tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post2794880589645184006..comments2023-09-15T08:25:52.357-05:00Comments on Designated Import: Jimmy's Halloween partyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-10792034953260875082006-11-02T00:23:00.000-06:002006-11-02T00:23:00.000-06:00My nose has always been sensitive to the smell of ...My nose has always been sensitive to the smell of smoke....even though I grew up in a house of smokers...I can smell smoke on cloths for days after if they are not washed, when I go out to a club the first thing I do when I get home is wash my hair cause its so bad. I still smell the smoke in the house and everytime I go to the bathroom I try to spend as little time as possible in there its that bad for me...I would have hated to have to go through another house fire...I lost everything right before I moved back to texarkana about 6 years ago in a house fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-39475197835831446792006-11-01T11:37:00.000-06:002006-11-01T11:37:00.000-06:00There was a fire in the bathroom a couple hours be...<b><i>There was a fire in the bathroom a couple hours before dawn.</i></b><br /><br />Good lord!<br /><br />I don't know about down here, but the fire departments in Toronto were always big on telling people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when you changed the clocks, in the spring and the fall. I got into the habit of doing that. Of course that wouldn't have helped if Mark started doing that this year, because the fire started the day he would have changed the batteries.<br /><br />At any rate, it's a <i>very</i> good idea to test the smoke detectors regularly and make sure the batteries are changed frequently.<br /><br />Good job on Jimmy! If the wall was starting to burn, there wouldn't have been much time left before the house went up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-75348715204291333362006-11-01T11:25:00.000-06:002006-11-01T11:25:00.000-06:00There was a fire in the bathroom a couple hours be...There was a fire in the bathroom a couple hours before dawn. Jimmy had two small plastic candle holders shaped like tombstones. Each one held three candles. There was a slight design problem in that the tops were rounded so that the candles on the ends would burn the top when the candles got low. The problem was noted last year and Jimmy was not going to use them again. Mark insisted that they be used because they looked too cool to be left out. He placed one a a wire rack on the bathroom wall and lit it. The other was lit in the living room. Along about 3:00 AM I saw that one of the candles was beginning to burn the holder so I put it out. Nobody thought to check the one in the bathroom. I think it was around 5:00 AM when Jimmy smelled the smoke and went to check it out. As I recall, he said the candle holder was on fire and it was burning up the wall. He threw a double handfull of water on it and that put out most of it. Then he grabbed a cup and splashed the remaining fire several times until it was completely out. The candle holder was slagged and the wall behind where it was looks like charcoal. There was soot all over the bathroom. I think if it had gone on a few more minutes Mark could have lost the entire house. After that we put out all the remaining fires inside and outside. I know Mark had some smoke detectors but I don't know if they were operational (oops) at the time. Getting all the detectors operational is his project for this week. Anyway, it was kind of scary but thanks to Jimmy's nose and quick thinking disaster was averted. I bet in the future we'll make sure the detectors are working properly and candles are better monitored and so forth. If they aren't too afraid to light candles again, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-11893292434060916462006-11-01T09:20:00.000-06:002006-11-01T09:20:00.000-06:00Sad to say, I may not have a cat problem by that t...<b><i>Sad to say, I may not have a cat problem by that time, so you can board here.</i></b><br /><br />Sorry to hear that!<br /><br />Of course if we did stay, it looks like we wouldn't have gotten to bed before about 3 am as it was! *L*<br /><br /><b><i>Did anyone think to tell you about the fire?</i></b><br /><br />No! What fire?!?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-10597225630017530312006-11-01T00:56:00.000-06:002006-11-01T00:56:00.000-06:00I was delighted ya'll could make it; I totally agr...I was delighted ya'll could make it; I totally agree, you have to board Sabine next year. Sad to say, I may not have a cat problem by that time, so you can board here. We actually had several boarders...Jimmy's sisters, and a very drunk Daniel. The last sober guest...a real cutie, did not leave until 6:16am standard time. Did anyone think to tell you about the fire? Hope to see you before next year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-36713074241176308442006-10-31T23:47:00.000-06:002006-10-31T23:47:00.000-06:00Jimmy reckons having a visit from the police is a ...<b><i>Jimmy reckons having a visit from the police is a sign that the party is good.</i></b><br /><br />No, it's a sign the party was loud! *grin*<br /><br />Otherwise I agree with your assessment.<br /><br /><b><i>They really are the best in the world and we are glad we have someone who can bring them up from Louisiana.</i></b><br /><br />It's odd that they don't have a store in Texarkana. There are two Raising Cane's in Jackson, MS, and now two in Shreveport, so you'd think Texarkana could get one.<br /><br /><b><i>You and Alana got some praise for your costumes from some of my friends.</i></b><br /><br />That's pretty cool! I didn't hear much about our costumes from anyone. One of the guests realized I was a vampire hunter, and another asked if I was "Van Helsing". I'm glad folks liked our costumes.<br /><br />Your costume was pretty good. Sure, it might have been easy, but it was well thought out.<br /><br /><b><i>Speaking of the absinthe, it is actually from Switzerland.</i></b><br /><br />I did say "Sweden", didn't I? I meant Switzerland... Odd, I don't remember drinking...<br /><br /><b><i>We are glad you guys got to come for the party again and are looking forward to next year.</i></b><br /><br />So are we!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11380041867258824155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16979831.post-36544009649607178422006-10-31T10:38:00.000-06:002006-10-31T10:38:00.000-06:00Halloween 2006 was probably the best year yet. We ...Halloween 2006 was probably the best year yet. We weren't far off last year's numbers as far as guests. But the upside is that we had no incidents like last year. We did have a much better layout in the bar room. The decorations were a bit better. And the DJ was great. We got a lot of positive comments on that. The police officer who came to the door was very polite. Jimmy reckons having a visit from the police is a sign that the party is good. The food was just as good as last year and we did have around 30 chicken fingers left because Dana's little brother didn't show this year. That was good from my perspective. I ate Raising Cane's chicken fingers for breakfast and dinner. They really are the best in the world and we are glad we have someone who can bring them up from Louisiana. I think the costumes were better overall this year. You and Alana got some praise for your costumes from some of my friends. I was going for cheap and practical this year after spending all that money on absinthe. Surprisingly I got several compliments on my costume. Speaking of the absinthe, it is actually from Switzerland. The brand I bought has a green fairy on the label and is made in the village where the stuff was invented. I wanted some of the good stuff because I don't intend to become a regular absinthe drinker. I was just curious about it and figured it would go over well at the party. I was fairly pleased at the response from the guests. I still have 80% of the bottle remaining. I'm sure I'll still have nearly that much by the time of the next party. The flavor puts most people off. But I can tell anyone who enjoys sitting around sipping regular NyQuil, but would like it to be 144 proof, they may want to look into absinthe.<br />We are glad you guys got to come for the party again and are looking forward to next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com