Fire? What fire?
I noticed a news story on TV this morning about a local barbecue joint -- one of Midland's oldest businesses -- that experienced an early morning fire and sustained smoke damage.
I don't mean to trivialize this event, but given the, um, ambience of your average barbecue diner, I can't help wondering how they noticed.
I figured all the local folks had already heard, and the others wouldn't care. But, yes...it was Johnny's.
Your doctor won't let you eat there anyway.
Posted by: Eric at November 7, 2005 02:59 PM"but given the, um, ambience of your average barbecue diner"...
You are too funny! I guess I'm missing out on all the scoop being stuck up here in the hospital with eldest munchkin!
At least it wasn't KD's - some of my customers would have gone into mourning!
Posted by: Janie at November 7, 2005 03:52 PMAt least it wasn't KD's - some of my customers would have gone into mourning!
I would have joined them! We don't eat there often, but it's our favorite local place for bbq.
Posted by: Eric at November 7, 2005 05:19 PMOh, and I hope that your son is recuperating well!
Posted by: Eric at November 7, 2005 05:20 PMAnd if left alone, how long do you think the place would burn?
My over/under is 6 years.
Posted by: Natalie at November 7, 2005 05:32 PMI dunno. I tend to believe that as grease-saturated as everything undoubtedly is, if you could get a good ignition, it all might go up like flash paper.
And now I can't stop thinking of the joke about the tornado that hit College Station and did $10 million worth of improvements.
Posted by: Eric at November 7, 2005 05:38 PMEric, I definitely think Brody's on the upswing, thanks so much for your prayers. We are still esconced at UMC in Lubbock, but maybe we'll be homeward bound in a couple of days.
Happy birthday, Gazette!
Posted by: Janie at November 8, 2005 12:26 PMJanie, thanks for the greetings, and I hope that Brody continues to improve by the hour. Deer season won't wait! ;-)
Posted by: Eric at November 8, 2005 12:46 PMAbout the publisher
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How can you leave us hanging breathless by not mentioning which "joint" it was. Must be Johnny's.....God Forbid!
Posted by: Wallace-Midland Texas at November 7, 2005 02:53 PM