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“Your power will be turned off between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm” reads a lot differently than “Your power will be turned off from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.” -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii, vice president (aka znufrii) Oct 18 '23, 09:21

Just saying.

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Related ST Pop Quiz - Without looking it up, do you know the FDA guidance for how long food can be kept (eta: safely) in an unopened refrigerator/freezer with no power? -- nm* - znufrii, vice president Oct 18, 09:31 7
- Yes because we lose power often enough it comes up -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 09:57
- is the freezer full? 2 days. not so full? 1 day. — nm - i.b! Oct 18, 09:52 4
  - Correct on both. How about the fridge? -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 18, 09:53
  - I don’t know why I only read freezer the first time - refrigerator is only around 4 hours. -- nm - i.b! Oct 18, 09:53 2
    - *ding* -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 18, 09:54 1
      - apparently I'm going to die of some horrible food borne illness in the event of a power outage :) -- nm - oblique Oct 18, 09:59
- I would say 36 hours? -- nm - oblique Oct 18, 09:44
I actually read therm the same. - Spawn Oct 18, 09:30 5
- Your IM is how I read the first one, yes. - znufrii, vice president Oct 18, 09:32 4
  - Sadly, I have learned to read expecting the worse. -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:33 3
    - My neighbor called them and they confirmed it would not be shut off for the entire time. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 18, 09:35 2
      - 8 to 1:58 FTW! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 18, 09:44
      - bonus! -- nm - Spawn Oct 18, 09:37

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