since i was a kid, and watched either my mom or dad do things, i saw a method to" the madness" of what they were doing....
i am not a prepper in the sense of hunkering down for the apocalypse, for that day, imma gonna kill as many zombies as i can, raid as many 7-11's as i can and then....take my naps.....after all zombie killing can be tiring, you ever watch any of those movies..???
but, i always found that yes, when there is work to be done i have 2 choices, get it done and ready, or do nothing and gripe that i have shite to do, and why didn't i do it earlier?
just like in trucking, things had to be at the ready (prepped) for the road, and my comfort...it was better to take some of my off duty hours and get things done, than to sweat like a mofo and rush to get on the road.
same as my mechanic days....get the repair order, tools, parts, coffee pot ready, and get to work.
as for freezing hot water, the wife and i shopped for double door freezers years ago, and right now, it is full of frozen boiling water.....come to think of it, we should rotate the old out, and put new in.......