Syrup Slick Leaves Drivers in a Jam (Reuters)

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Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters)

Drivers in a jam as truck leaves syrup
slick (Reuters) 02/17/2004 10:28 AM
Reuters - A truck carrying raspberry syrup to a jam factory sprang a leak that left a 25-mile sticky trail on a highway, German police say.

Con promises slick inheritance (Reuters)

Con promises slick inheritance (Reuters) 12/29/2003 11:41 PM
Reuters - A pharmacy in Scotland is suffering from a bad case of mistaken identity after it was used as the front for a Nigerian sting con.

Coast Guards Use Popcorn for Oil Slick
Drill (Reuters)

Coast Guards Use Popcorn for Oil Slick
Drill (Reuters) 09/01/2004 07:52 AM
Reuters - Coast guards from Scandinavia and the Baltic delighted seagulls Wednesday by using popcorn to simulate an oil slick as they carried out an oil-spill emergency drill.

Slippery Grease Bandits Make Slick
Getaway (Reuters)

Slippery Grease Bandits Make Slick
Getaway (Reuters) 05/14/2004 07:33 AM
Reuters - Oklahoma police are looking for grease bandits who made off with 5,000 pounds (2268 kg) of used cooking oil and grease from three restaurants.

Anthem Mix-Up Leaves Little to Smile At
(Reuters)

Anthem Mix-Up Leaves Little to Smile At
(Reuters) 04/28/2004 10:24 AM
Reuters - Team Denmark had little to smile about following their 4-3 win over Japan at the world championship Tuesday after organizers played the wrong national anthem.

BMW drivers get most sex (Reuters)

BMW drivers get most sex (Reuters) 05/01/2004 10:20 AM
Reuters - BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers, a new German car magazine has found.

BMW Drivers Get Most Sex? (Reuters)

BMW Drivers Get Most Sex? (Reuters) 05/03/2004 09:20 AM
Reuters - BMW drivers have more sex than owners of any other cars and are much more active than Porsche drivers, a new German car magazine has found.

"Good thief" leaves apology (Reuters)

"Good thief" leaves apology (Reuters) 05/21/2004 05:32 AM
Reuters - A Dutch thief left an apologetic letter and promised a donation after he realised he was burgling a charity that helps the poor and elderly.

Tsunami Leaves Up to 5 Mln Needing
Urgent Help -UN (Reuters)

Tsunami Leaves Up to 5 Mln Needing
Urgent Help -UN (Reuters) 12/29/2004 10:11 AM
Reuters - Up to five million people have been left without basic essentials by the Indian Ocean tsunami, lacking either water or food or basic sanitation, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.

Computer Associates' Kumar Leaves
(Reuters)

Computer Associates' Kumar Leaves
(Reuters) 06/04/2004 08:58 AM
Reuters - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA.N) on Friday said Sanjay Kumar, who had resigned as chairman and chief executive in April but remained as chief software architect, will leave the company as it tries to settle a long-running criminal probe into its accounting.

Air Marshal Leaves Gun in Airport
Restroom (Reuters)

Air Marshal Leaves Gun in Airport
Restroom (Reuters) 04/12/2004 10:01 AM
Reuters - A federal air marshal accidentally left her gun in a restroom beyond the security checkpoints at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, officials say.

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters)

Former Iraq Hostage Hamill Leaves for
Germany (Reuters) 05/03/2004 06:47 AM
Reuters - Former U.S. hostage Thomas Hamill, who escaped from captivity during the weekend, has left Iraq and is on his way to a military hospital in Germany for medical check-ups, a U.S. military official said Monday.

Serb Leaves News Conference Over
Translation (Reuters)

Serb Leaves News Conference Over
Translation (Reuters) 08/17/2004 09:05 AM
Reuters - Serbia and Montenegro coach Zelmir Obradovic walked out of an Olympic basketball news conference Sunday, angered by the translating from his native Serbian into English.

Commercial Leaves Kids Too Scared to
Watch TV (Reuters)

Commercial Leaves Kids Too Scared to
Watch TV (Reuters) 03/17/2005 03:16 AM
Reuters - A Marmite commercial that parodied 1950's science fiction film "The Blob" has been banned from all children's' programs in Britain after leaving kids too scared to watch television, the advertising watchdog said.

Ketchup email leaves lawyer red-faced
(Reuters)

Ketchup email leaves lawyer red-faced
(Reuters) 06/17/2005 05:05 PM
Reuters - An email between a highly paid lawyer and a secretary over a tomato ketchup stain has become the talk of legal circles in London, leaving the sender distinctly red-faced.

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters)

Maverick Envoy Leaves with Sporting
Gesture (Reuters) 05/18/2004 10:21 AM
Reuters - Living up to his maverick reputation, Spain's departing U.N. ambassador presented a Real Madrid soccer jersey to his Chinese counterpart during a Security Council meeting on Monday.

