Rank Amateurs!

Rotten office fridge cleanup sends 7 to hospital

Play Video AP – Stinky fridge forces Calif. Office evacuation

Tue May 12, 9:01 pm ET

SAN JOSE, Calif. – An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill. Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose on Tuesday, after the flagrant fumes prompted someone to call 911. A hazmat team was called in.

What they found was an unplugged refrigerator that had been crammed with moldy food.

Authorities said an enterprising office worker had decided to clean it out, placing the food in a conference room while using two cleaning chemicals to scrub down the mess. The mixture of old lunches and disinfectant caused 28 people to need treatment for vomiting and nausea.

Authorities said the worker who cleaned the fridge didn't need treatment — she can't smell because of allergies.

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Rank amateurs! Regular readers of Kitchen Patrol would have NO difficulty dealing with this situation. We've all dealt with worse, and didn't end up in the hospital. Leave a comment that explains how YOU would have dealt with this!

Ten-Hut!!!

Help! Advice needed ASAP!

Dear KP,

I have a bit of mess and I don't know where to begin. It's getting worse by the day, and I lay in bed at night just worrying and worrying and fretting about it. I feel paralyzed and helpless. I'm afraid to even go into the kitchen. Please, I need some advice so that I can finally get some sleep!!

-Matt



What do you think windows are for? 3/4 of that stuff can go RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW.

I said NOW soldier!!

Clean but Cluttered?

Private First Class Jeffrey wrote in to say that his voracious following of Kitchen Patrol (KP) finally gave him the courage to clean his kitchen. He was SO proud of his work that he submitted a photo of the results:
Great Job Jeffrey! It looks very clean. Please don't take this the wrong way, but it does appear to be a bit cluttered.

KP has two questions:

1. What is the red "cube" looking thing in the lower center? I understand that it may be bit hard to get to your refrigerator given the slight clutter, but if the red "cube" is a defrosting piece of meat for a pot roast (and I suspect it is), you might want to take care of it before you need your fan (pictured) to deal with it. I see you have a skillet--why don't you fry that puppy up?

2. What were you doing up at 5 am to take the picture (I see the time stamp in the lower right)? If you were UP UNTIL 5 am working on your "cleaning", consider yourself promoted!

Does anyone else in the KP Army have any suggestions for Jeffrey? Is so, please leave a comment. Remember, we are a community here!

Please note: If you are a regular reader of Kitchen Patrol (KP), you will immediately grasp the importance of the following story. If you are not a regular reader of Kitchen Patrol (KP), I suggest that you read all of the KP posts in chronological order right now. The blog archive is over to your right.
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Giant rat caught in China

A giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian.

By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai
Last Updated: 12:36PM GMT 18 Feb 2009

Giant rat with one-inch-long teeth has been caught in the southern Chinese province of Fujian Photo: HTTP://NEWS.163.COM

The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast.

The ratcatcher, who was only named as Mr Xian, said he swooped for the rodent after seeing a big crowd of people surrounding it on the street.

He told local Chinese newspapers that he thought the rat might be a valuable specimen, or a rare species, and had to muster up his courage before grabbing its tail and picking it up by the scruff of its neck.

"I did it, I caught a rat the size of a cat!" he shouted out afterwards, according to the reports. Mr Xian is believed to still be in possession of the animal, after stuffing into a bag and departing the scene.

Just Another Day at the "Office"

Just another day at the "Office": Fully uniformed Kitchen Patrol Infantry exemplifying their Duty to Kitchen!


Spic and Span!

Proper Use of Storage Space!

Here at Kitchen Patrol we have SOPs (Standing [no, not Standard] Operating Procedures). As a reminder, SOPs are promulgated by KP unit members, and are based on unit experience and local conditions.

One of the key SOPs centers around fully utilizing ALL storage space EFFICIENTLY. Please study the following picture:


Were you able to pick out what this KP'er is doing wrong?

Look carefully at the upper center cabinet. IT'S EMPTY!!

Just imagine how much of the food that is on the counter top (and floor) could be jammed, packed, and stacked into that empty storage area, thereby improving the general aesthetics of this kitchen?

PLEASE follow SOPs. The very survival of your kitchen may depend on them.

New Years Resolution

"TEN-HUT KP'ERS! It's time for your New Year's Resolution Pledge of Allegiance/Pledge of Cleaning Commitment!"

Now, repeat after me:

"I"

"I" [say your name and KP rank]

"DO PROMISE" Do promise...

"TO CLEAN" To clean...

"THE KITCHEN" The kitchen...

"AT LEAST" at least...

"ONCE" once...

"DURING 2009" during 2009...

Good Job, you did it! You made a commitment! That' ALL for today, DIS-MISSED. (you don't need to clean today--you've already accomplished something significant today!)