I'm finally starting to get over this cold... speaking of cold, it gets cold in Cali. No one told me about this... but it can't be as cold as it gets in Ohio.
I really recommend the use of medication when you're sick. There's no need to suffer through it. I wish I would have decided to get stuff earlier instead of waiting till I couldn't breathe.
For Thanksgiving, I went to go see the Pilipino Mapia (Filipino Mafia a.k.a. my family here in Los Angeles). I almost got to use the phrase "I wish I could tell you officer, but I have no idea why they decided to put a towel in the oven..."
Long story short, my cousin Philip made dinner, but apparently spilled most of the turkey grease into the bottom of the oven and didn't tell anyone. Keep in mind that turkey grease is relatively clear, so when my cousin--his sister--decided to bake brownies 4 hours later, we didn't realize something was wrong until there was smoke billowing from around the oven door.
This is where the towel comes in... My uncle, Sandy, opens the oven to find out what's going on. That's when we discover the "Black Lagoon" of burned turkey grease pooled at the bottom of a pre-heated 400 degree oven. Thinking that the grease is going to catch fire, he grabs a towel to soak up a flammable liquid surrounding a very hot heating element. What he didn't think about was that a dry sheet of 100% cotton is just as flammable, and started to burn as soon as he put it to the element.
Now, add up the crazy:
1. 100% cotton towel
2. burning turkey grease
3. 400 degree heating element
Anyone see the bad idea??
Luckily, I thought to turn the oven off and leave the door open before he got back with the towel. It may have been an oil-soaked rag in the end, but everything had just enough time to cool so that very bad things didn't happen.
So how was your Thanksgiving?
