The forgotten chicken was roasting at 475° F. Rushing into the kitchen to save dinner, I quickly pulled the oven door open, reached in with a hot pad in hand to grab the pan and the oven door bounced trying to close with my arm in the way. Needless to say, I was stunned for a moment until the pain hit.

Immediately, I turned on the faucet to cold and ran water over my arm for a while, then grabbed some ice. After the first few minutes, I know the burn was at least going to blister if not be more serious. Thoughts of Granny Cloud and a dear old college professor, Dr. Thomas J. Sheehan came to mind.

Granny Cloud always kept a patch of Aloe vera growing near the house for treating occasional burns, she also took the gel inside the leaves internally, but that's another story.