It all started out as an innocent idea. The weather today hit about 50 degrees, so hey why not grill some burgers. We are all so ready for spring here since it has been such a nightmare-ish winter. I was outside taking the Christmas garland off our railing (I figured that since Easter was two days ago, and the snow is pretty much gone now in most areas, it was time) and thought I would grill while I was outside with the kids. I saw on tv once that you can turn the heat up on high to burn off any goobers on your grill burners. I also thought this would be a good way to freshen the burners up after a long winter.
Well...WRONG!!! I lit up the grill and after a few minutes (as I was removing the garlands) my daughter states, "Mom, look at all of the smoke and flames." She is usually a loud child, but for some crazy reason, she says this so matter-of-factly that I was shocked. SO, without showing how totally freaked out I was to see the black smoke and flames shooting out of the bottom of our Weber Gold. I know not to open the lid and let in more air, I know not to pour water on a grease fire, so that means get the FIRE EXTINGUISHER!!! Holy crap, do I remember how to use one of these things??? Well, I rip the whole thing out of the wall (including the holder, screws and some dry wall) run back outside and burst a few shots of powder on the fire. As I'm doing this I'm thinking "What are the neighbors thinking???" The fire goes out and there is white powder everywhere. I guess grilled burgers are out of the question tonight.
I call my husband and tell him to "nix the burgers from the grocery store, the grill was on fire."
As it turns out, the grill wasn't degreased when we last grilled. So of course it would start a fire. That would have been nice to know before I started this whole ordeal.
So tonight I think I'll try some yoga to mellow out. Okay maybe not yoga, how about a card with yoga on it. I guess I'll 'Take a Deep Breath' and try grilling again in the future-as long as I have my fire extinguisher handy and my husband has degreased the burners.
The super cute images are from My Favorite Things stamp company. The ribbon, cardstock and black brads are from SU. The flower die cut is from Cuttlebug, and I can't remember who designed the decorative paper.
I hope you all have better luck grilling this season.Have you sent someone special a card lately???
Deb
1 comments:
Glad no one was hurt, but I did get a chuckle when you described ripping drywall off with the extinguisher! That would be something I would do in a state of panic!
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