On Sat, 23 Dec 1995, Joseph F. Fournier II wrote:

> I took a cookie sheet and cut it to make a rack just the right size for a 
> block of ice; gave me a few extra inches and some added stability in the 
> cooler. Block ice is groovy if you're only going to need a cold box for 2 
> or 3 days. 8) Joe

Used to be able to get block ice at every gas station.   We traveled the 
country coast to coast using only the ice chest type ice box in a '72 
Westy.  Now that all you can get is cube ice its not as easy to use that 
type of cooler.  Cubes melt way to quickly.  An ice pick was one of the 
more important tools we always carried.

bill and diane killian
zen and the art of ferrets