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Default Can you smell when pasta is done?

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" wrote:
> > Oh, here comes the gardener again. Now *he* was cooking the pasta and he
> > walked off. Sounds like a terribly irresponsible person. I sure as hell
> > wouldn't let him anywhere near my kitchen.

>
> Based on things you've said, I doubt that you'd let anyone near your
> kitchen!


Buffy isn't allowed in Jill's kitchen. She's told us that.

> I have new pots and pans for my use only. If he burns the crap out
> of my old ones? Oh well. He can do without or buy his own.
> >
> > What you likely smelled was the water boiling out of the pot. You're
> > lucky you woke up before it boiled away and destroyed the pot and the
> > burner on your new stove. Use a TIMER! It's not difficult. Set it and
> > beep beep beep, okay, time to drain the pasta.

>
> No. I didn't smell the water boiling out. A timer would do no good if he's
> going to walk off. And yes, I have told him not to walk off.


Time to lose the gardener, Jules. Nothing but trouble with goats.

And still another Princess vs Princess post.
Kinda reminds me of the old Mad magazine cartoons... Spy vs Spy
heheh