Working with perishable commodities, I'm always aware of things such as sell-by, freeze-by, best-by, or expiration dates on products. One things I wasn't aware of is that bagged ice is considered in the same way.
One of the results of a lack of hurricanes in the state of Florida last season is how to move nearly 9 million pounds of ice sitting in warehouses, ready to be shipped to areas that needed it after storms.
This ice needs to be moved well before the next hurricane season starts at the beginning of June, so the word has gone out in an effort to move the frozen inventory. One caveat for buyers though: There are strings attached, though. The ice is packaged in plastic-wrapped pallets of 360 bags each, so that is the minimum amount the state will part with. Delivery is included, but only if the recipient will take a whole truckload of 22 pallets, or almost 40,000 pounds.
Obviously storage of the purchased ice would then be a priority for the buyer. Good luck on that front, though it appears that the state government has another idea in line if the ice isn't sold in time.
ICE ICE BABY
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