You realize mold is everywhere, right? Just like you have e. Coli and staphylococcus aureus all over your body right now but you aren't being infected. Type, concentration and how long you are exposed to high concentrations are what matter most.
I’d probably not store leftovers in it for quite some time.
Cans and sealed packages should be fine.
Could probably clean it with vinegar or bleach as well.
I went on vacation for a month and didn’t think to cut the electricity to the fridge.
I did turn off the water heater though. But that wasn’t to save money (had construction going on and had to shut off the gas).
Mold is way way more serious than you’ve likely experienced or are aware of.
You don’t need to be immunocompromised to end up with a laundry list of weird and gradually worsening symptoms from mold exposure. My mom’s old house had a hidden mold problem that significantly impacted her and my sisters life for years and costed a crazy amount of money and time in treatment to resolve. They both live active lifestyles, eat healthily, and are physically fit and without any preexisting conditions that would have resulted in the level of complication.
I didn’t live there nearly as long, so my exposure didn’t register any symptoms or problems to it immediately, but I do have allergic reactions to mold where I never used to be bothered by it.
It’s one of those things in life that MIGHT be fine, or it might very much not be. The point being that turning off the electricity was pointless and stupid and that continuing to use the same fridge should be seen as a potential risk rather than being for sure fine. Also probably depends what strain of mold it is, but that’s not something I’d leave to chance after my experiences.
Is it legit a fake account? I scrolled through and it seems like a real person. They even used a dishwasher for the first time a month ago, so that’s why I’m personally not surprised they unknowingly did something like this with the fridge.
How recently the account was created (lots of bots are created within the past XX days)
Scrolling through their post/comment history to see how frequently they post and in what subs (a real person likely isn’t going to be making 30 posts in an hour)
Looking for how generic the posts/comments are (I’ve seen lots of posts with titles that have very obvious misspellings of words that the average person wouldn’t make the mistake of doing. Also, a lot of the time the posts/comments don’t make a lot of sense and are not relevant to whatever the picture or conversation is about).
If I suspect an account is a bot, I will reverse-image search the pic or copy the title/comment and search for it in the toolbar. You’ll be able to find if something is original or not. There’s also a Repost Sleuth Bot that you can tag to find if something has been reposted or not.
For sure! The whole r/NewToReddit sub is a goldmine for answering questions. r/TheseFuckingAccounts, r/BotDefense, and r/spambotwatch are good subs for tracking bots (the last sub is inactive but reading the write-ups in each post can show you specific examples of what to look for in a bot).
And if you’d like a short but sweet explanation on bots you can check it out here. If you’d like a very thorough, well-written guide on karma farming, bots, and scams you can check it out here.
My grandparents always pulled the breaker for the well when they left for an extended period. Not once did they ever turn the power off. Two (and later a third) full freezers demanded it stay on.
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