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Deisel 93
Ok so the big public push is on to bring in your old beer fridge 10 years old or older to help the environment and save electricity. I'm all for doing my part when i can but geeze I need a bit of a kickback don't you agree? My fridge and I have become very close friends over the years, he has never let me down and I always feel better after seeing him at the end of the day. Hes never once complained about the long sweaty days in summer nor has he bitched about the wine coolers dumped in him when company is over. Now the greenies expect me to send him to the crusher? Hows this Mr Suzuki, how about for every old beer fridge brought in, one corporate office in the big skyscrapers turns the lights out at 10pm? or hows about for every 1000 fridges , Greenpeace pulls one pain in the ass freighter ship out of the ocean and scraps it and donates the cash to bio fuel research??
So till i see a bit of compensation my buddy Kelvinator stays right where he is and sucks the electricity daily. I don't bail on a friend that easy, boys. beer_cheers.gif
Pete Z
I think that they should take one of those old fridges, I mean one of the real oldies - the kind with the automotive-type chrome locking handles that are impossible to open from the inside. You know the ones, real classics that seem to run forever and chill your beer just right. Anyways find one of those babies, stuff David Suzuki's self-righteous ass in it, slam the door and dump it in a swamp somewhere. That act in itself might solve the global warming issue by curbing the unbelievable amount of hot air expelled by that jack-off. Seriously, that man really gets under my skin.
YamerDown
QUOTE(Deisel 93 @ Jun 4 2008, 02:37 PM) *
or hows about for every 1000 fridges , Greenpeace pulls one pain in the ass freighter ship out of the ocean and scraps it and donates the cash to bio fuel research??

How about they donate the money to a farmer and tell him to stop selling his corn to the oil companies. That stuff should be in people tummies, not their gas tanks. Or donate the money to the land fills so they can clean up the mercury contamination cause by all the compact fluorescents being thrown out in the trash.

All they ever do is move the problem from one area to another. Use a stupid light bulb so we conserve energy and reduce green house gases. That’s great, but where will I get my water from in the future? It will get even worse when these fancy electric cars start showing up at the wreckers by the dozens. You think they are going to spend their hard earned $$$ to recycle all those batteries properly? Yah right, they’ll just sit in the yard to rot causing god knows what problem. I hope they are thinking about some of this shit before they produce them by the millions. No time now, truck plants closed! Here they come...
turtleheadking
Not letting my best friend go for nothing.
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Deisel 93
QUOTE(turtleheadking @ Jun 4 2008, 03:45 PM) *
Not letting my best friend go for nothing.
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wow all the labels in order, kinda creepy. nice collection though!
Deisel 93
QUOTE(turtleheadking @ Jun 4 2008, 03:45 PM) *
Not letting my best friend go for nothing.
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Jagermeister on the pump. nice!
YamerDown
QUOTE(Deisel 93 @ Jun 4 2008, 03:47 PM) *
wow all the labels in order, kinda creepy. nice collection though!

Can you say OCD?

We'll help you empty it when it needs to be moved though!
turtleheadking
Believe it or not, I have moved it twice, and both times by myself. Sled dollies work great. 1 in each corner, and I was able to move it pretty easily. This is a 10 year old Sub Zero that I have had for 5 years. Got it for free, and they are the best.
Nutter
Not till they pry it from my cold dead hands .........


The USA has .....





























Canada has .........







Easy to see we have our priorities straight





My ole pal Gus, he's still in his prime .... 31.5* hug.gif

Red Rocket
QUOTE(turtleheadking @ Jun 4 2008, 03:45 PM) *
Not letting my best friend go for nothing.
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Nice - but gotta say - Corona "LIGHT" - WTF??? smiley-faces7.gif

QUOTE(Deisel 93 @ Jun 4 2008, 03:47 PM) *
wow all the labels in order, kinda creepy. nice collection though!


It is fine line between creepy and cool. I can't see the line anymore.

QUOTE(YamerDown @ Jun 4 2008, 03:57 PM) *
Can you say OCD?

We'll help you empty it when it needs to be moved though!


