spin off - safety advice

[Sunnyday]

I learned some things through trials, which in retrospect, should never ever have had to be learned, because they are so obvious.

Don't walk away from a lit stove. And especially, don't decide to take a nap after turning on the stove. Fire damage: $200

Don't walk away from a running faucet, and realize 30 minutes later that it's raining in your house. Water damage: $10,000+

Do not eat or apply anything that you are not sure about.

I ate sawdust because I thought it was toast crumbs. I sprayed anti-static spray on my head, because I thought it was hairspray. I tried to buy Mouthwash, but bought air conditioning product (??, it was blue liquid). Yhe sales lady who saw that I didn't speak the language very well got I was trying to buy mouthwash because I was buying toothpaste, otherwise I would have gone home and gargled with cleaning fluid. I've washed my hands with cleaning product for toilets because I thought it was hand soap. And I also peed in a bidet by accident.

Sometime, I think the stupid warning labels on products were meant for people just like me.

Any one else got safety advice that went unheeded stories??

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Hard boiled eggs explode when you let the water in the pan evaporate. I was cleaning eggs off the kitchen for days. And the smell!

Be careful cooking Pop-tarts, they can burst into flame if you leave them in the toaster too long. Nearly caught my mom's kitchen on fire that way.

I brushed my teeth with hand soap because I wasn't paying attention.

Don't set cookbooks on the stove top and then turn on the burner. At the least pay attention to which burner you just turned on. Same goes for potholders, I've caught A LOT of potholders on fire.

[CarolinaKat]

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

[chiver78]

May 7, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

[bean29]

May 7, 2014 14:06:40 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

May 7, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

[Sunnyday]

May 7, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

Right! At least you had sex, I went to take a nap!

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

This one is for my DH: Do not attempt to use dull kitchen knife and table fork to slice a 20 lb turkey.

OMG he is so lucky he didn't stab himself. As it was scalding hot teeny tiny turkey bits flew EVERYWHERE. Dogs thought it was a Thanksgiving miracle "Yay, Turkey rain!".

[NastyWoman]

May 7, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

OMG: no warning sticker for an obvious danger on the pot .  Lawsuit waiting to happen.  Make sure you get in on the ground floor

[Tiny]

Never ever ever use a damp/wet potholder/dishtowel to pull a hot pan out of the oven (or grab the handle of a hot stove top pot). I was washing/drying dishes while dinner finished cooking and foolishly used the damp kinda wet dishtowel (because a corner of it had gotten into the sink of water) I was holding to pull the pork roast out of the oven... well, actually it was more like start to pull the roasting pan out, howl in PAIN, drop/fling the roasting pan from the oven to the floor with the roast flying across the kitchen.

No one ever warns you about that.

[Tiny]

Rainyday, I left the water running in the basement utility sink OVER NIGHT once - no flood or damage - just a HUGE water bill. I was in the basement scrubbing/cleaning a bunch of large-ish household stuff in the utility sink and I guess I wandered away from the task (I have the attention span of a gnat) and didn't realize until the next morning when I was brushing my teeth with a 'weak stream of water' from the upstairs faucet that something was wrong...

I've wandered away from the stove and ruined pans and food - thankfully nothing's caught fire.

It's probably a good thing I've never had kids... I'd wander off or forget about the kid...

[Tiny]

May 7, 2014 14:27:28 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

May 7, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5 CarolinaKat said:

Don't start boiling a pot of potatoes and then go have sex with your BF (now DH).... That was NOT a pleasant situation to wake up to. Smoke was EVERYWHERE and i can't remember if we ended up throwing out the pot or now, but it was in serious consideration.

Albeit no one ever warned me NOT to start boiling a pot of potatoes and go have sex

Oh great...now we're going to have to peel warning labels off of potatos

That's better than warning labels on people's private parts

[Sunnyday]

May 7, 2014 14:31:06 GMT -5 Tiny said:

May 7, 2014 14:27:28 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Oh great...now we're going to have to peel warning labels off of potatos

That's better than warning labels on people's private parts

I would love warning labels on privates!

Warning: I might have crabs!

Warning: I have no stamina.

Warning: These are fake! (on boobs)

Warning: This is a medically induced hard on.

Warning: My sperm is super fertile, and you will get knocked up, and ruin your life.

Warning: Four hours ago, I was doing your best friend.

And so on....

[midwestlily]

May 7, 2014 14:01:34 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Don't set cookbooks on the stove top and then turn on the burner. At the least pay attention to which burner you just turned on. Same goes for potholders, I've caught A LOT of potholders on fire.

I've only once caught a potholder on fire, but it was spectacular, and it cracked the Pyrex dish it was sitting in.

My safety advice:  Be very careful when slicing a stale bagel.  I have, not one, but two scars on my left hand, from two separate incidents.  I learned my lesson the second time.

[happyhoix]

Post by DramaQ1015 on 47 minutes agoHard boiled eggs explode when you let the water in the pan evaporate.

Also, don't peel a hard boiled egg and stick it in the microwave to warm up. The yoke explodes, which lines the interior of your microwave with little bits of hard boiled egg. Plus it makes a loud scary pop. I did this just a few weeks ago, I'm 54, and somehow I never learned this.

From my DH's portfolio, if you have a paper wasp nest in the one bush in the yard that is right up against the only outside water spiquot you have, DO NOT set the wasp nest on fire to get rid of it, as this will also set the bush on fire, and running into the house for a glass of water and running back outside to toss that glass of water on the burning bush won't really help and only makes you look foolish.

Also, stubs of blackened bushes in the front of your house bring down your property value.

