That time the walk-in cooler died on a Friday evening in July

Back in 2018, I was working at a shop outside Omaha and the walk-in quit around 5 PM on a Friday. I mean, the compressor just stopped dead, no warning at all. Had to pull everything out and pack it into a rented refrigerated truck we drove over from a friend's place. Took three of us till almost midnight to get all the primals and boxes moved over. Has anyone else had to emergency salvage a whole cooler load like that on short notice?

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lisa_wilson8722d ago

Oh man, that sounds like an absolute nightmare. I've never had to deal with a full walk-in dying like that, but I can only imagine the panic setting in when you realize all that product is at risk. Props to you and your team for pulling off that save, that's some serious dedication right there.

grace56517d ago

Wait, do you really think it was all dedication though? @lisa_wilson87 I get what you're saying but honestly that situation sounds like it was mostly panic mode mixed with pure luck. When a walk-in goes down like that you're not really thinking straight, you're just grabbing ice bags and praying it holds. Sure the team pulled it off but let's not pretend there wasn't a ton of adrenaline and chaos behind it. Dedication might be part of it but I bet if you asked anyone there they'd say it was more about avoiding a massive loss than some noble effort. Respect the save but let's call it what it is.