how to defrost a frigidaire

The refrigerator had to be defrosted. A Frigidaire from the 50s, I don't know how it even still works. (Come to think of it, it's about as old as I am. Hmm.)
      For those who will never need to know how to do this: First put all the food in the cooler by the back door with a bag of ice (including the gallon jugs of water you haul in from a friend's house). Then unplug the thing and put pans of hot water in the freezer (if you can get them in). Throw the chunks of ice into the yard for the dog and wait til the fridge stops dripping. While waiting, wash your underwear in the sink and your hair with a bowl in the bathtub. Hang underwear in sun. Use bath water to water crape myrtle. Dry fridge with box fan. Plug back in.
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