Summer Reading

[Magpie18]

Stopped by the local TS at lunch break today.

Was looking for an ice cooler for the beach -- no luck.  Probably should have gotten one in the winter LOL.  You know what I miss -- when I was a kid, my parents had a huge metal cooler & that thing kept stuff really cold for a long time.  Now everything is plastic & they don't seem to keep stuff cold as long.

Did find about a dozen magazines -- June, July & August 08 issues -- 25 to 50 cents each.  Something to read while lounging at the beach... I usually borrow stuff from the public library but I don't want to be responsible for their stuff at the surf & sand.

[genuineimitation]

somebody has been getting rid of their new Bon Apetite mags - like from just a couple of months ago. i've gone in twice and picked up a couple. it's been great.

and i remember those coolers- my first car was in a bad accident, and the cooler was in the trunk - we never recovered it and i was sad

[superiorgirl]

But weren't those ice chests heavy? I bet Mom still has them buried in the basement, she saved EVERYTHING. I'll have to check it out. Then I'd need a vintage suit, chair and umbrella though. And shades. oh well.

[Krisathome]

I have one of those metal coolers, my husband picked it up at an auction.  And yes, they are heavy!  I can't imagine hauling it too far with food in it.  Talk about back ache!   I did use it for a coffee table and used the inside for extra storage though.  Good conversation piece, just don't stub your toes.  OUCH!

[Big Daddy Audio]

I think it's more perception about the aspects of kidhood.

The plastic and polymer coolers of today are far better at insulating than the old metal "steamer trunks" of yesterday.  We had two of the metal Coleman coolers - the big one was blue and the HUGE one was green.  They held a lot of stuff, had "dry" trays in the top, and were perfect for a large family traveling in the summer.  I have a small Arctic Zone cooler which I can sling over my shoulder - keeps stuff cold for a day.  I also have a hard-wall cooler that can keep stuff cold for days.

To wit:  Trip to Mexico in 2005 - 3 days - mostly drinks.  There were small remnants of ice still perceptible in the cold water at the end of the trip.  I never refilled it with ice, as we had no access to ice.  This was a mission trip with the high school group from church.

Some old things are worth looking for, but coolers/ice chests aren't one of them, in my opinion.

See you next time
bye for now. 

[Jay2TheRescue]

I think it's more perception about the aspects of kidhood.

The plastic and polymer coolers of today are far better at insulating than the old metal "steamer trunks" of yesterday.  We had two of the metal Coleman coolers - the big one was blue and the HUGE one was green.  They held a lot of stuff, had "dry" trays in the top, and were perfect for a large family traveling in the summer.  I have a small Arctic Zone cooler which I can sling over my shoulder - keeps stuff cold for a day.  I also have a hard-wall cooler that can keep stuff cold for days.



To wit:  Trip to Mexico in 2005 - 3 days - mostly drinks.  There were small remnants of ice still perceptible in the cold water at the end of the trip.  I never refilled it with ice, as we had no access to ice.  This was a mission trip with the high school group from church.

Some old things are worth looking for, but coolers/ice chests aren't one of them, in my opinion.

See you next time
bye for now. 

I remember I borrowed a cooler from my mom for an outdoor party.  It was a big red plastic Coleman.  I filled it up with ice and beverages.  We were still pulling cold beverages out of that cooler 5 days later!

-Jay

[Magpie18]

Now that I think about it...

I suspect the old metal ice chest was cooler longer for us because we replaced it with much smaller plastic coolers. 

Size perhaps instead of material might have made the difference.

Although I still think the metal ice chests were more attractive.  The plastic ones don't have that shinny aluminum airplane look to them.

I can see repurposing a metal ice chest as a coffee table.