Shell666

HAPPY BIRFDAY!

DIRECTOR/explorer 'Shell

My mother always told me to thaw food in cold water. She was just a housewife. I also have a friend that has a degree in microbiology and works for Alberta Agriculture and Food, dealing specifically with food safety. He tells me lots! But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. 'Shell

This is not how you thaw meat/poultry. IF you use hot water you will start the cooking process which will royally screw up whatever it is you are trying to make. The best method for defrosting, besides a microwave, is running it under cool water. This is true if the items are placed directly into water. However, if you place the chicken in a bag, be it with or without marinade, the air acts as an insulator, and therefore, will NOT begin the cooking process. You should NEVER thaw meat in hot water. Bacteria that may have been present before the thawing process can multiply. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Big_Thaw/index.asp 'Shell

Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

62. I missed some I was pretty sure I typed in. Oh well. 'Shell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 'Shell

Happy Birthday! Hope it's FANTASTIC!!

Happy Birthday Sunshine!

If they don't write you back, they're not very good at "customer service". Why provide comments cards if you're not going to address the comments you receive? I work in a Conference Centre at the UofA (we have meeting rooms and guest rooms and rent out the dorms in the summer months). When we receive comment cards and evaluations back with good and/or bad comments, and the client has provided contact info to us, we reply to them. They've taken the time to let us know what went well and what didn't. We, in turn, take the time to let them know their comments are appreciated. These comments are how we improve OUR service to clients. I hope you do hear from them. If you don't, I'd recommend finding somewhere else to stay, and letting Marriott know you've done this because they didn't address your comments. 'Shell

This is our version: 50 Fahrenheit (10 C) New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens. 40 Fahrenheit (4.4 C) Californians shiver uncontrollably Canadians Sunbathe. 35 Fahrenheit (1.6 C) Italian Cars won't start Canadians drive with the windows down 32 Fahrenheit (0 C) Distilled water freezes Canadian water gets thicker. 0 Fahrenheit (-17.9 C) New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -40 Fahrenheit (-40 C) Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent some videos. -60 Fahrenheit (-51 C) Mt. St. Helen's freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. -100 Fahrenheit (-73 C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole Canadians pull down their earflaps. -173 Fahrenheit (-114 C) Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. -459.4 Fahrenheit (-273 C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh? " -500 Fahrenheit (-295 C) Hell freezes over. The Leafs win the Cup 'Shell

Umm ... the Sounds of Silence??? 'Shell

And I looked at that first pic and said, that's a boxer! Looks like my white kids!!

So that's why I had to shoot one Thanksgiving morning to keep it from making an AggieDave chew toy? Yeah, real loving breed. Outside in the real world, they're exceptionally mean dogs. Like the one that a dealer let loose on a chick that owed him money for crack? She loves the breed too. We had to keep that one for the case, so I ended up using a taser to get it under control so that the ACO wouldn't become a chew toy. Yeah, real loving breed. Perhaps it was the DEALER that was the problem and not the dog. ANY dog can bite and attack. 'Shell

A lot of people think my boxer, Herc, is a pit bull. I'm glad these pups found loving homes.

Aren't you Broke in all kinds of weather??? 'Shell

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SEAN!!! 'Shell

Yes they do! And they snort like pigs sometimes. It's really lovely. 'Shell

So do mine ...

Awww. Adorable!

It's gotta be BillyVance's cat. I wonder what they talk about. Probably where to hide the PHONE after they're done so we can't find paw prints!!! BILLY!!!! What's your cat been up to???? 'Shell

Knock knock? Who's there? smell mop

Knock knock? Who's there? smell mop .