Grow a spine would ya?
Oh the irony of getting a comment like that right long time readers?
bwahahaha!
I don't need to grow one, I need one fixed. Tee hee.
Things I accomplished today:
Paid my bills. Well, I paid them last night by the web because my body is just hurting too much today after yesterdays full housecleaning rampage at my sisters house so I could earn money to get Mark both pairs of shoes he needed.
Called FPL (bastards) and explained my serious web paying fuck up and they assured me that no harm will come to me because I caught it right away and I called them right away and so we were able to fix the error.
*phew* That woulda sucked.
Note to all people who pay on the web; make sure you read very, very carefully the instructions before you click the make payment button. Big bad shit can happen if you don't.
I nearly peed when I realized what I had done but it's all better now.
Home life. Got a few things resolved. I can breath a little easier this afternoon.
Made a plan that I hope works to take care of things that need to be taken care of.
I just hope it works now.
Walked all the way to post office. Bought the money order, planned on priority mailing the thing and shit, .85 cents short.
Why? Cuz I cleaned out my frigging wallet last night and dumped all my change in my jar.
Smooth move Kat. Very smooth.
Now I get to walk all the way back in the morning.
Yes I know they are still open until 5pm but I simply can't do that walk twice in one day.
Not anymore anyway. A year ago when I was a mad seller on Ebay, I made that trip of 12 blocks 3 times a day if I needed to so I could get shit out right away and keep my good standing stars...lol
Now, I walk halfway, stop and rub that damn left knee that has swollen up and turned purple.
Called sis, did two loads of laundry. Need to fold the last load now.
need to tackle those damn dishes too.
Speaking of dishes..
Anyone know how to get years of built up, burnt on cruddy shit off of cast iron?
I have two (ah ah ah) cast iron pans that uh I *almost* sold for a buck because I'm a dumb ass on occasion and didn't realize what I had in my possession.
Aside from building a raging fire and burning it off I mean. I did cook 'em for an hour in the oven at 500 degrees and some of it chipped off but most f it, just stuck there still. I tried steel wool, I tried copper wool and comet. I do not want to have to throw 'em on a grill.
I hate fire. No wait. I don't hate fire. I hate gas grills. I'm always afraid the thing is gonna blow up.
Ok, off to have further correspondence with someone I got off on the wrong foot with this morning.
You know how that is.
You say something, they something that strikes you as asshole-ish, you get pissed and call them asshole, they call you a baby, you call them a dink, they tell you to grow a spine, you laugh at how ironic that was because yes! You do need a spine in a physical sense and oh, wouldn't it be so fun and so much easier than the hell you are soon going to face?!
No? Ok then it's just me having to do all of that.
Later days.
Comments
I LOVE cast iron, and have a lot of it. Mine were all bought new and I haven't let them get all gunky. Therefore, I can't vouch for the following gunk-removal method, which I found in a book called "Cast Iron Cooking For Dummies".
If the pan has rust, you have to get rid of that first...the only good methods are sandpaper, wire brush, or steel wool. If it's not rusted, proceed as follows:
They give an alternative to the outdoor fire method, but it involves nasty chemicals (oven cleaner). It says to spray the pan all over with oven cleaner, and then put it in a plastic bag for a few days. I would use a heavy garbage bag, and leave it outside so you don't have to smell the fumes in the house. I also wouldn't put it out in the rain...hopefully you have nice weather right now!
After a few days, take it out of the bag and scrub the pan, then wash with soap & water. You will need to wash it several times to be sure that all of the oven cleaner has been removed. Wear rubber gloves when you do all of this!
Then you will need to season it, just as you would a brand-new pan. This is how I do it: Line a lower oven rack with foil (this will catch the fat drippings and make for easy cleanup) and set another oven rack over this. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a paper towel, smear Crisco shortening all over the pan, inside and out, even on the handles and lid (if any). Rub it in really well all over. Place the pan in the oven, upside down, so that the fat will not pool inside the pan, it will drip onto the foil. Leave it in the oven for at least an hour, then turn the oven off and let it cool. Wipe off any excess fat. Your pans should always be completely dry when you put them away, to prevent rusting.
I usually repeat this seasoning process once or twice more before using the pan.
Once the pan is de-gunkified and properly seasoned, never use soap on it ever again. I keep a separate brush that never touches soap, just for my cast iron. I also re-season my pieces every so often.
Good luck! :-)
Posted by: Christine | April 5, 2005 5:16 PM
I never thought of oven cleaner at all. Thanls for the tip. :)
Posted by: kat | April 5, 2005 9:55 PM
oh yea, i was screwed up by the online payment crap too. i still have no idea what went wrong that time as i did exactly what i had been instructed. when my bank statement arrived, "WHAT THE FXCK?!??!?!!", it showed that turnout i had paid for 4 times. mind you, i only clicked the "send" button once and patiently waited for minutes till the "done" page popped up in the screen.
but well, there was only one thing i could do. same as you, i called and made a complaint. it took the bank almost two months to pay me back. reason?? they apparently needed so much time to figure out that it's weird that someone pays four times in a roll in one day is weird?!?? i have no idea how the banks work, but they do know how'ta keep my money as long as possible to steal the interest rate from me. blah.
anyway, shit happens (and quite often). so best of luck to all of you who pays online too ;-)
Posted by: aNNabaNAna | April 6, 2005 1:58 AM
We share the fear that gas implements will one day blow up. I used to light my gas BBQ and jump as far away as possible from it as soon as the thing went "whumph" indicating it was lit.
The fact that I have no sense of smell makes things worse. If I had a gas stove or heating today, I would be leaping up to check the pilot lights every 10 minutes -- or maybe just lying stiff and blue on the couch.
Posted by: Terry | April 6, 2005 6:45 AM
Glad I'm not the only one. I have so much hair that I fear it will go whumph and all my hair and eyebrows will get burned off. :)
Posted by: kat | April 6, 2005 6:53 AM
So you got the home-front problems taken care of? Excellent...I hope that does wonders for your stress!
Posted by: Vhmprincess | April 6, 2005 8:28 AM
Damn girl I'm tired just from reading that!
Posted by: Kelly | April 6, 2005 10:36 AM
It just looked like a lot of work but really, it wasn't much at all.
Posted by: kat | April 6, 2005 12:07 PM