1. Just because an appliance is new is no guarantee the water line can’t rupture whenever it feels like it.
2. Even a teeny tiny water line can generate a large volume of water when allowed to leak overnight - at least 10 super-size bath towels worth.
3. The surface area of said volume of water, when allowed to spread over a flat surface, can be quite impressive.
Safety suggestion: put your fridge in a big ole drip tray if it has one of those new-fangled ice cube/water dispenser thingies. And know – not just THINK you know, but REALLY know – where the water shut off valve is for your house. In fact, make sure your significant other, knows, too.
I named this picture "chomp" and since then "Poke Salad Annie" has been rattling around in my head.
I read on the internet (so it MUST be true!) that there are official studies being done on "stuck song" syndrome. I'd love to be a part of that one! {Gator's got your granny... chomp.. chomp chomp} http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/almsthvn/ chomp.jpg" title="http://img58.photobucket.com/albums/v176/almsthvn/ chomp.jpg" target="_blank"http://img58.photobucket.com/...
I got to see most of tonight's episode - the first I've watched since some of the horrendous yet fascinating auditions for this season. I love latino music. Remember Ricky Martin's tv debut? I had chills that night it was so powerful. Tonight, however... how to put this... maybe not everyone should try to sing Gloria Estefan songs. I think I'll just leave it at that.
I need a fix. I haven't been back home to my hills for a year or more. There's something special about being back in the West Virginia Hills, How Majestic and How Grand. Going "home" is like a tuning fork for the soul - it makes me fuzzy and comfy and re-grounds me. I recently wrote one of the guys running for Governor and asked him to please create some tech jobs so I can come home. I've been gone 20 years now. Eww - that means I'm officially more Buckeye than Hillbilly. NEV-UH!
Speaking of Ohio - the cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming! I was here for the last "emergence" in 1987 and it was fascinating, creepy, and downright annoying after a few weeks. Big ugly stupid bugs with red eyes that live 6 weeks - they mate, they die. Only a few weeks till they start emerging again and the Snappy Cicada jingle hits the air waves. Snap! Snap! Snappy Cicada pizza oooo.... ewww! Yep, Fall won't be the only season where you hear things crunch under your feet - only it's not leaves, but icky bug carcasses the size of your thumb. Cicada recipes will start appearing as goofballs assure us they're edible. Thanks a lot, Euel Gibbons, I'll stick with real food... like chocolate. Hold the bugs.