AZGman wrote:Coin toss - pizza or Chinese?

Chinese.

pooflady wrote:Chinese.

Yeah; my pref.

dontwantaname wrote:Then I'll say chinese, like poof and make it easy for you.

Wish the chicken outfits delivered.

dontwantaname wrote:Why? You want to eat with this guy?????

I don't want to know your family that well.

afternoon all!

slept in this morning (three days in a row sleeping in -> tomorrow morning is gonna suck getting up for work). mowed the yard. took a shower.

came online to find tips on best way to quickly defrost a freezer. got distracted by woot and facebook (dang you, Bejeweled!!) still need to find tips on defrosting the freezer. Thinking about going to the hardware store and getting a hot-air gun to melt the ice off. I could stand to have one around anyway for heat-shrink tubing and other stuff around the house too, assuming it's not too expensive.

poof - shouldn't be to hard to clean a cast iron pan. according to Alton Brown (I forget, are you the one that can't stand him?) cast iron should only be minimally cleaned anyway, just a hit of hot water and maybe some coarse salt and a paper towel for scrubbing. never, ever, use soap. the whole idea of cast iron is to let the burnt oils accumulate over time to make a natural non-stick coating.

hey, a few more stream-of-consciousness paragraphs, and I'll have a d'name post going here! lets see...

so while mowing the yard this morning, I noticed that there were some holes in one part of the yard that re-appeared after I filled them last summer. Wondering if it was a burrowing animal? couldn't tell if the dirt formations around the holes were from an animal going down, or if it was from water (from septic? gutter drains?) lifting the dirt up. Except it didn't rain last week. Then shortly after, I found an old baseball that I had buried in that same hole last year, but it was now laying a few feet away. then nearby I noticed some bits of black fur attached to a bit of skin and bone. So, my guess is a fox or coyote finally caught Mooch (the neighborhood feral cat) and then tried to bury the leftovers in the soft dirt patch? At least I hope that's the case, and It's not the first signs of a collapsed septic field line, cause that will be expensive to fix if it is.

okay. that's all I have for now. still need to go find those defrosting instructions.

dontwantaname wrote:Then I'll say chinese, like poof and make it easy for you.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today.
You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese food.
The waiters never are rude.
Think of the many things they've done to impress.
There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.

So I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.

I like Chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confucious taught.
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.

So, I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.

dontwantaname wrote:
When I was a kid, everyone had cast iron and I don't know anyone who let it cure like that. Most moms wouldn't put a dirty fry pan away.

I wouldn't so much say that you put it away dirty, just that you only have to minimally clean them.

And off to the hardware store. Got a couple projects to work on this afternoon. FIL always says that something's not a real project until you've been to the store for the third time that day. Hopefully it won't be quite that bad this time around.

dontwantaname wrote:hey, I have a $10 off coupon for Ace! Stop by and pick it up.

You've really got a yak attack goin' on today!!!!

dontwantaname wrote:
When I was a kid, everyone had cast iron

i hadn't realized they had discovered iron that far back.

Settled for Mickey D; Not great, but plugged the hole.

dontwantaname wrote:That wasn't even one of the choices.

Oh well. That am life.

G'night.

dontwantaname wrote:Sleep well, at least it won't be monday tomorrow!

for some people it's always monday.

dontwantaname wrote:That wasn't even one of the choices.

better than settling for mickey roarke.

Turken wrote:afternoon all!





poof - shouldn't be to hard to clean a cast iron pan. according to Alton Brown (I forget, are you the one that can't stand him?) cast iron should only be minimally cleaned anyway, just a hit of hot water and maybe some coarse salt and a paper towel for scrubbing. never, ever, use soap. the whole idea of cast iron is to let the burnt oils accumulate over time to make a natural non-stick coating.

It was the outside of the skillet that was so yucky. You cook over a charcoal fire and see what the skillet looks like. And I don't care what they say, the skillet gets washed with soap.

Quick way to defrost is with a hair dryer. Passive way, pots of hot water. When I had to defrost, I used both.

freezer defrosted.

bought a hot air gun at the hardware store (basically an industrial hair drier), and made quick work of the job.

freezer we have is an upright, not chest. Bought it used for $50 from a listing on craigslist. Probably 13-15 years old when we got it last year. Personally, I think I'd rather have something that's old (but proven reliable) than any of the cheaper but made-in-China crap you find in the stores new today.

kdccrosby wrote:If I ever get another dog, it will either be REALLY big, or REALLY small. haven't decided which

I want a dog you need to call Mister

Turken wrote:freezer defrosted.

bought a hot air gun at the hardware store (basically an industrial hair drier), and made quick work of the job.

freezer we have is an upright, not chest. Bought it used for $50 from a listing on craigslist. Probably 13-15 years old when we got it last year. Personally, I think I'd rather have something that's old (but proven reliable) than any of the cheaper but made-in-China crap you find in the stores new today.

Ours is a big upright (we were going to get sides of beef - yeah, right) 39 years old and I'm sure uses a ton of electricity. Going to get rid of it soon.

dontwantaname wrote:Oh swell. No humidity today. It is coming.
98 with humidity, that will be fun.

Welcome to an average day in Texas

So last night around 10 Mrs Ice notices a wet spot in the hall carpet. My first thought was another roof leak but no sign of wet on he ceiling. I put a towel down to sop up to water and wait and see what was what in the a.m. .
Morning come and it's worse, I'm thinking water leak under the slab....not freakin good. Call a plumber buddy up and start tracing it back. I look where the main comes up (in the cold air return chase) and there is a lake. Now I'm convinced we have a leak under the slab.While talking to my friend I'm checking the water heater for a leak...nope. I hang up and noticed water dribbling from the a/c coil area of the furnace. So it is the drip pan drain is plugged. The rest of the day is spent un stopping the drain, wet vacuuming etc. So much for my last vacation day. Nothing else I wanted to get done today is finished.

Iceback wrote:So last night around 10 Mrs Ice notices a wet spot in the hall carpet. My first thought was another roof leak but no sign of wet on he ceiling. I put a towel down to sop up to water and wait and see what was what in the a.m. .
Morning come and it's worse, I'm thinking water leak under the slab....not freakin good. Call a plumber buddy up and start tracing it back. I look where the main comes up (in the cold air return chase) and there is a lake. Now I'm convinced we have a leak under the slab.While talking to my friend I'm checking the water heater for a leak...nope. I hang up and noticed water dribbling from the a/c coil area of the furnace. So it is the drip pan drain is plugged. The rest of the day is spent un stopping the drain, wet vacuuming etc. So much for my last vacation day. Nothing else I wanted to get done today is finished.

At least it wasn't under the slab.

pooflady wrote:At least it wasn't under the slab.

It was the least bad of bad scenarios

Welcome back

When was Orc supposed to find out about the job?

dontwantaname wrote:Oh My G, the internet went down.
I thought you were gone.

//happy dance you came back.

Did your hands start sweating? I think I was close to the shakes last week.

dontwantaname wrote:The law school? He didn't get it.

damn
I was really hoping he would..