Parting is such sweet sorrow – even with my office refrigerator.
Parting with my fridge is sorrowful because it is so convenient to have around, but parting with it is also pleasurable because it is an extravagance I don’t need.
We already have an office refrigerator near our break room that has plenty of space for my needs. But it didn’t occur to me how much of an extravagance my office fridge was until I took stock of its contents: various packets of mustard, ketchup and Taco Bell hot sauce, a jar of mayonnaise, a can of V8, a yogurt and three bottles of beer with a born on date of March 18, 2005.
Apparently, these three bottles were orphaned back in 2005 and have been hand-me-downs ever since. I sort of hate to break the hand-me-down tradition, but it’s time to part with my office fridge, even at the expense of these very mature drinks.
As the new year approaches, and you take stock of your surroundings and make New Year’s resolutions, consider resolving to reduce the amount of energy that is spent on the various appliances in your office space.
Take an inventory of the number of refrigerators, microwaves, transformers, coffee makers, fans, toasters and other miscellaneous appliances you have in the building. Common sense will tell you if you have excess.
Conserving energy saves money and protects the environment. And if you need assistance on the turn-in procedures for government owned appliances, call Raul Visaya, Air Force energy manager on Ramstein, Vogelweh and Sembach at 480-3723.
Happy Holidays from the 86th CEG!
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Parting is such sweet sorrow – even with my office refrigerator.
Parting with my fridge is sorrowful because it is so convenient to have around, but parting with it is also pleasurable because it is an extravagance I don’t need.
We already have an office refrigerator near our break room that has plenty of space for my needs. But it didn’t occur to me how much of an extravagance my office fridge was until I took stock of its contents: various packets of mustard, ketchup and Taco Bell hot sauce, a jar of mayonnaise, a can of V8, a yogurt and three bottles of beer with a born on date of March 18, 2005.
Apparently, these three bottles were orphaned back in 2005 and have been hand-me-downs ever since. I sort of hate to break the hand-me-down tradition, but it’s time to part with my office fridge, even at the expense of these very mature drinks.
As the new year approaches, and you take stock of your surroundings and make New Year’s resolutions, consider resolving to reduce the amount of energy that is spent on the various appliances in your office space.
Take an inventory of the number of refrigerators, microwaves, transformers, coffee makers, fans, toasters and other miscellaneous appliances you have in the building. Common sense will tell you if you have excess.
Conserving energy saves money and protects the environment. And if you need assistance on the turn-in procedures for government owned appliances, call Raul Visaya, Air Force energy manager on Ramstein, Vogelweh and Sembach at 480-3723.
Happy Holidays from the 86th CEG!