Anything lurking in the electric frying pan? Many years ago, my mother’s kitchen developed a permeating funk that was entirely uncharacteristic of how she keeps her kitchen.
Did all the usual checks - took out the trash, scoped out the spot where the trash can lives and found no gunk that missed getting into the can, washed out the area for good measure. Checked the bottom of the dishwasher, ran a box of baking soda through the disposer, made sure there weren’t old coffee grounds in Mr. Coffee’s filter…
We basically turned that kitchen upside down looking at all the obvious stink sources. Then we got to the point of “Well, maybe something spilled on the counters and got under something?” and set to taking everything off so we could do an end to end scrub. Picked up the frying pan, and HWHUFFLLFF!! "Uh, Mom, when’s the last time you used this thing? :eek:
Cat #6 went back to the shelter because it is a very small kitten, and not eating. There are 2 nursing mothers at the shelter with litters, so #6 was going to be slipped into one of the litters so Mommacat can care for it. Maybe it’ll survive.
Then Boxer #3 tried to kill cat #5. The dog is now headed back to the shelter, and being labeled as cat hostile. The condition of cat #5 is still an open matter; she’s being watched by the neighbor for the moment.
VWife had a fit when she heard about me yelling at the shelter director for dumping animals on us, but it finally sank in that I’ve been right all along that there are too many critters in our house.
Sorry this isn’t the usual liteness and fluff, but I just had to gloat.
Aaaannndddd, it’s my turn in the ER today. Somebody rear ended me about an hour and a half ago. I’m ok except for a little bit of neck/back pain so I decided to come here just to make sure that everything is ok. I’m waiting to be seen right now. Incidentally, I thought I might have to be admitted for amputation of my right arm as the blood pressure cuff cut off my circulation and turned my arm blue!
Well, sometime late on Tuesday I got a hand tied behind my back again and was handed some papers to hang… :rolleyes: I think I’m going to get to enjoy my weekend without having to work. I hope.
Haven’t been able to keep track of all the illnesses, accidents, surgeries… :eek: Everybody get better, you hear!!
Tired. And probably nursing a bit of a cold, myself…
Ivory, **Swampy **-- you’ll notice I changed my “Location” field
Sending healing vibes to everyone who needs them. Seems lots of 'rents are getting hurt or having medical issues.
Not much going on here in Taterland.
Tomorrow, we’re taking off in the morning to go to some friends’ 50th wedding anniversary party. The party is actually Saturday, but it’s taking place in The Dalles, OR, so we’re making a weekend of it.
Another day spent running around the office trying to convince various people to stop ignoring things that are supposed to be part of their job, because they’re getting in the way of me being able to do my job. Apparently, someone forgot to include “give a crap” as part of most job descriptions around here. :rolleyes:
Congrats on being right, Vundy. I know this is a rare experience for most husbands, so savour it while you can.
Get well thoughts and lots of virtual hugs have been dispatched in the direction(s) of rosie, Puggy and Pie.
Howdy Y’all! Home and chillin’. Burgers on the grill and fries for dindin. YUM!
dotty hope dad is doin’ better. Sorry I didn’t mention it earlier!
{{{CutiePie}}} TVMan must pamper you this evening. I have spoken!
Special1 YAAAAAAAAAY!!! Style over substance! Now don’t you feel a whole lot better.
BBBobbio good for you for puttin’ your foot down and makin’ VWife see the light re shelter animals. I mean, it’s nice and all, but doesn’t seem like she’s up to doin’ it and been foistin’ it off on you.
Taters enjoy your weekend!
Puggy my mom suffers from bouts of vertigo. Hope you feel better soon.
Rosie hope you feel better soon, too.
Awww heck, medicinal ice cream all around. It’ll either cure or be a preventative.
One day closer to the end of the week - YAY!! And I had a pretty good day. I got a new task that I feared was going to be very time-consuming, but after a quick and dirty look at the data, I got to tell the team lead that it couldn’t be done. OK, it could be done, if I had more than 3 weeks to do it. Plus my quick and dirty look was enough to give me the impression that even if I had all the data I needed, the answer would still be “You can’t accomplish what you want to accomplish.” So that’s off my plate.
Then I did some time in the gym on the recumbent bike - much easier on my foot and shins than the treadmill. So 30 minutes biking, a few assorted reps on some of the weight machines, then 10 more minutes of easy biking. Good workout! I’m pleased.
And once I got home, I vacuumed up all the dog hair and (I hope) any remaining flea eggs/carcasses. Go me!! Now I just need to decide what to have for supper. I think I’ll let PapaJohn cook - then I’ll have leftovers for lunch. Yum.
**FCD **called - his dad is home and doing pretty well. In fact, he asked me to check on flights to Indianapolis for them in a few weeks. He said something about a golf tournament - watching, not playing!
It’s a bit overcast - maybe we’ll get a little rain?? I wish.
What else - going to see my mom on Sat, just because. It’ll also give me an excuse to stop and get more clay. Plus she needs a little help that I can give her.
Bobbio, good for you! Fostering critters is a really nice thing to do, but when it starts affecting your quality of life, a line must be drawn.
I now decree that all these ER visits and medical issues must cease. Knock it of! You hear me?!?!?
No electric frying pan so I can check that off the “possible sources of the stench” list. I didn’t go home at lunch today so I’ll have to do all the checking when I get home. I’ll let everyone know the results tomorrow.
Just checkin’ in before grillin’ and N.O.T. fryin’ commences. Got everything heatin’ up. I just love bein’ able to cook outside! I can grill burgers and make fries at the same time. I am a multi-taskin’ chef!
mmmmmm - mushroom/ground beef/extra cheese pizza. Nom nom nom.
I don’t think it hit 80 here today - another day of loverly, below-normal temps day. If I was a kid who wanted to go swimming, I’d hate it, but as an adult who hates paying for air conditioning, I’m loving it!!!
I’m fine. They gave me muscle relaxers and anti-inflammatory drugs. Now I’m home and deciding when to take them since a client is supposed to be calling me later.
Seems our friend has invited herself to dinner… what have we started??? It’s ok, really, but I’m kinda tired. She is a poor student, and I did tell her she’s welcome anytime.
Wow, where to start? All you sickie/hurtie people: Stop that right now! Except the silly people we don’t know who are meant for Bobbio’s Saturday night entertainment.
Sorry the vertigo ruined your vacation, Puggy.
Nice location, SO.
taxi: do you have any potatoes or onions that might be hiding a rotten one?
Went to see Transformers 2 with a friend. She really wanted to see it and didn’t have anyone else to go with, so I caved. Not really my cuppa tea, but fairly entertaining.
Guess I should do a little something productive before crawling into bed. But what?
Congrats on briefly being right.
