Meal Delivery Experiences Today

OK most has dealt with the meals. Now about the battery. How many look under the hood to check the fluids , hoses belts & battery?

Most battery failures aren't due to age but lack of maintenance. Keeping the water level up & removing the corrosion from the terminals should be routine. Visual on the belts to detect fraying, actually reaching in to squeeze the hoses at the bends will detect soft spots. Fluid levels all visual including brake fluid. Most manufacturers recommend distilled water for the battery. 97 cents a gallon at Walmart beats the cost of a battery that has failed prematurely. And of course check with engine cold.

Not a do it yourself person ask the shop where you take you vehicle to do that for you. Minor expense for extended lower vehicle operating cost. And since you now know what to look for check that the shop did do it.
 

I used Meals on Wheels when I first came out of the hospital. It cost me $350. The meals were anything from sandwiches to dinners. It was all good food-nothing fancy. There was not much of it, though. And only two meals/day were provided, so breakfast was on you. I do have to say the people , who delivered them, really deserve thanks for what they do. High praise to them. That job ain't easy.
 
Catlady said:
That is abominable! Not only are the Meals on Wheels people messing up the environment, they are also wasting money that could feed more people. They could collect the trays once a week or so and re-use them or get permanent trays.
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Let's just get real. Collect them once a week? So the volunteer has to count the trays and collect them, clean or otherwise. And what if the meal recipient forgets? Throws them out? Wants to hoard them? Does the volunteer come in and root around to find them? So many ways this could go pear shaped in a big hurry. And who's going to sanitize all those reusable trays? That's opening a can of worms just to satisfy your virtue signaling environmentalism. The greater good is getting meals to those who need them. Once you start making it harder (and harder still by insisting on vegan, gluten-free or hypo-allergenic options) it becomes more expensive, more labor-intensive, and fewer people get fed. The best you can hope for is a compostable and disposable tray. Meals on Wheels is a good thing. Best to keep it simple.
 

CarolfromTX said:
Let's just get real. Collect them once a week? So the volunteer has to count the trays and collect them, clean or otherwise. And what if the meal recipient forgets? Throws them out? Wants to hoard them? Does the volunteer come in and root around to find them? So many ways this could go pear shaped in a big hurry. And who's going to sanitize all those reusable trays? That's opening a can of worms just to satisfy your virtue signaling environmentalism. The greater good is getting meals to those who need them. Once you start making it harder (and harder still by insisting on vegan, gluten-free or hypo-allergenic options) it becomes more expensive, more labor-intensive, and fewer people get fed. The best you can hope for is a compostable and disposable tray. Meals on Wheels is a good thing. Best to keep it simple.
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I agree it's not much different than buying a frozen entree or a meal at a fast-food restaurant.

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