bethany102399
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Oct 11, 2014 3:17:29 GMT
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Post by bethany102399 on Feb 1, 2022 15:27:46 GMT
I had a friend who did a ground up Reno of her kitchen pre-pandemic. Thanks to an unscrupulous contractor their 3 week Reno went on for over a year. (two contractors and a lot of money lost too). She set up in their dining room with the fridge, crock pot, microwave and griddle. If you couldn't cook with those things, she didn't make it. I'm not sure if she used paper plates or not, but It's a great idea. I would just be prepared for a long term mess and go with what you've got.
If the storage becomes an issue, then I'd look into booking the POD. but I"m irritated with my own DH at the moment, so that may be why I'd be willing to incur the argument.
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twinsmomfla99
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Jun 26, 2014 13:42:47 GMT
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Post by twinsmomfla99 on Feb 1, 2022 16:31:39 GMT
When we moved into our current house, we did a lease for a little over a month (5 weeks, I think?) until our old house closed.
There were no appliances in the house at all, and we did not want to purchase a fridge, stove, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer in case the closing fell through for some reason.
Soooo....I cooked in the crockpot, counter-top microwave, and toaster oven and used the grill when we could. All dishes were washed by hand, and we used a lot of paper plates LOL. I also used crockpot liners to reduce the cleaning required since I HATE cleaning the crock pot! If I were doing it again, I would have purchased a hot plate to cook on as well.
We washed most of our clothing at the laundromat for the month, and every time we visited Mom 1.5 hours away, I took a several loads to wash there.
Honestly, I really would have hated it if I had to set it all up in another room and deal with the reno mess in the kitchen. We had a "garage drink fridge" that we had moved with us, and it was in the kitchen, so even though I did not have my new appliances, I did have access to all of the food and pantry items and sink without setting up a new cooking space.
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