As wise and experienced as I am, even the Firegeezer gets snookered once in a while. And I really got hooked yesterday. I posted a video report from a Mobile, Alabama, tv station about a massive multi-vehicle pile-up on I-10 in the city. Some great shots of a very challenging rescue situation. The only problem is, the wreck happened 15 years ago, in 1995. Apparently the station was running some sort of flashback story and didn’t identify it as such when they sent it out. That explains why none of the other Mobile stations didn ‘t have a report on it.
Talk about standing there with egg on your face….I’m the champion of the day for that one. I was tipped off on the mistake by one of our readers, Brian G. who ran the call. He posted some insight on the incident in a Comment that is enlightening, too. I’ll leave the video posted because it has some very interesting footage on it. You’ll find me over in the corner. Off-hand, I can’t remember my last big blunder, but I’m sure there has been one. And I just may have another one in the future. I just hope it’s in the distant future.
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The announcement came out yesterday that noted British actor Ian Carmichael died on Friday at age 89. Most of you probably haven’t heard of him, but he achieved some fame here in the U. S. playing in a series of tv programs that were shown on the PBS network about 30 years ago in the comedic role of Lord Peter Wimsey. The shows were based on a series of witty novels by Dorothy L. Sayers. If you were a fan of those programs, the London Telegraph has their usual good obituary HERE. A simple search engine inquiry will bring more if you want to check into it.
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Our final item this morning is a piece of good news. Heinz food products has introduced a new ketchup packet for the fast-food market that is not only easier to open, but it contains 3 times as much product as those current packets that get thrown into your bag of lunch goodies.
Instead of those horrible plastic envelopes that demand that you “tear here ->” and then leave your fingertips covered with the stuff, this new packet is similar to the jelly packets that come with your toast, in that you tear back the lid leaving the ketchup in a little tray that also serves as a puddle that you can dip your french fries in. But it has the added feature of being able to be opened at the opposite edge which turns it into a little squeeze bottle for precision aiming over the pile of fries.
Coming soon to a fast-food joint near you.
Also coming soon is equipment check time. So let’s get started while I go make another pot of coffee. See you back in the day room.
