Friday, August 29, 2008

NaBloPoMo - August Day 29

Today's HOT topic is the Hot Plate. I've never owned one or operated one. (That sounds like a warning on a box of cold medicine..hehehe). You don't really hear much about them these days, but I know that they were popular in motels, or any other place where a full kitchen isn't accessible. It is used as a substitute stovetop. In some chemical plants, they use something modeled after a hot plate to heat glassware in laboratories.

Have you ever operated or owned a hot plate? Or are you like me & terrified they would catch on fire? (Remember, that is how Shady Pines went up in smoke & caused Sophia to go live with Dorothy & the other "Golden Girls"...come to think of it, that is how Arthur Spooner on "The King of Queens" burned down his house...coincidence huh?)

8 comments:

Coffee Slut said...

GREAT post! I've never had to use one of these, but it might come in handy during the holidays when you're cooking a big meal.
Have a beautiful FRIDAY!

Ballerina Girl said...

never have, and hopefully never will!
Have a great weekend!
Help me with my nablopomo starting Monday the 1st of September, AGH!
I hope I can be as creative as you!
BG

Jodi said...

Sue - Thanks! You know you are right, it really could come in handy. I guess I'm just a Nervous Nellie when it comes to stuff like that...I won't even us a crock pot.
HAPPY FRIDAY my friend. Today is payday...yay!!!!!!

BG - You are going to do great. The topic HA! can be so mean many different things so there is a lot we can do with it. You can do it!!
Have a great day!

marine's words said...

I had on in college it came in use !!love it!!
I can't wait to see what you and BG are going to be writing about maybe I will do saturdays ? marina

Judd Corizan said...

Hi Jodi-

I am Judd Corizan. I produce a new meme called Sunday Stealing. It’s located at: http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com. It’s a meme I am producing that originated on Bud Weiser’s WTIT Blog. I am now heading up the meme that you can play every Sunday. What we do is search for the best memes in the blogosphere and steal them. We always contact the blog’s owner and fess up to the theft and give them a link.

It has been incredibly popular on Bud’s blog and Bud has always encouraged his readers to steal it as well. Sunday Stealing introduced the infamous “CD Cover” meme to hundreds of readers. And that is the best part. Every week the meme will always be different. We’ve contacted since you have played Saturday 9, which is as hot a meme as there is on the internet. Naturally, we got permission from Samantha Winters (Crazy Sam) and she is excited about our meme and was thrilled to help. We’ve exchanges links/ads!

We did a “dry run” on this past Sunday and will go live on this Sunday August 31st! We hope you join us. We hope you’ll join in! And if you haven’t played Saturday: 9 in a while, I promised Sam I’d invite you play again at http://saturday9.blogspot.com.

Thanks-
Judd

Stephanie said...

I might have used one in science class doing an experiment. But you never hear or see them around now. Crazy!

Bud Fisher said...

You are a riot! I saw a lot of hot plates in college. But I never owned one. I can't cook or even boil water...

Jodi said...

Marina - It should be alot of fun. I got to brainstorm to see what I can come up with

Steph - I know that is why I'm scared of them. Speaking of science class...that just reminded me when I broke a test tube during chemistry.

Bud - Thanks :D LOL! Don't worry just like you are a Marie Callendar man I'm a Lean Cuisine girl. I don't like to cook either. I don't want to hurt anyone. Hehehe