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Statesman newsroom: What’s in Your Fridge Friday?
Here at the Austin American-Statesman, we pride ourselves on good journalism. We’re so busy, in fact, reporting, writing, editing and designing that keeping our newsroom fridge clean and organized often falls to the end of our to-do lists. A few weeks back, a few of us (un)fortunate enough to sit within a waft’s reach of the refrigerator noticed an unpleasant odor that signaled it had been far too many weeks since the last clean-out.
I couldn’t help but sneak a picture before the offending leftovers were tossed out.
In addition to her sports designing duties and with the help of a handful of other dedicated volunteers, Lucritia Edgerton lovingly coordinates these purges, which is a thankless and downright disgusting task. (When I was pregnant and supposed to be avoiding unnecessary molds, she refused to let me fulfill my purging duties one month, the kind soul that she is.)
What three things are always in the fridge?
Yogurt, leftovers from Whole Foods, cases of Mountain Dew, and the freezer is always stocked with frozen dinners to last an entire winter.
What’s the most disgusting item you’ve thrown away?
Ugh, strawberries that had liquified. Seriously. I had to get a paper plate and squeegee them out rather than pick them up. I was a little impressed at the level of decomposition. And that’s totally why I have rubber gloves just for the fridge clean.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever found in there?
There was a baby bottle full of milk in the top of the door, and I just left it there. In the fridge purge three months later, it was mysteriously still there… I’m wondering if one of our frazzled mothers didn’t have a container for her coffee creamer and just grabbed the nearest thing.
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By Scott
September 11, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
I can’t believe how much this looks like a family’s fridge. I’m curious what kind of meal one could throw together with everyone’s bits and pieces.
By Christina
September 12, 2008 8:22 AM | Link to this
She needs to come my office. We have 2 refrigerators here and noone is brave enough to face what lurks in them (not to mention I firmly believe Jimmy Hoffa lives in both of them…)
By Jodi
September 12, 2008 11:56 AM | Link to this
Office fridges in general gross me out so although ours actually gets cleaned out on a regular basis, I decided to go out and order a small dorm-style fridge for my own use. It’s wonderful and it’s nice that I can keep condiments and snacks in there and know the only germs on ‘em are mine!