The best cooler ever. A neighbor had ordered a bunch of steaks, and set the some two inch thick styrofoam box out along the street.

Drove by and noticed it.  Needing a cooler, thought about it, but kept on going.  But still thought about it.  Saturday morning, got in the car, drove up the street.  Still there, i snatched that bad boy up.  Got it home, of course it was clean inside.  Took two half gallon orange juice cartons of ice, tore off the waxed paper, threw in a few frozen water bottles and a few that were in the frig. 

That was saturday morning.  By late afternoon, the frozen water was partially melted, but the two ice blocks hardly a bit melted.  Yesterday evening (sunday) the ice blocks were only partially melted, sitting in like an inch of cold water.  i then poured the excess water away, added another block, and a few more water bottles.  In this heat, bet the water will still be cool by thursday. 

So much better than lugging ice every time ya turn around.  The styrofoam ones at the store are like 1-inch thick, and designed to break if you sneeze too loud - so cough up another $5 or 6 bucks...idiot.   And yeah, i realize if a  greenoid was to happen by, they'd leave a new-agey sermonette.  Thing is: styrofoam keeps stuff cool, and i'll have that cooler for a long time, Lord willing.

i had a cooler, one of those plastic ones, but gave it to someone who likes to go fishing, and needed something portable; something that would keep water and soda cool for but a few hours.