PBJ

Refrigeration isn't something that I take for granted like most "insiders". Any food items that I carry with me in my vehicle have to withstand the heat of summer because I don't carry a cooler. I'd be re-filling it with ice on a daily basis if I did and that would be a nuisance.

My mom called the other day and asked me what I've been eating. I told her about all the fast food places that I've been to lately and her first comment was, "Gee, that's got to be expensive. You should go to the store and get some lunchmeat and cheese or something." I had to remind her that if I didn't eat it that day, that whatever I bought would go bad on me and I've never been thrilled about the prospect of eating spoiled food. Last spring, when I was still living indoors, I went to a fast food place late at night and had some chicken nuggets left over which I ate the next morning. They had already gone bad even though it never exceeded 50 degrees overnight in my truck and I spent the next 36 hours driving the white porcelain bus. (You know, the one in your bathroom.) I won't be eating any unrefrigerated leftovers again, ever!


Other than some assorted canned goods, the only food I carry with me is a jar of peanut butter, a squeeze bottle of grape jam and a loaf of bread. I used to really like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but after eating what seems like a couple thousand of them this summer, for breakfast, lunch and dinner, my lip curls up in an unpleasant, disagreeable snarl every time I think about the idea. I've decided instead to shop just for the day and only buy what I can eat without leftovers.