[Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now

Mon Jun 27 07:36:41 UTC 2011

No, not at all!

I dumped a whole lot of lighter fluid in it, closed the lid, fumbled 
around a bit, and stuck the tip of an aim-n-flame into an enriched 
air-fuel mixture and lit THAT.

I blew the cover right off the top of the grill.  And then it hit the 
fence and bounced closed.  I was laughing SO hard.  I singed some 
hair, but I was laughing because even under sleepshade I knew exactly 
what just happened, as well as the awful truth:  The coals were out 
again.

I swear that I was following instructions.  Julee Mullen does not 
remember giving me those instructions, but she did.  And I followed 
them, not thinking about what I was doing.

They didn’t let me use the grill after that for some reason, no idea 
why not.

But at least I didn’t have four fire trucks pulling up with lights 
and sirens and everything during a NABS meeting over pizza toppings.  
That one is totally on our student pizza chef.

(See these are the stories you DON’T see in our training centers' 
brocures!)

Joseph

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 01:42:53AM -0500, David Thomas wrote:
>Let me guess dump a lot of liter fluid on and presto boom
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>On Jun 27, 2011, at 1:18 AM, "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You can invite me over to start up the charcoal.  Just ask people from the Colorado Center how good I am at lighting up a few coals.  *evil grin*
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 06:19:03PM -0700, Gloria Whipple wrote:
>>> Yummy!
>>>
>>>
>>> Gloria Whipple
>>> Corresponding Secretary
>>> Inland Empire chapter
>>> nfb of WA
>>>
>>> Cell: 509-475-4993
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of T. Joseph Carter
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 17:53
>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now
>>>
>>> Everybody over the Jim’s house!  *grin*
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 05:45:51PM -0700, Jim wrote:
>>>> That's what I had. <grin>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Steve P. Deeley
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 5:41 PM
>>>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now
>>>>
>>>> Get a gas grill.
>>>> Steve
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jim" <jp100 at earthlink.net>
>>>> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 11:41 AM
>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Greetings everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm hoping I can get some good tips here.  I will admit that I remember
>>>>> having seen a thread about something similar last summer, but I can't
>>>>> remember on what forum.  Some other guy was asking similar questions.
>>>>> Since
>>>>> it's summer time, I thought it would be appropriate to ask again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So, for my friends that know me, you know that one of my favorite things
>>>>> to
>>>>> eat is a good burger or good piece of meat.  Quite frankly, I am getting
>>>>> tired of smelling these grills coming from neighbors' houses and yards,
>>>>> with
>>>>> such wonderful smells!  So, although I've had one of those portable grills
>>>>> for a while, it's not been used except by a friend of mine one time, and
>>>>> I'm
>>>>> thinking that's a shame.  Last year's thread kept poking at me and telling
>>>>> me that I should use it again, but admittedly, I chickened out.  The
>>>>> Foreman
>>>>> grill just isn't cutting it right now!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Truthfully, I can't remember the last time I really barbecued as a blind
>>>>> person with any amount of confidence.  I know I did it in Louisiana, but
>>>>> don't ask me how long ago that was, and I have very fond memories when Dr.
>>>>> Jernigan had me do it with him, but that was also charcoal, and that was
>>>>> sixteen years ago.  That's where you guys come in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you guys give me some getting started tips so as to be able to do some
>>>>> stuff.possibly even today!  I've heard or read of some good tools or pans
>>>>> that are used for burgers or chicken breasts.  Can you tell me about them
>>>>> and how I can get them?  Also, if you have any tips or tricks as blind
>>>>> folks?  Just consider me a novice these days.  I also want to be able to
>>>>> avoid messes and to clean this stuff rather easily.  I don't have any
>>>>> talking thermometers or special blindness tools for barbecuing, so let me
>>>>> know if I need anything!   I'm just tired of all of these barbecues around
>>>>> me and me just eating other things when I could be using my little gas
>>>>> grill
>>>>> and indulging! <grin>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I know I could also ask my sighted friends for help, but this is something
>>>>
>>>>> I
>>>>> want to be able to do myself whenever I want, so why not start and ask
>>>>> blind
>>>>> folks who are friends of mine?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for everything, and thanks for not grilling me regarding my
>>>>> questions!  <grin>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I should start with a burger or two, huh??
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> blindtlk mailing list
>>>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>>> blindtlk:
>>>>>
>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/stevep.deeley%40in
>>>> sightbb.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>>> Version: 9.0.901 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3725 - Release Date: 06/25/11
>>>> 02:34:00
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> blindtlk mailing list
>>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindtlk:
>>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carter.tjoseph%40gmail.com
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blindtlk mailing list
>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindtlk:
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/ladygloria%40webband.com
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> blindtlk mailing list
>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindtlk:
>>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carter.tjoseph%40gmail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> blindtlk mailing list
>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindtlk:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/david.w.thomas%40me.com
>
>_______________________________________________
>blindtlk mailing list
>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindtlk:
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/carter.tjoseph%40gmail.com