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Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Deep Fried Turkey - Safety - How to Safely Deep Fry Turkey on Thanksgiving
Everybody loves deep-fried turkey. But every year there are people who risk life and property trying to fry a bird. The fear of burning your house down is real.
If you've always wanted to try to fry, and you've decided that this is the year you'll take the plunge of deep-fried turkey, please don't burn your house down. Follow some basic safety tips to avoid injuries.
Tips to having a safe and happy Thanksgiving
If you decide to deep fry a turkey, follow these tips to prevent fires and injuries:- Place the turkey fryer outdoors, on a level surface, in an open area away from homes, fences, sheds, over hangs and other structures.
- Never place the fryer on a wooden deck or porch or in a garage or carport.
- Leave at least 2 feet between the fryer and the propane tank.
- Keep the fryer in full view at all times.
- Keep children and pets away from the fryer.
- Check the oil temperature often. If you see smoke coming from the oil, turn off the gas right away.
- Completely thaw and dry the turkey before frying. Adding a partially frozen or wet turkey to the pot makes the oil splatter a lot, causing a fire or explosion hazard.
- Cover bare skin before adding or removing food from the fryer.
- Raise and lower food slowly to avoid splattering or spilling oil.
- Use the right amount of oil. To find out how much oil to use, read the fryer's instructions, or:
- Place the turkey in the pot.
- Fill with water until the turkey is covered by an inch of water.
- Remove the turkey and pat dry.
- Mark the water level in the pot.
- Dump the water, dry the pot, and fill oil to the level marked.
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Turkey Fryer Fire Facts
- Cooking fires peak on Thanksgiving Day.
- Between 1998 and 2005, the Consumer Product Safety Commission had 112 reports of fires or burns related to turkey fryers.
- Most fires from turkey fryers occur while the oil is being heated, before the turkey is added.
- Contact with hot oil can cause serious burns.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Five 5 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina evacuation and the days following
August 28, 2005 Five Years Ago Today
The car was gassed up and packed; we checked in w/friends and family; and started on what will turn out to be a journey we never expected to take. We packed for 2 or 3 days thinking worse case we would stay in Mississippi for a few days.
We stayed in Little Rock, Arkansas for almost a month. Thanks to Vicki and so many, many friends who tracked us down and offered shelter. Hats off to all the people of Little Rock and restaurateurs for their hospitality. Special thanks to the Red Cross and Salvation Army for being there with food, cash, and answering our questions. Little Rock gets a thumbs up.
Out of the blue an employment company called me a few weeks after Katrina, turned out he found my name on a Katrina refugee job board. The guy offered me web work up north! All my New Orleans clients were scattered in Atlanta and Houston, I took the job and we headed north, expecting to return to New Orleans just as soon as the national guard allows us in. Time passed and we are currently living up north.
I miss our friends and all of the little things that makes New Orleans unique. The images of the death, destruction and chaos is imprinted on my mind. Damn you CNN for keeping us glued to the television and thank you CNN for on the ground updates.
Some people far away think the city is rebuilt when they see images from the French Quarter, but New Orleans is still rebuilding and needs your help. Donate to your favorite New Orleans / Gulf Coast charity, offer to build some homes with Habitat for Humanity, or think of the music, the soul of New Orleans. here are a few music organizations
and there are many more great organizations, nobody was left off intentionally.
"Thank you" doesn't quite say it all, but thank you again for the help, too many people to call out in a blog post and I'd be sure to forget two or three so I send this thank you to "everyone".
A couple of hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic as I type, hope they all fizzle out and miss land.
The future was uncertain.
We drove 228 miles to Forest, Mississippi in about 9 hours, a trip that would normally takes about 3 hours. How did I chose Forest? Because it was about 160 miles inland and I expected winds would be somewhat diminished over land by that point.
August 29th the day of Hurricane Katrina. We're anxious, waiting out the storm at a motel in Forest. We speak with a family from St. Bernard Parish who loaded their truck, including all their photos, paintings. They've been through a bad hurricane before and didn't want to take any chances. Thinking about them, I imagine they indeed lost everything that wasn't in the truck.
When the hurricane reached Forest, winds were still strong enough to tear the roof off our motel.
