Well, as you know its been awhile since I have posted to the blog. No excuses except I been really busy here at the resort, I mean between the pool, sauna, lawn bowling, and the woodshop and an occasional diner with friends I just don't have the time I use to.
Well here is the story of the day.
The Gypsy and I decided to take a road trip to Casa Grande Az. which is located just below Phoenix. On the way we notice we would be near "casa grande national monumet" which is the remains of an ancient indian civilization. We dicided we would go into Casa Grande the town first and get a little lunch. On the way into town we noticed a chili cook off. Now this was know ordinary chili cookoff, it was the state championship. Well, I decided maybe we should have a little lunch and then go to the cookoff. What we should have done was just turn around an go home. So to lunch we went, in fact we went to a hamburger joint that I remembered as a kid in Texas, "whataburger" and just as good as I remembered. However back to the assult. As we went in to the area where the chili was being served a man in a red hat said "try this chili, its the worlds hottest". Now I ask you, what does that mean? I've eaten chili my whole life in fact I've won a chili cookoff, and I have been a judge at a "hot salsa" competition. As I steped forward to get a little of the "worlds hottest chili" the man in the red hat (the originator of this chili)said to a young man in front of me "I think you may be to young for this son", I thought that's pretty good salesmanship. The kid however said "giv me som" so he did. I then stepped up and here came a small, maybe a third of a cup of chili. When I stepped away I noticed in my cup was several habenjario peppers and I thought don't eat them go for the tomatoes, meat and beans. As I picked thru the chili I seen this small piece of tomato, go for that I thought. Stabbed it and into the mouth, That was the first mistake and the start of an all out assult, a couple of chews, not bad, then came the assult, My mouth started with a mild burn and grew in a matter of 2 seconds to the gates of hell. In a panic to get rid of it I swallowed. Will somebody check my brain cells? Now of course by swallowing that tomato I moved this radioactive material from ground zero to the pit. Now when I had this radioactive material in my mouth I was able to at least try soda or water to reduce the pain but when it went into the pit I lost all control. The transition from the mouth to the stomach was with out pain, until it reached the stomach. I swear I felt it hit bottom, and then my stomach squezed, rolled, turned, instant hicups which I couldn't control, how much water can you send down to the fire and what good will it do? I had been attacked and in broad daylight. I looked around to see if I was just a whimp or if I was just a part of a mass assult. There was a mexican fellow near me, and everyone knows mexicans can handle the heat, this guy was starting to cry. I was part of a public assult in broad daylight. The only thing I could do now was to try and breath, I couldn't talk so I just started to walk. I thought maybe I will try some of these other chilis, maybe that will help. I couldn't even taste the other chilis, got no idea if the were hot, good, or what. My taste buds have been destroyed, for how long, I got know idea. Finally I just threw away my tasting cut and spoon and continued to walk. You know it took about twenty minutes after the inital assult before I realized I would live.
You know as you go thru life there are events or experiences you never forget, this be one.
The Captain and Gypsy
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