Updates…Roads, I.C.E. and Cookies
November 23rd, 2007What do you call a group of 46 guys sitting on a couch watching the Grey Cup?
The B.C. Lions.
On a more serious note, I was watching Peter Mansbridge on the CBC last night, and my heart went out to those folks living in Ontario. Brrrrrrrrr. While here on the west coast we are experiencing frostier temperatures, (+6) they are getting hit with the first major storm of the season. Being involved in an accident while in the midst of a blizzard would be quite simply, horrible.
I’ve always wondered how the police and hospital staff notify next of kin and relatives in the event of an emergency. In B.C., our phone numbers are printed on our driver’s license. I’m not sure if that’s the case in other provinces. I recently read in a magazine about ICE - in case of emergency, It was conceived in the mid 2000’s, and promoted by British paramedic Bob Brotchie. It’s purpose is to get people to key their emergency contact numbers into their cell phone under the name ICE. For example, ICE1 - Mom, ICE2 Husband. This enables first responders, such as paramedics, firefighters, and police officers, to identify victims and contact their next of kin to obtain important medical information.
Coincidence?
How often do two bloggers talk about the same subject on the exact same day? All the time. Recently, Heather from Cottagenews.ca posted a great blog on Preparing for a Winter Trip to Cottage Country the exact same day I posted Winter Survival Essentials for your Car. Heather included links to two websites that are very useful, Environment Canada and the Weather Network.
Reviewing Environment Canada’s Emergency check list there I realized there were some items missing from my list. They are:
- Sand, salt or kitty litter
- antifreeze or windshield washer fluid
- tow rope
- jumper cables
- small shovel, and scraper
Update on Shortbread Cookies
I would like to thank Debb for responding to my SOS for a good shortbread recipe. Debb often leaves me comments and they are all appreciated. Here is her response:
Debb’s Mom’s Shortbread Recipe
The key is to not over mix the dough. Ideally, you want to mix gently with a mix-master, but I have been know to whip up a batch in a food processor without too much damage to the dough.
I like to put the dough into a cookie press. Each Christmas I make trees, stars and flowers. You can decorate them the way you would sugar cookies, but I like to put a smal bit of candied cherry on top or just leave them plain! You can also roll them into tiny balls, then press them on the cookie sheet in a criss-cross pattern with a floured fork. It’s also fun to make cookie bars and then dip one end into melted chocolate!
Mix together 3/4 cup soft butter
1/2 cup corn starch [this is what makes the shortbread short!
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 cup flour
Bake at 300º for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges.
Cheers,
Julie
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November 23rd, 2007 at 5:20 pm
I believe the sentence that followed “The BC Lions” was
GO RIDERS GO!!!
We must respect the integrity of journalism.
November 25th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
I think we have some sort of intuitive relationship here Julie. I wrote a post on the challenges of renting fractional ownership weeks a few days ago and the same day you mentioned you were going to post on the same subject next week! I will look out for that post as I will be reviewing an ebook on the topic in the next week or so.
The so-called storm was another figment of weather forecasters enthusiasm and imagination. It cracks me up when they get over excited about a big ’storm’ and it never actually materialises. Yes it was cold and yes, we had a few centimetres of snow, but good grief - this is Ontario after all. What does bother me is the crazy way people drive here when we get the first blast of winter. It’s as though they have to go out and do something stupid as a ‘welcome to winter’ feat. An accident a minute on the 400 apparently. Me…I just stay in and leave the idiots to it.