[Blindtlk] Fired up and cooking now

T. Joseph Carter carter.tjoseph at gmail.com
Mon Jun 27 10:39:53 UTC 2011 

They fell off the pizza, into the oven, and caught fire.  Lots of 
smoke, lots of alarms, sirens, etc.  Not much else.  (I wasn’t 
involved, that time, but I was there…)

Joseph


On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 03:33:09AM -0500, David Thomas wrote:
>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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