[Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now

David Thomas david.w.thomas at me.com
Mon Jun 27 08:33:09 UTC 2011 

What was that story about the topings

Sent from my iPhone

On Jun 27, 2011, at 2:36, "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>>> 
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