All right...you got me...you got me!!! I have the straw in my vino and a bowl of Kettle Corn and thought I would put my 2 cent's in...
First of all...all the Columbo's out there....the OP said that the MICROWAVE was smeared with grease...not the fridge.
Second...who doesn't have a Fridge in their kitchen?
In the eight pages of speed reading I never saw anyone mention these facts.
ALSO why EVEN hire a baker 40 miles away when there are bakers in the OP's town? Does she not have a back seat or trunk in her car to transport this alledged "cake". It was obviously not a stacked cake because it could fit in a "gift box" from the Wal-Mart. And cupcakes...come on...WE all know those will sit nicely on the lap of someone in the car. MAYBE the chimney-smokin' mama???
Just throwing that out there...since I am sitting here reading this sippin' wine out of a box with a swirly straw!! 
You were just waiting to be 'outed.' There's a cake board junkie lying in the deepest shadows inside of everyone of us. See what I mean eighteen posts later, CL? It was just a matter of time.
LOL. Seriously, I had no intentions of coming back after my first post. But figure if I keep posting I'll loose newbie status pretty soon. JK
Baker has a fridge. It's in the utility room, not in the kitchen. And like with everything else there's a reason behind that as well.
The OP wouldn't have seen it unless she'd been left alone in the house and went snooping.
Okay, so I was going to bake some brownies for my family, but this is wayyyy more fun. LOL.
I want one. I like eating, just not the cooking part. 
yeah, look I'm no longer called Newbie.
That just may be a new record! Losing Newbie status in less than 24 hrs. You're definitely hooked, you can't leave us now. Come on, you know you want to sign up for that Wilton Cake class
Off topic - but I didn't think your "Posts" number went up when you posted multiple replies in the same thread? I've posted in the same thread many times, and my post number remained the same as it was for my first post in that thread.
Sorry, had to ask. Feels good to doff "newbie" status, eh? (lol)
Back to the action....
"She had dirt/grease smeared on the microwave, the stove and the fridge was dirty on the outside."
when I read this, I thought the dirt/grease was on the appliances mentioned.
If I could get by with doing it, I would remove the fridge and the deep freezer out of my kitchen!
Looks like everything is at a stand still.
Oh, yahoo tells me whenever there's a new message. So, that explains why the baker was able to follow.
Ya know, I'm actually shocked that I've posted so much here. It's so unlike me.
Okay, so I was going to bake some brownies for my family, but this is wayyyy more fun. LOL.
I want one. I like eating, just not the cooking part.
Well, I have 2 kids under two and with that being said...I figure my kitchen would get turned in for being too dirty! LOL.
Maybe I'll just get some wine too...
First of all...all the Columbo's out there....the OP said that the MICROWAVE was smeared with grease...not the fridge.
Second...who doesn't have a Fridge in their kitchen?
In the eight pages of speed reading I never saw anyone mention these facts.
the stove and the fridge was dirty on the outside.
Hey, wait just a minute here. I got the crinkly Columbo coat, the cigar, the pretzels and some taco chips. Slow it down a bit on the speed reading and zero in on the comprehension, TB.
Signed,
Columbo-Wanna-Be
This is a HOOT!
It reminds me of that scenerio you've seen a thousand times...
Two ladies in the bathroom talking about another woman while the one they are talking about is in the bathroom stall.....you never know who may be listenening...or on CC for that matter! LOL!
Page 10...and tha saga continues.....
Off topic - but I didn't think your "Posts" number went up when you posted multiple replies in the same thread? I've posted in the same thread many times, and my post number remained the same as it was for my first post in that thread.
Sorry, had to ask. Feels good to doff "newbie" status, eh? (lol)
Back to the action....
Excellent point!! I know when I joined, my posts number didn't change either when I posted repeatedly in the same thread. Man, Newbies today got it so much easier.................
She had dirt/grease smeared on the microwave, the stove and the fridge was dirty on the outside.
teamsterbabe, put down the wine box and read slowly with me the above does say FRIDGE was dirty too.
Which was exactly why I thought it was important to point out that the fridge isn't even in the kitchen.
First of all...all the Columbo's out there....the OP said that the MICROWAVE was smeared with grease...not the fridge.
Second...who doesn't have a Fridge in their kitchen?
In the eight pages of speed reading I never saw anyone mention these facts.
the stove and the fridge was dirty on the outside.
Hey, wait just a minute here. I got the crinkly Columbo coat, the cigar, the pretzels and some taco chips. Slow it down a bit on the speed reading and zero in on the comprehension, TB.