Also from DH's portfolio, there is a reason manufacturers put assembly directions with their products that require assembly. If you decide you don't need to read the directions,  you only have to line up holes and screw things together,  you may end up with a gas grill that is 18 inches off the floor and has long metal poles sticking out at all four corners like outriggers on a boat. This will make your wife laugh until she pees herself, which will make you mad, so read the stupid directions.

[Deleted]

And, speaking of dull blades, don't try to saw off a tree limb with a dull blade in the saw. And, especially, keep your non-sawing hand out of the way. I've got a lovely scar on my thumb from that. I learned a new word in the ER, too: It was an "evulsion".

[Shooby]

Don't pour cold water into a glass baking dish when it is dry and in the oven. I was roasting a chicken and the pyrex dish exploded.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

DO NOT set the wasp nest on fire to get rid of it, as this will also set the bush on fire, and running into the house for a glass of water and running back outside to toss that glass of water on the burning bush won't really help and only makes you look foolish

[CarolinaKat]

From my cousin's life experience:

Don't lean on the gas stove that has the knobs in the front. That's a good way to set your butt on fire (ok it was smouldering and the dish on the burner was on fire) on Thanksgiving day...

[Abby Normal]

Cheese graters have been banned from our house as an instrument of torture.  I can not manage to grate cheese without also grating my hand.  EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Don't worry honey, that's not a chewing bit of cheese. It's my flesh.

[justme]

May 7, 2014 14:25:19 GMT -5 Tiny said:

Never ever ever use a damp/wet potholder/dishtowel to pull a hot pan out of the oven (or grab the handle of a hot stove top pot). I was washing/drying dishes while dinner finished cooking and foolishly used the damp kinda wet dishtowel (because a corner of it had gotten into the sink of water) I was holding to pull the pork roast out of the oven... well, actually it was more like start to pull the roasting pan out, howl in PAIN, drop/fling the roasting pan from the oven to the floor with the roast flying across the kitchen.

No one ever warns you about that.

I knew not to do that, but someone put the lid of a pot on my potholder to check what was inside . It was gone by the time I got back, go to pull the thing out - luckily I think I didn't get it all the way out before my hand was burning. I've burned my hands cooking a lot, and that was definitely towards the top with pain. Actually, now that I'm thinking about that moment I think it was my mom that put the lid down.

[justme]

May 7, 2014 14:47:06 GMT -5 Sunnyday said:

May 7, 2014 14:31:06 GMT -5 Tiny said:

That's better than warning labels on people's private parts

I would love warning labels on privates!

Warning: I might have crabs!

Warning: I have no stamina.

Warning: These are fake! (on boobs)

Warning: This is a medically induced hard on.

Warning: My sperm is super fertile, and you will get knocked up, and ruin your life.

Warning: Four hours ago, I was doing your best friend.

And so on....

Didn't have a label on him, but my ex made sure he was clear that his sperm had defeated birth control pills several times and was a firm believer in using two methods. (Though I question his one ex that ended up having 3 miscarriages...I think after the first unplanned one with a bf where we weren't talking kids I'd be running to my doctor for a different method)

[Cookies Galore]

May 7, 2014 15:12:25 GMT -5 Abby Normal said:

Cheese graters have been banned from our house as an instrument of torture.  I can not manage to grate cheese without also grating my hand.  EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Don't worry honey, that's not a chewing bit of cheese. It's my flesh.

Yeah... once or twice my mac and cheese secret ingredient has been blood.

Also, when picking up your food processor's shredder
attachment don't put your thumb firmly on the blade.

[lynnerself]

From my DH.
Do not stand on the top of a step ladder trying to saw the limb off a tree.
(He's lucky he didn't puncture something when he fell.)

[lynnerself]

Don't leave your toddler alone for "just a minute" with the just purchased bags of groceries while you put the new baby to bed.

A gallon of apple juice and glass scattered across the tile resulted.

[kittensaver]

It's okay to drop the barbell (if you need to, the weights will keep the bar off the floor) after completing a lift, but just don't forget and drop the bar on your foot after you slide the weights off the end

After you take your 12" stainless steel skillet out of a hot oven, don't forget why you placed a folded towel over the hot handle and remove it in order to grab the pan 

[toomuchreality]

A glass dish (with boiled food in it -or not), can start to boil again, when taken from the microwave.

I didn't know this. Skin boiled off both hands.
But I didn't drop the dish, so both ferret and new floor were safe!

[milee]

No matter how heavy that infant bucket car seat gets and no matter how much else you're trying to carry all by yourself, do not think you can rest one side of the carrier on your hip and hold the outer side while you walk.  Even if you have curvy hips, it will suddenly slip off your hip (while your hand is still firmly holding the outside edge), flip over on the way down and land face down on the cement of your garage floor. With your baby strapped in it.

[quince]

Don't try to broil things in a Pyrex dish.

[Artemis Windsong]

Do not put water into a hot glass pan as it will explode.  That is why there is a metal band around the glass coffee carafes.

Do not leave a candle burning.  You will forget it.

Have someone hold the ladder. 

Do not go hunting, fishing, skiing, snowmobiling alone.

Keep your doors locked day and night.

Do not put too large a log on the fire as you will be carrying a burning log out the door.  Keep one eye on your wood fireplace or stove as they can throw out burning embers to full size logs.

A roll of wet paper towels will not dry in the microwave.  They catch fire.

Any egg heated in the microwave will explode.

When making a major life decision, the first question needs to be, if this doesn't work out is there a way to go back or recover from.  Example, your marriage isn't the greatest but livable and long forgotten BF/GF shows up with glittering promises.  I have waited a life time for you.  Stop, turn, run away.    

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Don't have sex after eating hot wings.....particularly if your SO likes the 5 alarm version.

The corollary to this is when your SO makes chili and uses hot peppers, the capsaicin will stick around on their hands even though they've washed them.

And by experience, milk is better than water in alleviating the burn.