August 30th, sitting in a motel with half a roof, in Forest, Mississippi, without power, we have to go. Somewhere. Anywhere. We are unsure what direction to head. A friend was driving to Arkansas so we went west to catch up with her.
Vicksburg had power so we stopped for lunch. Nice town on the Mississippi. News trickles in. Just heard a levee broke in New Orleans. Wasn't sure of the magnitude. A lot of misinformation flying around right after the storm. We ate at a Vicksburg luncheonette, walls plastered with celeb pics, turns out owner was a musician and played w/Bo Diddly. No mention of the levee breaks from anyone having lunch.
Vicksburg had power so we stopped for lunch. Nice town on the Mississippi. News trickles in. Just heard a levee broke in New Orleans. Wasn't sure of the magnitude. A lot of misinformation flying around right after the storm. We ate at a Vicksburg luncheonette, walls plastered with celeb pics, turns out owner was a musician and played w/Bo Diddly. No mention of the levee breaks from anyone having lunch.
Back onto I-20 and up US-65 to Arkansas. We kept driving until Little Rock. Checked into a motel and saw CNN for the first time. Death, destruction, flooding, fires. I just assumed our house was flooded, broken into by cadaver searchers, and picked over by looters. The lack of communication out of New Orleans was frustrating. A week later I spoke w/neighbor for a few minutes he assured us our home was relatively in tact.
We stayed in Little Rock, Arkansas for almost a month. Thanks to Vicki and so many, many friends who tracked us down and offered shelter. Hats off to all the people of Little Rock and restaurateurs for their hospitality. Special thanks to the Red Cross and Salvation Army for being there with food, cash, and answering our questions. Little Rock gets a thumbs up.
Out of the blue an employment company called me a few weeks after Katrina, turned out he found my name on a Katrina refugee job board. The guy offered me web work up north! All my New Orleans clients were scattered in Atlanta and Houston, I took the job and we headed north, expecting to return to New Orleans just as soon as the national guard allows us in. Time passed and we are currently living up north.
I miss our friends and all of the little things that makes New Orleans unique. The images of the death, destruction and chaos is imprinted on my mind. Damn you CNN for keeping us glued to the television and thank you CNN for on the ground updates.
Some people far away think the city is rebuilt when they see images from the French Quarter, but New Orleans is still rebuilding and needs your help. Donate to your favorite New Orleans / Gulf Coast charity, offer to build some homes with Habitat for Humanity, or think of the music, the soul of New Orleans. here are a few music organizations
and there are many more great organizations, nobody was left off intentionally.
"Thank you" doesn't quite say it all, but thank you again for the help, too many people to call out in a blog post and I'd be sure to forget two or three so I send this thank you to "everyone".
A couple of hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic as I type, hope they all fizzle out and miss land.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
NY Video meetups rock
Do you work in the digital world in NYC? Check out NY Video!
New York Video has grown from a small group of startups getting together into a membership in the thousands, now boasting to be the world’s largest grassroots organization of web video entrepreneurs. The scope of the meetings expanded from just online video to all sorts of online content. You can be sure that each month Yaron, the group organizer and moderator, will select interesting guests who get 5 minutes to demo their products, followed by Q&A with the group. And stick around after after the product demos for some networking with our peers. http://nyvideo.org/
The most recent Meetup, July 2010, was the second installment of the “Founder DNA Series”. Yaron Samid interviews Gary Vaynerchuk (Crush It!
) in a Fireside Chat, (ala James Lipton in "The Actors Studio").
The most recent Meetup, July 2010, was the second installment of the “Founder DNA Series”. Yaron Samid interviews Gary Vaynerchuk (Crush It!
) in a Fireside Chat, (ala James Lipton in "The Actors Studio"). Watch live streaming video from nyvideo at livestream.com
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Crescent City Music Show south florida radio now on Facebook
Remember the days when we broadcast the Crescent City Music Show from the WAXY-AM studios or the EyeQRadio.com webcast we did above Tobacco Road? Join the CCMS page on Facebook.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Drive Time playlist on Youtube
This collection of video clips was put together to take you on a road trip in your mind.
Enjoy! ♫
Enjoy! ♫