Signed,
Columbo-Wanna-Be
LMBO...too funny.
I feel like such a loser! I just sat here for I think 40 mins and read this whole thread! It's quite amusing.
I love the posts about the kids. I made a cake for my daughters friend this afternoon. Everybody at the party asked me "don't your kids pick at it?" My kids know the NUMBER 1 rule of the house is "don't touch mommy's cakes!" ...They fight, pull hair, yell, run around like crazy, throw toys everywhere... sure why not? Just make sure you DON'T TOUCH MOMMY'S CAKES or you're in for some real trouble!
I've got my kettle corn too, patiently waiting for the next news flash
And these are the days of our lifes....
Edna
I was thinking of the old Carol Burnett skit of "How the Stomach Turns" .... both (Carol's skit and this thread) qualify as a comedy spoof on the ridiculousness of the soap opera genre!
I know!!!.......Is unbelievable!
Edna
Off topic - but I didn't think your "Posts" number went up when you posted multiple replies in the same thread? I've posted in the same thread many times, and my post number remained the same as it was for my first post in that thread.
Sorry, had to ask. Feels good to doff "newbie" status, eh? (lol)
Back to the action....
Excellent point!! I know when I joined, my posts number didn't change either when I posted repeatedly in the same thread. Man, Newbies today got it so much easier.................
Yes, they do. They change at the same time on ALL posts. Your Post #1 doesn't stay at #1; Post #17 doesnt' stay at #17. If you go back and look at all posts you've ever made, they will all have the same number on them.
Have we made history yet on the number of posts in one topic in the shortest amount of time?
Cakelurker, do you know why ktbug would be a member of CC? does she do some decorating? No special reason, I just thought it was weird from the beginning that someone who was buying decorated cake and cupcakes, just happened to be a member of CC
Off topic - but I didn't think your "Posts" number went up when you posted multiple replies in the same thread? I've posted in the same thread many times, and my post number remained the same as it was for my first post in that thread.
Sorry, had to ask. Feels good to doff "newbie" status, eh? (lol)
Back to the action....
Excellent point!! I know when I joined, my posts number didn't change either when I posted repeatedly in the same thread. Man, Newbies today got it so much easier.................
LOL...I'm sorry for that. Honestly, I usually lurk.
What I'm wondering, is why in the world the OP even came here to let us al know? She said maybe she should take classes now to make her own. Makes no sense to me why she felt the need to come to a bakers site to tells us all! Maybe she knew the baker was here and wanted to let her know indirectly that she reported her?
LOL
This is all really interesting.
I know that when I am working on a cake my kitchen looks like a powdered sugarnado when through. No matter how hard I try to keep the powdered sugar under control, it has a mind of it's own. 
You CCrs think that toddlers are hard to handle when making a cake, try my teenagers!!! WOO!! You turn your back on them and your house might fall in!!!! I am constantly yelling at someone to pick up their shoes/backpacks/car keys.. you name it!!
Cakelurker - like everyone else I want to say thanks for staying on and keeping us informed. Maybe the OP will come back eventually and explain herself more. I think that there was a rush to report from the OP. Maybe she should have been more honest with the "baker" instead of being sneaky and reporting her especially after giving a tip!!! Obviously the health of herself and children is not that important otherwise the mom would not have been smoking in the car!! HELLO?!?!? Secondhand smoke is just as bad as bacteria IMO..
Saturday night with a little drama!!!! I am soo addicted!!!!
Have we made history yet on the number of posts in one topic in the shortest amount of time?
Cakelurker, do you know why ktbug would be a member of CC? does she do some decorating? No special reason, I just thought it was weird from the beginning that someone who was buying decorated cake and cupcakes, just happened to be a member of CC
No, no idea. Unless you go by what she wrote in her orginal post saying she was going to sign up for decorating cake classes. Surely, if she was already doodling with decorating cakes she would have done her daughter's cake/cupcakes herself. Just an observation.
Hey Cindy531.........16 posts in 4 yrs 
Girl you've got a sh_ _ load of willpower! Even cakelurker, who just joined today has you beat Come on Cindy, let's get you up to at least 25 by midnight tonight.
P.S. Anyone live near me in MA, I really would like a glass of wine and I don't want to bother DH 
Looks like everything is at a stand still.
Oh, yahoo tells me whenever there's a new message. So, that explains why the baker was able to follow.
Ya know, I'm actually shocked that I've posted so much here. It's so unlike me.
We have sucked you in. Now first thing tomorrow, I want you to get up and go to Michael's and sign up for a class, and buy some supplies.
Next, decide whether you will be a scratch or box mix baker.
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