Intersection

I'm not sure if anyone else has noticed this problem or not, but I'm sure after reading this, you'll notice it the next time you are at an intersection, because it happens to me almost every time I drive!

Lots of you might not remember Carl Witt, but he was my drivers' education instructor back in the day. Mr. Witt was cool. (That's a complement coming from a teenager at the time) I remember so many things about him and all the good times we had during the course. At first I was mad I didn't get the other instructor, but after getting to know Mr. Witt, it was all good.

One thing Mr. Witt taught us is how to navigate a vehicle through the intersections. Sad thing is, there are millions of drivers that didn't have Mr. Witt, and millions more who didn't learn how to navigate the intersections!

Millions don't realize when they are stopped at an intersection because of a red light, when the green arrow is displayed to turn left, the driver is to proceed to turn left. As long as the green arrow is displayed, the vehicles should continue to turn. After the green arrow, the traffic light displays a yellow arrow. This signal means to continue turning left, with caution of course.

Some traffic signals will then display just the green light. This signal means the driver may still turn left, if nothing is coming from the opposite direction. It does not mean to sit behind the cross walk and continue sitting there until the green arrow appears again! For crying out loud, with the green light displayed, there should be 3-4 vehicles and possibly 5-6 vehicles that can make it through the intersection is nothing is coming in the opposite direction!

What really gets confusing for some of these drivers is when there is a green light only! They don't realize green means GO. When the signal turns green, some drivers just sit there waiting for a clear lane opposite of them, which most of the time never happens.

Usually what happens then, there is only one car that makes it through the intersection. They wait to turn when the green light has turned yellow to red. This usually leaves a string of cars still sitting at the intersection waiting to turn left.

I'm usually the vehicle sitting 2-3 vehicles behind you, waiting my turn, to turn left. I'm not hard to miss...I'm the vehicle with the steam rolling from the windows!

First Day of Autumn

I love this time of year...Autumn. The leaves getting their beautiful colors, the cool, crisp air in the mornings. Being able to raise the windows and have the freshness of the outdoors on the inside...I love it!

My only wish is that it would get a bit cooler so I could wear my new jacket...



Tony rocks!

Good Food...Good Times...Good Memories!

Sunday night Patrick's house youth group was at our home for the evening. I think the way it works is which ever home you are at for the week, what you eat is their child's favorite food. At least that is the way it was last night at our home! I had 10 pounds of cheesy potatoes, 4 boxes of mac and cheese, 20 pounds of chicken breast, batches of ultimate chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cup cookies, sweet tea, mountain dew, big red and root beer. It was lots and lots and lots of food, but everyone enjoyed it and almost all of it was gone!

Today I'm going to share with you the way I made my chicken. I got the recipe from my good friend, Mike Hall, with The Pines Restaurant. His blog can be found here:

http://pinesponderings.com/

First I started with thawed chicken breast. I cut them up into nugget size bites.



I then made a batch of flour and Marion-Kay Spices and coated the nuggets.



I placed some oil in the pan and placed the flour coated nuggets in the hot oil.



I let the nuggets get a golden brown before turning them. I don't cook them too fast, as it causes them to get a little tough. Cooking them slowly ensures they are cooked through thoroughly.



I didn't get a picture of the completed batch, however, I did manage a picture after the evening was over...



I guess they were as good as they looked! I had just a few pieces left and everyone left with a full stomach and smiles on their faces!

In my next blog I will try to give everyone another recipe to try, and please let me know how it turns out for you!

The secret to the chicken is the spice.



99-X from Marion-Kay. You can't go wrong! Enjoy!

What You Think isn't Always the Way it is...

I find it odd when I think I know someone, yet when they open their mouth, I realize I never really knew them at all? I can sometimes predict how a friend will react to a certain situation, then at another my friend (?) is totally unpredictable!

I often wonder what people will say about me when I'm gone. Will they have a smile on their face? Will they chuckle at a memory we shared? Or will they simply frown?

Customer Satisfaction

Before you tell me, I already know this is my second post in a row with the title, 'Customer Satisfaction'. There will be differences with this post as it will include pictures:



The above picture is a sample which was received by the police department wanting them to order their calendars. If you will notice, there is no 'T' in the word department. But, I fixed it:



The chief called to inquire about the calendars, cost, etc. and decided to order some. When the order was repeated to the chief he specifically told them to make sure there was the 'T' in department, with a chuckle of course. Here's what he received:



The chief was overly excited about receiving his order! When they finally arrived, he couldn't get them opened fast enough. He thumb through the pages and was pleased with all the beautiful pictures...for about 30 seconds! I can't type what I heard next as it would make this post X-rated! First thing I thought was they had spelled his name wrong, or they did leave the 'T' off of the word department! When he finally calmed down he showed one of the calendars to me. I seen it immediately. Relook at the above photo. Do you see the mistake? CHIEF is spelled incorrectly!
Can you believe that one! Our chief now has a box of 150-200 calendars that can not be distributed.

Immediately, he called the company to complain and asked how they were going to fix their mistake. After about 20 minutes on the phone with a customer service representive, she transfered him to a supervisor. Eventually he was told, "You ok'd the order over the phone, there's nothing we can do!" He was told he would have to pay for them as it was not their mistake!!! He explained to them when he placed his order, the sales person spelled the words back to him and correctly spelled c-h-i-e-f. I guess they don't have spell check in the south. I believe the company is based in Tennessee, so you'd think they should have known how to spell 'chief'
You'd think they would anyway.

Needless to say, he won't be ordering from this company ever again! All isn't lost though:



I worked a little magic. Now, the calenders can be distributed and not used as a fire starter this winter. Once again the chIEf is happy!