I cannot relate - not at all.

Now - gotta go and make sure the light went out in the fridge!! lol.gif
lastzrt
I have awakened from pleasant slumber with my arms wrapped around "old trusty" more times
than I have with my wife. Hell, I got my beer fridge on rollers just in case the house starts on fire.
Ya got to have priorities on a sinking ship.
Dog
Beer fridge
Gun
Wife
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turtleheadking
QUOTE(Red Rocket @ Jun 4 2008, 03:23 PM) *
Nice - but gotta say - Corona "LIGHT" - WTF??? smiley-faces7.gif
It is fine line between creepy and cool. I can't see the line anymore.
I cannot relate - not at all.

Now - gotta go and make sure the light went out in the fridge!! lol.gif



Corona Light you say? Got 4 cases from a buddy who is a driver for $10 a case. That's about as good a beer for that price as you will find.
Deisel 93
Hers my friend, lots of good times weve had.
yamaharules
Heres my best friend at the cottage, International Harvester 1955 or 56 beer4.gif
Deisel 93
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Heres my best friend at the cottage, International Harvester 1955 or 56 beer4.gif

Oh David Suzuki would love that sucker.
CONGRATS!!
Redsled
Huh, imagine that. An opportunity to post this in two places in as many days. Strange, but here is my latest creation. Just finished it last week as luck would have it.
kev23
QUOTE(turtleheadking @ Jun 4 2008, 03:45 PM) *
Not letting my best friend go for nothing.
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I like to see Moosehead in there too!!

North of the border that looks to be about a $100K fridge lol.gif
turtleheadking
Look what my buddy just put in his basement. I am sneaking into his house when he's on vacation.
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radical53
suzuki pissed me off one time when he was explaining why dogs have pointy dicks
zoso
I wonder what consumes more energy in its lifespan, including the energy to produce and dispose of it as well as operate?
A- The modern fridge that has a lifespan of 10 years.
B- The old properly built to last fridge that has a lifespan of 40 years.

I would venture to guess that the manufacture and disposal energy spent on the new fridge when added to the energy burned to operate x's 4 dwarfs that of the older models.

These campaings to dispose of your old items and purchase new ones seem to be driven by the comanies that manufacture and sell you the very same.
Billy
The family cottage beer friend, er, fridge is 45 years old at least. I would trust it with my life. Suzuki and the greenies can pound salt. My home basement one is about the same vintage- an "Eatons" special. Found it on the side of the road. I felt sorry for it. Oh, oh almost time to go make sure it works again.
Sure they use hydro, so does an electric car. The guy in the ad with Suzie needs to get some friends and hobbies rather than pounding back the ales by himself. I'm sure Dr. Dave doesn't hoist them with him.
adermott
Anyone ogt a pic to the "Wilson's watch" fridge on the side of the trial somewhere near doreset.. i think. It's a classic old style fridge all rusted to crap.

doc1
Here it is"The Wilsons Watch"!!!

adermott
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Here it is"The Wilsons Watch"!!!



Good one. I have 3 pictures somewhere of that fridge but you think I can find them in the years of sleddin photos i have on my server .. not!

Where is it.. I am thinking on D102B???
doc1
QUOTE(adermott @ Jul 23 2008, 08:29 AM) *
Good one. I have 3 pictures somewhere of that fridge but you think I can find them in the years of sleddin photos i have on my server .. not!

Where is it.. I am thinking on D102B???

I don't remember what trail it is on.
adermott
Here is my garage fridge.. beer, some coolers, carolyns irish creme for football sundays ;>... spare bags of milk... ;<, and drink boxes for the kids lunches ;<

Oh well 3 of 5 isn't bad

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xc800can
Yup,way too many cool stickers on the ol' girl to throw it out eh? Thing is,it's in my non-heated garage,so for a good 4 months the compressor ain't even running more that 1 hour a day! Use it to keep brews from freezing.

The new white unit beside it is the upright freezer,high-efficiency thing. The NASCAR stuff on it are all magnets. (or the wife would cut'em off! bottom.gif
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