I saw a wonderful idea the other day... If there is a bad storm forming, fill a cup of water and freeze it. Put a quarter (or something similar) on the top of the ice. If, at the end of the power outage, the quarter is at the bottom of a cup of water, everything in your freezer should be chucked out. If it's only half-way down or higher, you should be able to salvage the freezer's contents.
I saw a wonderful idea the other day... If there is a bad storm forming, fill a cup of water and freeze it. Put a quarter (or something similar) on the top of the ice. If, at the end of the power outage, the quarter is at the bottom of a cup of water, everything in your freezer should be chucked out. If it's only half-way down or higher, you should be able to salvage the freezer's contents.