predates the accounts of everyone I know but I stopped using it when everyone at work got an account and Facebook became awash with drivel. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/30 "2012-04-07T10:10:19Z")
There’s one major problem with my fridge. ZUUUUUUUUUUUUL! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/31 "2012-04-07T11:09:25Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Because satire is so much more fun. In the words of that sage, The Cat in the Hat, “We can have lots of good fun that is funny.” Along those lines, satire can be lots of good fun if it’s funny. Unfortunately, this one fails. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/32 "2012-04-07T15:17:38Z")
Joke thread or not I have been without fridge several times and its not as bad as it might seem, as long as you can grocery shop daily and buy perishables you’re set. I’d rather reliquish fridge than ISP thats for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/33 "2012-04-07T17:00:50Z")
And what’s up with stoves and shit? Energy-sucking, hulking kitchen monsters that sit there in all their bacteria-killing smugness, just knowing that eventually you will need to heat something up. If raw meat was good enough for my ancient ancestors, it’s good enough for me. Living in a city, I’m kinda restricted to stray cats and the occasional mouse, however. They’re an acquired taste. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/34 "2012-04-07T17:45:53Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > LUXURY! > > I’m skimming for plankton. You lucky bastard, when I was a kid we had to scour the streets for loose dirt - if we didn’t collect enough, our Dad would strap us with his belt. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/35 "2012-04-07T17:50:36Z")
You pantywaists and your metal tools… ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/36 "2012-04-07T17:52:41Z")
Walking upright!? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/37 "2012-04-07T19:32:16Z")
I live in an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness. Just found some really tasty looking berries, too! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/38 "2012-04-07T20:37:56Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I live in an abandoned bus in the Alaska wilderness. Just found some really tasty looking berries, too! Damn you public transit people and your whole “cars are evil” mantra. ---
**Author:** ![Big\_Fat\_Harry\_Deal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Big\_Fat\_Harry\_Deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Fat_Harry_Deal)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/39 "2012-04-12T06:00:39Z")
> [@Philliam](#): > > You lucky bastard, when I was a kid we had to scour the streets for loose dirt - if we didn’t collect enough, our Dad would strap us with his belt. You had loose dirt?! We had to break up gravel to have dirt to chew, and we were happy with what we had! ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033/40 "2012-04-12T11:48:03Z")
> [@Big\_Fat\_Harry\_Deal](#): > > You had loose dirt?! We had to break up gravel to have dirt to chew, and we were happy with what we had! Gravel? You had gravel? Luxury. We had to carry lead pipes up a mountain, uphill both ways, and then drill into the rocks with our teeth to have holes to set the pipes into. Then we had to blow hard enough to make the mountain explode before we could have rocks. Gravel. Hah. There are far too many Monty Python nerds on this board. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033.md?page=3)