brooklyn1 wrote:


> I didn't ignore any points. I clearly said I do not go outdoors when
> anything is cooking, and I don't... years ago I usta, but not any
> more.

Guess I missed that post...

> A few times I've done that I got distracted and either a pot
> boiled over,
> boiled out, something burned or otherwise went awry. It's too easy to
> cancel the timer alarm when doing something outdoors and still become
> distracted with whatever one is doing, thinking they'll just finish
> this one more chore, and then the cell phone rings, or a neighbor
> comes over, or one
> simply forgets.

Well, some of us are more forgetful than others...

<snipped various distractions>

> Clothes are in the dryer now and
> and the dryer just went off, will I remember to check if they're fully
> dry or need more time... that was ten minutes ago and I'm still here
> typing... what if it were that pot of spuds, or rice, or... if you're
> one of those who goes outdoors with your portable timer

Well, my wind-up timer is 'portable' and I do take it out onto the
veranda with me sometimes. Obviously you have a problem with that -
good.

> I bet you over
> cook a lot of shrimp! LOL

I bet you've never even cooked shrimp - opening a can of SPAM is just so
much easier... hehehe

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