More Yogurt, STAT!

Today’s set of fridges have been sent by a very special Fridgestock contributor who is also a healthcare professional!

We’re prescribing a direct post for these foodcare units as the Kitchen Staff are due in for their annual physical. Enjoy!

As posted by our contributor:

Patient Fridge Sign

“This sign was made to warn other patients that if you’re going to put food in this fridge, you better be prepared that there is a chance that it will go missing or used or half eaten!!!! Yes, other patients will eat half of someone else’s sandwich and then put it back!!! Ew!”

Patient Freezer

“There’s not much in this freezer, I just think it’s funny how there are plastic forks and plates in it. Keep in mind that there are indeed hoarders in the hospital.  Nurses do become hoarders especially if items (in this case, forks) are in demand and they just disappear during the weekend (and the hospital store is closed until Monday!) so we have to “borrow” items from other floors, so what better way to use the patient freezer to stash forks and plates!? No one will be the wiser!”

Patient Fridge:

“Ohh the ever soo mysterious patient fridge!!! Let’s start with the side panel, the large cup is where we keep our delicious apple sauce (individually packaged of course, perfect for mixing meds), beside it are the three milk cartons. There’re always three milk cartons on this side panel and alllll three of them are ALWAYS open! Why? Who knows!  In this case it seems that there’s four! The fourth is located on the first rack. Also, on this rack are patient’s specific items brought from home and also if someone doesn’t like their Jello we keep them here for the other patient who may still be hungry and happens to like Jello! The second rack is also used for patient’s items but in this case we have juices. We usually keep the juices on the third rack because it’s less visible, but in this case we have more juice than usual.”

MedFridge:

“This fridge is where the meds that need to be refrigerated are kept (including narcotics!). The freezer is where we keep our nasogastric tubes to keep them nice and stiff so they don’t bend as much when they are being shoved into someone’s nose (so, if you ever think of not eating while staying in a hospital, believe me we have ways to put food into you!).  The rack just under the freezer is where we keep the suppository meds (like your good o’l glycerin suppository, so if you ever think of not pooping in the hospital, believe me again, we have ways to make you poop and it’s not gonna be pretty!!!), along with Tylenol, Gravol, etc. The next rack under it is the narcotic rack and it is in an enclosed box with two key holes so no one will run off with it!!! Moving on to the rack below the narcotics is the insulin and “other” meds (other meds are for specific patients who needs special antibiotics eyedrops, nasosprays, etc.). And finally the veggie crisp drawer is where we keep all our antibiotics meds. At the side panel of the fridge we keep magnesium citrate and I think that’s a patient’s lunch in a ziploc bag.”

Kitchen Staff are happy to report a clean bill of health and a doctor’s order for more comments! What did you think about today’s special fridge? Let us know!

Bags and Ants

This fridge comes courtesy of an office temp stuck in a sticky situation.

There are ants in the kitchen because people stir their coffees with spoons and leave the

them on the counter.  As a result, we can’t give rid of the ants and they are annoying as

hell!

To make matters worse, the fridge is populated by mysterious plastic bags of unknown origins.

What can these bags possibly contain? Forgotten leftovers, lab experiments, the answers to the mysteries of the universe? Take a stab at it in the comments.

The Great Yogurt Robbery

Today’s communal fridges come from a Canadian financial institution.

Though our first fridge is a part of a bank it seems no one is making any deposits.  This most barren and desolate of cold storage units is the emptiest fridge that Fridgestock has yet encountered. The empty middle shelf, the lonely lunch bag at the bottom and ONLY two condiments?

Perhaps the condition of our first fridge can be explained by our next photo. No, this isn’t the large appliance section of your local furniture outlet it’s actually the common lunch room with not one, not two, but FOUR fridges!

And now we come to The Yogurt Fridge. Yes, it is a yogurt-specific fridge, though some milk and creamers have snuck in.

This fridge has been the victim of multiple robberies. Passive aggressive notes have been written. Yogurts have been labelled with the names of their respective owners. Nothing seems to deter the yogurt thief/thieves. Though convenient to use, trusting this fridge with your snack investment is a high-risk venture.

The yogurt thief remains at large. Let’s hope the bank’s vaults are safer.

A Full House

Just to switch it up a bit, today’s communal fridge comes from a home in Guelph, Ontario shared amongst 5 roommates. Communal fridges aren’t just repositories of stale, forgotten lunches, they can also be the site of shared installation art.

As seen above, the fridge door is decorated with postcards, clippings, recipes, and magnetic scientific poetry pieces.  The fridge interior is no less whimsical.

Along with condiment staples Ketchup and Mustard, the fridge also features FOUR, count ‘em, FOUR cans of whipped cream! But for a balanced lifestyle, the beverage representation for this fridge leans towards the more health conscious items including orange juice, Five Alive, skim milk, and vitamin water. This well-loved fridge is also a bit worn down. The bottom left drawer has lost its door, but continues to soldier on holding vegetables to the best of its ability.  Note what may be a disturbing lack of actual food…

Last, but not least, a look in to the freezer.

So this is how the house sustains itself! The freezer contains frozen everything including pizza, meatballs, perogies, vegetables, and fries. It also appears to have been packed by a Tetris world champion.

Anyone have a more impressive display of packing skills? Let us know in the comments or submit your own communal fridge post!

Jurassic Sauce

Today’s fridge comes from a multinational insurance company, which makes sense when you see how well stocked it is!

According to this anonymous contributor, the two sauces  (sitting on the middle rack in blue-lidded containers) have been in the fridge “since the dawn of time.” Which probably accounts for the constant weird odors emanating from it. The fridge is mainly used by employees on the lower end of the corporate ladder as “all managers eat out on their expense accounts.”

Here’s to hoping that one day our lovely contributor will be promoted up the ladder and out of the fridge! Cheers!

Mini Fridge Packs a Pungent Punch

Today’s fridge comes to us from one floor of a government building.

Says our anonymous contributor:

“Has ghastly smell when opened. Smell most likely from people’s lunches.”

That brown bag in the bottom left corner? Origins are from “god-knows-how-long-ago.” On the bottom-right corner we have a mysterious white substance, locked away safely courtesy of a snap and seal container. On the brighter side, milk in this fridge is shared, it’s good to know someone in the government is saving money.

Anyone else have sections of their communal fridges quarantined? Let us know in the comments!

The Fridge Runneth Over

Today’s fridge comes from a non-profit agency somewhere in Ontario!

One which, according to one employee, has trouble following notes like this:

As seen here:

And a confession from our anonymous contributor:

“I’m sorry for taking the freezer packs! I’ll return them someday, I promise!”

Anyone else want to own up to freezer theft? Let us know in the comments!

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