Author Topic: Kaboom! (Read 1868 times)

StrollingMinstrel · « **on:** February 28, 2007, 10:33:27 am »

Sometimes I amaze myself at the stupid things I do!

Yesterday I surpassed myself. I blew myself up, with the aid of my gas cooker!

I turned on the gas and forgot to light it. about 5 mins later my sister, who happended to be around for a cuppa, Mentioned she could smell gas. Realising what I had done I immediately lit a match and opened the oven door to light it. KABOOM! I have never had such a scary experience. I was engulfed by a flame ball. I have managed to singe my eyelashes, eyebrows and I have lost about half an inch circumfrence around my hairline, down to the scalp. Luckily my hair was tied back, as it is long and most certainly it would have caught light. In truth I had a real near miss from something a lot more serious.

This morning when I was thinking it through I remembered that yesterday a make up compact fell out of my bedroom window following a gust of wind. The mirror inside shattered. At work I joked about 7 years bad luck and felt it couldn't be heading my way as I wasn't in the room at the time. Maybe I was wrong ..... Oh I really hope not!

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2007, 10:47:30 am »

OMG StrollingMinstrel, glad to hear you are OK after that scary experience.

StrollingMinstrel · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2007, 11:03:57 am »

I am ok thanks Cherry. The worst bit is feeling such a wally at my own stupidity

robbie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2007, 11:31:50 am »

Pics or STFU.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:38:37 pm »

Quote from: robbie

Pics or STFU.

goldencup · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2007, 12:50:16 pm »

That's weird because yesterday I had a similar experience but nowhere near as serious. One of my gas rings wouldn't light so I was fiddling about it and ended up igniting it with the gas turned on full, while bending right over the thing. I also got the 'Kaboom' effect, jumped backwards and thanked my lucky stars that it didn't catch my hair which is long and wasn't tied back. Totally stupid.

I'm very glad to hear you're basically ok though SM, that could have been REALLY serious.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2007, 01:39:28 pm »

Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom!

Velvet Darkness · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2007, 03:29:37 pm »

I am very happy to hear that you are alright. It is awful when you realise how often we all do things like that without thinking, and how terrible the consequences could be.

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This morning when I was thinking it through I remembered that yesterday a make up compact fell out of my bedroom window following a gust of wind. The mirror inside shattered. At work I joked about 7 years bad luck and felt it couldn't be heading my way as I wasn't in the room at the time. Maybe I was wrong ..... Oh I really hope not!

I would forget about the curse if I were you. Bad luck cannot be heading your way since you were very lucky to have come out of this incident unhurt.

Stay lucky.

smurfboy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2007, 07:59:00 pm »

Glad you are okay SM. This makes me more glad than ever that I live somewhere all-electric!

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Author Topic: Kaboom! (Read 1868 times)