Is that so you can cook them with the electricity you don't have.
Many perishable foods do not need preparation to be consumed....um milk comes to mind as one example.
Good grief. Whatever.
Ice is a completely reasonable thing to supply, and I've decided it is simply not worth the effort to discuss the matter.
Good night.
ohfercryinoutloud
I can't believe you say you're from Virginia. Didn't you live thru Isabel with the rest of us? My house was without power for 8 days.
8 hot, sweaty, stinky days. We lost all the food in the refrigerator and freezer but all we really wanted and needed was something cold to drink. Particularly my 3-year-old.
In weather and conditions like that, ice is not a luxury, it's a health issue.