"Old Magic1" & Cyndi"
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> " Deep Fryer story... DH, Rick, gets a deep fryer for Father's Day... we
> used
> it for the second time a couple of weeks later. As should be expected, I
> let it cool overnight, on the counter. Please note, we used it on July
> 3rd
> and we were going to have a gathering at our house on the 4th. Ugghh...
> darling little Nathan, who had turned 4 just a couple months before, got
> up
> first that morning and wanted to help clean the house for the party... He
> lifted it off the counter and yep, you guessed it, he dropped it. Oil
> EVERYWHERE!! All over the tile floor and soaking into the rubber backed
> rugs... Ugghhhh! It took forever to get it cleaned up... I used
> everything... it adheared to the grout... horrible, horrible mess. Even
> Dawn Detergent was having a tough time with the oily remains... <shudder>
> I hope to never have to clean up another mess like that. A quart of oil
> can
> go a long, long, lllll oooo nnnn gggg way!"
>
> Oh, Deep fried Dill Pickles are amazing too!!! Just in case you want to
> fry
> other things than Spinach. LOL
>
> Cyndi
>
> This story really scared me, as I can think of what the out-come would
> have
> been had your 4 year old lifted the fryer with HOT oil in it.
>
> --
> Old Magic 1
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True enough; however, we did the frying right before he went to bed and
where it was placed (far back along the kitchen wall...) he had to work at
it to even get to it - hence, my guess as to why it landed on the floor in
the first place. <arrgghh> It was pretty cool by the time we went to bed -
I have an anal tendency to ensure things are as safe as possible before
going to bed (as in the oven must be cool before I go to bed - which means I
not only check the dials to ensure it's off but that it's cool enough that
if a certain someone put a stuffed animal in it - it wouldn't burn...). I
admit to having a touch of OCD where kitchens and door locks are concerned.


Cyndi