Beer Fridge

I have a new beer fridge. Its not the greatest piece of kit in the world, but it does the job and the price was right. The GE 470 is of 80's vintage and was sourced through my local Freecycle group. Currently it holds a 19L keg of Amarillo Pale Ale which I brewed a couple of weeks ago. It also has a fermenter of an American Pale Ale which I brewed last week. This is cold conditioning so it drops bright before I chuck it in a keg.
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A beer fridge is every Australian man's birthright. Often of generation gap older than its new eco-friendly cousin in the kitchen, it sits in the laundry or garage with the sole purpose of keeping a mans beer cold. Mine will also house hops in its generous freezer section and yeast samples in the door, but the point is that its sole purpose is beer related.
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I am willing to overlook its power consumption for the simple fact that my beer will be cold and I'll have proper real keg on demand whenever I so choose.
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I read a professional (aka newspaper columnists blog) last week which posed the question how much beer should a beer fridge hold? The journalist response was surprising and made me question his sexuality;
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"The obvious answer is that it should be full to pussy's bow with beer, but I do not know that this is in fact true. My own beer fridge is about half full at the moment. Stocked with the remnants of our Halloween party. Four Kirins, three Steinlagers, two Heinekens, five sundry stubbies from the most excellent brewery of Mr. James Squire, and a couple of Cascade lights which somehow found their way in when my guard was down."
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Besides the fact that its full of exotic tasteless Asian, Kiwi and Euro lagers, there is one fundamental problem. It is not being used to its full potential. Maybe he should trade for a smaller fridge? Anyway the article dribbles on for a bit and the Journalist tries to justify his gayness, and then pretty much comes out of the closet with his final line.
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"I think then the rule of thumb must be, as in all things, that modest stillness and humility should be our watchword. A half-full beer fridge gives the impression that a good time has been had, and could yet be had again, but that one need not immediately launch oneself into a savage assault on the beer supplies, lending a considered and civilised repose to the contemplation of which bottle might come out next.
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For me, I think, another Kirin might be in order."
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Anyhow, for now I'll just be happy knowing that I have plenty of good quality piss on hand when ever I feel like it. You can read the homosexual ravings of the Journo here if you so wish.