Drivers to Be Tested on Scripture
(Reuters)

Drivers to Be Tested on Scripture
(Reuters) 08/02/2004 10:04 AM
Reuters - Knowing the highway code is no longer enough to get a driving license in Turkmenistan, whose autocratic President Saparmurat Niyazov has told future drivers to cram his "sacred" writings to qualify.

Men in Suits Are Worst Drivers?
(Reuters)

Men in Suits Are Worst Drivers?
(Reuters) 07/01/2004 10:31 AM
Reuters - Men in suits are the worst drivers in Ghana, jumping red lights, speeding and committing two-thirds of traffic offences, police in the West African country said on Thursday.

Porsche drivers have most affairs
(Reuters)

Porsche drivers have most affairs
(Reuters) 05/26/2004 09:15 AM
Reuters - Don't trust the driver of a fast car.

Washington Teacher Who Raped Student
Leaves Jail (Reuters)

Washington Teacher Who Raped Student
Leaves Jail (Reuters) 08/04/2004 06:51 PM
Reuters - Former teacher Mary Letourneau left prison on Wednesday after serving seven years for raping her former sixth-grade student while the now 21-year-old man asked a judge to drop a court order barring contact between them.

Texas Refinery Blast Leaves 14 Dead, 100
Hurt (Reuters)

Texas Refinery Blast Leaves 14 Dead, 100
Hurt (Reuters) 03/24/2005 05:05 AM
Reuters - Fourteen died and 100 were injured, some seriously, on Wednesday by a powerful explosion at a BP oil refinery in Texas.

Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters)

Rats on Menu as Bird Flu Leaves Fowl
Aftertaste (Reuters) 02/18/2004 10:52 AM
Reuters - Bird flu may have decimated poultry businesses across Asia, but rat dealers have never had it so good.

Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves
Cash, Note (Reuters)

Apologetic Arkansas Peeping Tom Leaves
Cash, Note (Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - An apologetic Peeping Tom in northern Arkansas left a $20 bill and a note for his victim asking if she would not mind if he peered at her outside her window, police said on Friday.

Circus Elephant Dung Leaves Town Fuming
(Reuters)

Circus Elephant Dung Leaves Town Fuming
(Reuters) 06/28/2004 09:38 AM
Reuters - A traveling circus in Germany has been ordered to come back and clean up a pile of elephant dung after residents complained about the smell, police said Friday.

'Good Thief' Leaves Apology for Burgled
Charity (Reuters)

'Good Thief' Leaves Apology for Burgled
Charity (Reuters) 05/21/2004 11:35 AM
Reuters - A Dutch thief left an apologetic letter and promised a donation after he realized he was burgling a charity that helps the poor and elderly.

PluggedIn: New Car Gadgets May Distract
Drivers (Reuters)

PluggedIn: New Car Gadgets May Distract
Drivers (Reuters) 09/11/2004 02:50 PM
Reuters - Drivers still learning how to talk on cell phones and maneuver at the same time are headed for an even more complex world.

Four Lebanese Drivers Taken Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters)

Four Lebanese Drivers Taken Hostage in
Iraq (Reuters) 08/06/2004 07:39 AM
Reuters - Four Lebanese truck drivers have been taken hostage in Iraq, a source in Beirut's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Sunday Best, With Syrup on Top

Sunday Best, With Syrup on Top 09/22/2004 08:09 AM
The International House of Pancakes, a suburban fixture, joins Harlem's bustling brunch crowd.

Guerrilla Raid in Restive Iraq Town
Leaves 22 Dead (Reuters)

Guerrilla Raid in Restive Iraq Town
Leaves 22 Dead (Reuters) 02/14/2004 10:48 AM
Reuters - Scores of gunmen firing mortars and grenades stormed security compounds in the Iraqi town of Falluja on Saturday, killing 14 policemen in one of the most daring raids in 10 months of U.S. occupation.

Drivers Cruise Internet for Gas Price
Relief (Reuters)

Drivers Cruise Internet for Gas Price
Relief (Reuters) 05/09/2004 08:57 AM
Reuters - American motorists facing record-high pump prices are cruising new Internet sites created to help steer them to the cheapest gasoline in town.

Crash-prone police deny they're bad
drivers (Reuters)

Crash-prone police deny they're bad
drivers (Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - Berlin police have rejected accusations that their high-powered cars made them bad drivers, despite notching up almost 400 collisions and 21 write-offs in two years.

Women Drivers Slower to Learn, But Safer
(Reuters)

Women Drivers Slower to Learn, But Safer
(Reuters) 07/30/2004 10:04 AM
Reuters - British women take longer to master the art of driving than men, but once the "L" plates are ditched, women are safer on the road, the AA motoring organization said on Friday.

Unruly Drivers Reprieved as Trackers
Pulled (Reuters)

Unruly Drivers Reprieved as Trackers
Pulled (Reuters) 09/17/2004 10:33 AM
Reuters - Notoriously unruly Cypriot drivers may be in for a reprieve after a police gadget used to book them exploded.

