2006 Story Set
| Date: July 25, 2006 Children, especially mine and especially my older son, have a special affinity for Reddi-Whip that has no baring on anything their marketing (Reddi-Whip's owner's) could have ever devised. As youngsters, they thought of the existence of a red-topped spray can, a rare event on my budget at the time, was a signal to break into the fridge and have a go at a mouthful. They liked to spray it at each other as well. I am not sure of the dangers of the gas propellant, but I can attest to the stickiness of it when the can goes awry. All over my kitchen cabinets. Ceiling. Light fixture. Floor. Especially when said older son does not report the "accident" and cleans up at eye-level. Mine. Knowing that I roam around without my eyeglasses, which means I can see shapes but not features, I of course was not meant to, nor did I discover immediately, the suddenly lighter can's adventures. I always wondered why it ran out so soon. I found out some time later when in the kitchen in my glasses and finding this yellow stuff on my cabinets. And asking what it was sticking to my cabinets. Up above eye-level. Butter would not melt in their little mouths. Took a week to clean up the kitchen. They were young. Us older folk can think up more interesting things to do with a can of Reddi-Whip. More interesting places to put it. It may involve berries, but does not including scrubbing the kitchen cabinets. Well, I need a partner for that! These days, I have pleasure in small things as I battle old age and high cholesterol. I like Reddi-Whip on blueberries, strawberries and raspberries. I was indulging in this anti-oxidant treat the other night, but I had been away for six days in San Diego, and, as a result, the nozzle had become clogged, unbeknown to me, who was again wandering around sans glasses. I grabbed the can from the fridge and sprayed. Sideways. Down the length of the kitchen counter (black), and onto the wall (white), and everything between me and the wall except the berries. (I sucked the clog out of the nozzle and went off to enjoy my treat after clean up.) I am gifted with a black sparkling granite counter, and was able to clean up fairly quickly Between fits of the giggles. |
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