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Well, this whole living "on my own" thing has been quite the experience. And its only been about a week. Its been great though, except for my
For lunch (ok, for breakfast, but I woke up too late for that) I wanted french toast and bacon. Ok, I've been craving this for a while, but yesterday my dad and I went shopping and I got bread and bacon so I could do it.
Mmm. Bacon (sorry to all of the vegetarians).
Doesnt that look great? Well, let me tell you first hand, that it was. And I might just have to have it again tomorrow (though I'm short on eggs).
But this evening, I only had a poptart for dinner, and so I was getting pretty hungry. I wanted soup. I had soup. Hmm, 1 + 1 = 2! So I went about making soup, until I realized that I lack one important piece of equipment to make soup. A FREAKING CAN OPENER! My dad said he gave me one for christmas, but apparently I left it at home. So I got creative.
I started with a hack saw, but the blade on this thing is so freaking dull that it wasnt going to get through the can quickly, easily, or neatly.
So I got creative. I am a 19 year old, testosterone driven, power tool loving guy. TO THE BASEMENT. Keep in mind, that I've been playing with power tools all week working on my coral prop tanks.
I started with the electric drill. It worked fine until I realized that the largest hole I could make was a 1" hole. This soup is the thick concentrate - no way its going to just pour out of the 1" hole. Making several holes was calling for disaster. A 10,000rpm drill would get soup concentrate ALL over the basement. The 5 second rule doesnt count in this case...
So I got the jigsaw out. Same problem as the hack saw - multiplied. The blade is too dull to cut the metal effectively (sideways that is) due to the 1/8" steel I cut for the ammo case PC case mod I did a few summers ago.
Fortunately I had the fore thought to realize that this likely was not a good idea. But it would have been wicked fun. You cant even imagine!
So I settled for some lower-tech solution, and whipped out the wire cutter/strippers. It worked, but not with the flair that I was hoping for with earlier attempts.
SUCCESS! I was left with an open soup can, complete with very jagged - and sharp, I have a cut on my thumb to prove it - edges, and recloseable, but not resealable lid.
In the end, I am left with a nice hot bowl of tomatoe soup with some cheese mixed in for flavor.
This is me, just before chowing down. Yes, I found it necessary to take the picture BEFORE I ate the soup. Thats how excited I was.
So there you have it. An epic saga, taking no more than 20 minutes to complete from closed can to hot bowl of soup. Mmm mmm good.
For lunch (ok, for breakfast, but I woke up too late for that) I wanted french toast and bacon. Ok, I've been craving this for a while, but yesterday my dad and I went shopping and I got bread and bacon so I could do it.
Mmm. Bacon (sorry to all of the vegetarians).
Doesnt that look great? Well, let me tell you first hand, that it was. And I might just have to have it again tomorrow (though I'm short on eggs).
But this evening, I only had a poptart for dinner, and so I was getting pretty hungry. I wanted soup. I had soup. Hmm, 1 + 1 = 2! So I went about making soup, until I realized that I lack one important piece of equipment to make soup. A FREAKING CAN OPENER! My dad said he gave me one for christmas, but apparently I left it at home. So I got creative.
I started with a hack saw, but the blade on this thing is so freaking dull that it wasnt going to get through the can quickly, easily, or neatly.
So I got creative. I am a 19 year old, testosterone driven, power tool loving guy. TO THE BASEMENT. Keep in mind, that I've been playing with power tools all week working on my coral prop tanks.
I started with the electric drill. It worked fine until I realized that the largest hole I could make was a 1" hole. This soup is the thick concentrate - no way its going to just pour out of the 1" hole. Making several holes was calling for disaster. A 10,000rpm drill would get soup concentrate ALL over the basement. The 5 second rule doesnt count in this case...
So I got the jigsaw out. Same problem as the hack saw - multiplied. The blade is too dull to cut the metal effectively (sideways that is) due to the 1/8" steel I cut for the ammo case PC case mod I did a few summers ago.
Fortunately I had the fore thought to realize that this likely was not a good idea. But it would have been wicked fun. You cant even imagine!
So I settled for some lower-tech solution, and whipped out the wire cutter/strippers. It worked, but not with the flair that I was hoping for with earlier attempts.
SUCCESS! I was left with an open soup can, complete with very jagged - and sharp, I have a cut on my thumb to prove it - edges, and recloseable, but not resealable lid.
In the end, I am left with a nice hot bowl of tomatoe soup with some cheese mixed in for flavor.
This is me, just before chowing down. Yes, I found it necessary to take the picture BEFORE I ate the soup. Thats how excited I was.
So there you have it. An epic saga, taking no more than 20 minutes to complete from closed can to hot bowl of soup. Mmm mmm good.