Baghdad Police Get Tough with Reckless
Drivers (Reuters)

Baghdad Police Get Tough with Reckless
Drivers (Reuters) 06/15/2004 08:41 AM
Reuters - Baghdad drivers beware. The many motorists who try to beat the traffic jams by driving the wrong way down streets, stopping in the middle of the highway or hurtling over pavements could be in for a shock.

Turkmen drivers to be tested on Niyazov
scripture (Reuters)

Turkmen drivers to be tested on Niyazov
scripture (Reuters) 08/02/2004 04:58 AM
Reuters - Knowing the highway code is no longer enough to get a driving licence in Turkmenistan, whose autocratic President Saparmurat Niyazov has told future drivers to cram his "sacred" writings to qualify.

How to clean up maple syrup

How to clean up maple syrup 06/05/2005 11:47 PM

Since my post about the maple syrup spill, my inbox has been buzzing with a number of different techniques that people have sent in for cleaning up maple syrup. As a service to future Google searchers or those of you that may have just spilled maple syrup all over the place, here are several of those techniques:

• if you spill syrup, or drop a raw egg, the trick is to pour a bunch of salt all over the spill (kosher or table, whatever you have), then leave it for a minute or so. the salt will soak up most of spill, keep it from spreading and make it much more manageable for cleanup.
• pour a bag of flour onto it and walk away for a while. come back with the dustpan and a spatula, scoop up the non-liquid mixture, and all you have left is a small sticky patch. buff to a shine
• Freeze it, and then you can break it off. Alternately (and easier, heh), you can take a wet dish cloth, put it on the syrup and use an iron on the dish towel (the maple effectively gets "sucked" right up).
• before you grab the broom (uh, you didn't really sweep syrup into a dustpan, did you?) find two hard, flat items (i.e. a dough scraper and a spatula) and put them at opposite 45 degree angles to your catastrophe, sweeping together until they are flush. voila, syrup squeegee. also works as a party trick with two cardboard coasters when someone spills honey mustard dressing on the table.
• Place a large piece of wax paper directly on top of the puddle of syrup so you get a good stick. With a spatula or paint scraper or whatever you've got handy, begin to flip the wax paper over by spooning the syrup onto it. Pretty soon you will have transfered all the syrup onto the wax paper and you can dispose of it quickly *and* easily. (You might even be able to use a paper grocery bag or newspaper for this.)
• Liquid nitrogen, and a chisel. Quickness depends on wether you keep liquid nitrogen around. Easy depends on how brittle the floor is. Fun however is pretty much assured. Or at least as much fun as cleaning ever gets.
• For future reference, pour some diet coke on it - the carbonation cuts right through and is a great cleaning aid (make sure you're getting the liquid carbed part and not the fizzy, useless head). In all seriousness, a pour from a can yields less fizz than from a bottle.
• the easiest way to clean up syrup (or anything sticky, for that matter) is to freeze it. take out some ice cube trays, or drop a bunch of cubes into a metal container along the lines of an 8x8 cake pan, then cover the pan with a dish towel to insulate. come back in an hour, and the syrup, while not frozen, should be much more manageable.
• Your mention of the sticky maple syrup kind of taking over reminded me of "Curious George gets a Medal" which I've been reading to kids here lately. Trying to pen a letter, George spills ink on the floor and in the process of trying to clean it up ends up with a room full of suds. Next time you find yourself in the situation be sure to borrow the pump from the farmer down the street (and of course you'll need a cow to help you pull it home).

Thanks to Sarah, Tim, Jeremy, Eric, Josh, Yi, Rachel, Samuel, and Jack for sending in their tips. Who knew that my readers knew so much about cleaning up spilled maple syrup?

Zarqawi Group Kidnaps Two Drivers for
Turk Company (Reuters)

Zarqawi Group Kidnaps Two Drivers for
Turk Company (Reuters) 07/31/2004 02:07 PM
Reuters - A militant group linked to al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has kidnapped two drivers in Iraq and threatened to behead them in 48 hours unless their Turkish firm stopped working there, Al Jazeera said Saturday.

Lima taxi drivers driven to psychopathic
distraction (Reuters)

Lima taxi drivers driven to psychopathic
distraction (Reuters) 04/06/2005 06:02 PM
Reuters - Anyone climbing aboard a bus or taxi in Peru should think twice because many drivers have psychopathic tendencies, a university study says.

U.S. Drivers Motoring to Record High Gas
Prices This Summer (Reuters)

U.S. Drivers Motoring to Record High Gas
Prices This Summer (Reuters) 05/18/2004 06:06 PM
Reuters - U.S. motorists probably won't get any relief from record high prices at the pumps this summer, as fears persist over crude oil supplies and turmoil in the oil-rich Middle East, experts said on Tuesday.
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