If Hurricane Dean just varies a wee bit it looks like we might get hit.
Gassing up cars, extra cans of gas for generator, filling spare bathtub
with water for flushing, 2-5 gallon jugs of drinking water plus bottled
water. Pantry is full of stuff and I can run the big freezer and the
fridge on the generator. Might have to go buy another 6K BTU ac unit to
cool the bedroom enough to get some sleep at night. Probably buy a few
more cans of corned beef hash, Spam, etc just to have on hand plus a few
batteries for the battery powered lamps.

Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a
small pot simmering for broth or soup. We've picked the garden bare of
peas, peppers, etc and are about as prepared as we can be. If the storm
veers toward Houston area our descendants will descend upon us by the
car load so will need beaucoup food for that growing bunch. What with
spouses, kids, grandkids, and significant others there's about fifteen
of them now.

George

"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> If Hurricane Dean just varies a wee bit it looks like we might get hit.
Clipped..


Good luck Shirleys, and God bless. The box I sent The Kid blasted post
office didn't deliver and it's on it way back here. &%$#!
Edrena

George Shirley wrote:
> If Hurricane Dean just varies a wee bit it looks like we might get hit.

Good luck to you all! Maybe it'll turn South, and miss everyone...

> Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
> Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a

I'd heard or read of spatchcocking, probably long ago, but had to look
it up! When you say keel bone, I assume you mean the central sternum. Do
you cut the ribs down the front, as well as the backbone? Or what?

Dave

George Shirley wrote:

> Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
> Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a
> small pot simmering for broth or soup. We've picked the garden bare of
> peas, peppers, etc and are about as prepared as we can be. If the storm
> veers toward Houston area our descendants will descend upon us by the
> car load so will need beaucoup food for that growing bunch. What with
> spouses, kids, grandkids, and significant others there's about fifteen
> of them now.

I hope you're all safe and sound.

Serene, worrying
--
Spin the auto-sig generator, and she says:

"The foolish reject what they see and not what they think; the
wise reject what they think and not what they see." [Huang Po]

Serene wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>
>> Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
>> Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a
>> small pot simmering for broth or soup. We've picked the garden bare of
>> peas, peppers, etc and are about as prepared as we can be. If the
>> storm veers toward Houston area our descendants will descend upon us
>> by the car load so will need beaucoup food for that growing bunch.
>> What with spouses, kids, grandkids, and significant others there's
>> about fifteen of them now.
>
> I hope you're all safe and sound.
>
> Serene, worrying
We hope so too, Serene. We've got at least 3 to 4 days before we know if
any of us are going to be hit. Wife and I fled from Hurricane Rita in
2005, first time we've done that, I don't think I'm going this time.
When we had some rebuilding done on this house after the storm we had
hurricane tie downs put on the ceiling joists and rafters. If we can
keep the roof on her we should be okay.

The chicken is done, took it out of the smoker at 1440 and 185F internal
temperature. Skins is a blackish red with hickory smoke and a wee taste
says it will be good. No rubs or marinades on this one, just sprinkled
with ground black pepper and lots of hickory smoke across the meat.

George

I'm a lurker and survived Carla in Port Lavaca and a few others. Like
an idiot I stayed on the coast but moved further south. Hang in there
George as most of us know it's the surge that does the most damage.
Also if you're on the the northeast side that the worst because of the
water and possibility of tornadoes. God bless.

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:49:35 -0500, George Shirley
> wrote:

>Serene wrote:
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>
>>> Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
>>> Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a
>>> small pot simmering for broth or soup. We've picked the garden bare of
>>> peas, peppers, etc and are about as prepared as we can be. If the
>>> storm veers toward Houston area our descendants will descend upon us
>>> by the car load so will need beaucoup food for that growing bunch.
>>> What with spouses, kids, grandkids, and significant others there's
>>> about fifteen of them now.
>>
>> I hope you're all safe and sound.
>>
>> Serene, worrying
>We hope so too, Serene. We've got at least 3 to 4 days before we know if
>any of us are going to be hit. Wife and I fled from Hurricane Rita in
>2005, first time we've done that, I don't think I'm going this time.
>When we had some rebuilding done on this house after the storm we had
>hurricane tie downs put on the ceiling joists and rafters. If we can
>keep the roof on her we should be okay.
>
>The chicken is done, took it out of the smoker at 1440 and 185F internal
>temperature. Skins is a blackish red with hickory smoke and a wee taste
>says it will be good. No rubs or marinades on this one, just sprinkled
>with ground black pepper and lots of hickory smoke across the meat.
>
>George

I rode out Carla inside a chemical plant in Beaumont, TX while my wife
rode it out in Orange inside a 8 by 49 foot trailer that was our home at
the time. Rode out Alan in 1980 inside another chemical plant in Corpus,
wife and son at home about a half mile away. I'm not afraid of
hurricanes, just cautious as I age. Wife keeps reminding me I'm not in
emergency services or civil defense anymore and can run north with the
best. At present we live in Sulphur, LA and are about 50 miles from the
Gulf but less than ten from the Calcasieu estuary. Our house sits on a
small ridge that is about 29 feet above sea level so I tease folks south
of me that when my house floats away theirs will be underwater. One
thing about the folks here in SW Louisiana and SE Texas, we take our
hurricanes seriously since Audrey in 1957. We're always northeast of any
storms that go ashore in Texas or Mexico, that's why the Louisiana coast
is disappearing at a rapid rate.

wrote:
> I'm a lurker and survived Carla in Port Lavaca and a few others. Like
> an idiot I stayed on the coast but moved further south. Hang in there
> George as most of us know it's the surge that does the most damage.
> Also if you're on the the northeast side that the worst because of the
> water and possibility of tornadoes. God bless.
>
> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:49:35 -0500, George Shirley
> > wrote:
>
>> Serene wrote:
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>
>>>> Got a whole yardbird in the smoker, should be ready by oh dark thirty.
>>>> Spatchcocked it and pulled the keel bone, neck and back bones are in a
>>>> small pot simmering for broth or soup. We've picked the garden bare of
>>>> peas, peppers, etc and are about as prepared as we can be. If the
>>>> storm veers toward Houston area our descendants will descend upon us
>>>> by the car load so will need beaucoup food for that growing bunch.
>>>> What with spouses, kids, grandkids, and significant others there's
>>>> about fifteen of them now.
>>> I hope you're all safe and sound.
>>>
>>> Serene, worrying
>> We hope so too, Serene. We've got at least 3 to 4 days before we know if
>> any of us are going to be hit. Wife and I fled from Hurricane Rita in
>> 2005, first time we've done that, I don't think I'm going this time.
>> When we had some rebuilding done on this house after the storm we had
>> hurricane tie downs put on the ceiling joists and rafters. If we can
>> keep the roof on her we should be okay.
>>
>> The chicken is done, took it out of the smoker at 1440 and 185F internal
>> temperature. Skins is a blackish red with hickory smoke and a wee taste
>> says it will be good. No rubs or marinades on this one, just sprinkled
>> with ground black pepper and lots of hickory smoke across the meat.
>>
>> George

Oh George,
I pray you and your family will be protected.

Ann

Ann wrote:
> Oh George,
> I pray you and your family will be protected.
>
> Ann
>
>
Looks like we're being looked after, storm appears to be going into the
Yucatan peninsula. Beautiful sunny day here today.

George