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Posted on 03/01/2011 1:23:44 AM PST by JustAmy
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Very nice
I hope you git er done.
Thanks Rus
An Arlington 911 operator is being commended for "going way beyond what is expected" for helping a woman and her dogs during the ice storm the week before the Super Bowl.
Ingrid Massingill answers all kinds of calls, but none quite like the one she received from Charlene Box.
"Is there anyone helping people kind of stranded in their houses?" asked the caller. "I didn't get to the grocery store in time, you know what I'm saying?"
Box, 75, lives alone with her two dogs. She explained that she had run out of dog food.
"I would have been OK, but not my animals," she said later.
But her call wasn't considered an "emergency" -- not when there were more urgent calls for police, paramedics and firefighters.
Massingill referred Box to a social service agency, but in the storm, nobody answered.
Not sure what else to do, the 911 operator made an offer almost unheard of in a big city.
"If you can't reach anyone, I get off at 2:30 and I can come by there and pick you up if you need me to," Massingill said.
At first, Box declined the offer.
"I know you offered to, and I'd let you in a New York minute, sweetheart, if the ice wasn't out there," she said.
Box didn't want to be a burden, and said she didn't even have any money.
"Money is no problem," Massingill responded without missing a beat. "You want me to drop by and get some dog food? Do you need something?"
Box finally accepted.
"About 12 cans of dog food and I need me some cereal and some milk," she said.
"I just want to make sure you and the puppies have something to eat, OK?" Massingill said.
Some colleagues pitched in donations, and when Massingill got off her shift, she and a co-worker stopped at a store, picked up the needed supplies and delivered them to Box's door.
"I just couldn't believe the goodness of people, but here they were," Box remembered a few weeks later.
She said the operators won't allow her to repay them.
"I've offered four or five times to pay for it, and they won't let me," she said. "They said, 'No.'"
In a memo, supervisors in Arlington's 911 office commended Massingill and her colleagues for "going far beyond what is expected."
A month later, they still keep in touch.
Box calls Massingill and the others her "dream girls" and "angels."
"It's very unusual in these days and times to find somebody who would do that," Box said.
Massingill said she is just grateful she could help.
"I would just think if I needed help, somebody would help me," she said. "It makes me feel good inside."
GREAT story, Dubya! Here is a link with a video of Ms. Masingill and Ms. Box. (And the furry kids she was worried about.)
Beautiful opening, Billie. What a precious little girl surrounded in blue! I’m listening to the music as I type. I finally learned to open a new tab for the music! Takes a long time to teach ‘an old dog new tricks’...LOL!
I’m busy today but dropping by to see the opening. Thank you!
Sweet graphic, Billie! It goes perfectly with that oldie but goodie song! Thank you!
I loved this...there are good people in this world and it sure makes us all feel good. This was a kleenex type video! Back to the coal mines now!
Such talent you have! :)
I don’t know of anyone who would argue with that! :)
Uh....send it to me as well. Hubby grew up eating White Castle. The frozen ones just don’t cut it! (Couldn’t prove it by me as I’ve never had one!)
Teenie - this recipe is identical to the one I use - (and I DO use a jar of baby food beef, and a straw to cut holes in the meat.) But, I do not freeze mine - I don’t have the patience to wait! LOL!
The link at the bottom of the recipe shows pictures of how to do it from scratch. Have fun!
WITE KASTLE KLONES
[Makes about 20 two-and-a-half-inch square patties or 12 three-inch patties]
Ingredients
1 lb. ground chuck
2/3 cup beef broth
2.5 oz. jar strained-beef baby food (you could probably omit)
1 1/4 cups dried chopped onions (about 3 1/3 oz.) *
2 1/2 cups hot water (or more if needed)
20 small dinner rolls (or 7 hot dog buns cut in thirds)
Cheese and condiments (optional)
Instructions
1. Line a 10-by-14-inch rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Mix beef, beef stock, and baby food in a large bowl. Transfer mixture to lined baking sheet, and use a spatula to flatten. Place second sheet of plastic wrap over meat, and use rolling pin or hands to further flatten meat so it covers entire surface of pan.
2. Remove top layer of plastic wrap, and use spatula to score flattened beef into 2.5-inch squares. Reapply wrap, and place pan in freezer until meat is frozen solid.
3. Place dried onion in a small bowl, and add the hot water; let stand at least 10 minutes. Meanwhile, take frozen beef from freezer, and remove from plastic wrap. Re-score it with a sharp knife, and gently break patties apart.
4. Heat a large skillet (cast iron works best) or grill pan over medium-high heat. Add 1/4 of onion-and-water mixture to skillet. When water begins to steam (which should happen almost instantly), place 5 patties on top of onions. Cook, flipping once, to desired doneness. (Cooking time will depend on whether your patties are still frozen solid or have thawed a bit.) After flipping, place a bun top on each patty.
5. Remove patties and buns, with a helping of onion, from skillet. Add bun bottoms, and any cheese or condiments as desired.
6. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
* Use the cheap-o dried chopped onions, either the Spice Classics brand or Badia; McCormick spices are too pricey for such a use.
http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2005/06/recipe_white_ka.html
WONDERFUL story! Thank you for sharing!!
Happy Tuesday!
~~Happy Tuesday~~
Oh, Dubya! I am SOOoooooo sorry! I did not see the link at the top of your article!!!
Well that’s a pretty graphic, too! Thank you!
Hi Teenie! Hope you have a beautiful day, as well! Thank you!
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