Oops. Just set the oven on fire.

[Flaxbee]

Well, not the oven itself, but I forgot I'd put tortillas with cheese in there, and after about, oh, 20 minutes or so I went over to open the oven and flames popped out. :scared: I screamed, the smoke alarm went off, then I grabbed the box of baking soda and tossed it on the flaming tortillas.

But holy jeebus, I had visions of the house burning down. Really frightening there for a few seconds; I started to cry I scared myself so badly! :cry:

People: keep baking soda handy, and a fire extinguisher if you can.

This ends my public service announcement for the evening. :hi:

[SeattleGirl]

1. Yikes!

Glad things didn't get any worse!

[Flaxbee]

2. once it was over, it was kinda funny (though my husband

damn near broke his kneecap getting upstairs when I screamed).

Isn't comedy something like tragedy or disaster averted?

[SeattleGirl]

3. Something like that.

But of course, the comic relief always comes after the drama. :crazy:

[msanthrope]

22. Comedy = Tragedy + Time n/t

[Richard Steele]

4. Could be worse. I kinda set my car on fire yesterday.

Shit happens.

[SeattleGirl]

5. You set your car on fire????!!!????

How the hell did you manage that? :scared:

[Richard Steele]

7. Yeah, kinda...just a little bit.

I can't go into it now- it was an ordinary, everyday "bad situation"
that just ESCALATED...
15 minutes of my life that would take 2 hours to explain.

And it's gonna take me a day or three to figure out
how to explan it in a single DU post.

But ItellyaWhut: If I had had a "Documentary Film Crew"
following me for 35 minutes on Monday morning, they would
have enough footage for a "Comedy of Errors" film
that would be widely regarded as "Chaplinesque".

PM in a day or 2 to remind me that I need to talk about it.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Can't wait to hear about it.

And I do understand.

Believe me, I could have given doc crews more footage than they could ever use!

[Flaxbee]

12. Yikes! Glad you're OK!

It happens like that, though, doesn't it? Fast, and often because of some silly, harmless mistake.

[Skittles]

6. you want I should kick your flaming ass, Flaxbee?

you're just begging for it ya know

[Flaxbee]

13. maybe before I forgot about the tortillas...wish someone would have

kicked me in the ass so I didn't forget!


:D

:hi:

[elleng]

9. SALT BOX ALWAYS AT OVEN!

.

[Flaxbee]

14. baking soda, and an aloe plant in case I burn myself

I'm usually not absent minded about these kinds of things. Salt? Never heard of that.

[elleng]

17. Yup; smothers flames.

.

[elleng]

10. DUPE

.

[HopeHoops]

11. So, how were the tortillas?

:nuke:

[Flaxbee]

15. um. Disintegrated into little dry husks.

Not very tasty. Good thing I had more, once I got the oven cleaned out! :D

[HopeHoops]

16. I've had them served that way at "Mexican" restaurants before.

There's a reason I mostly eat at home.

[AlCzervik]

18. is that the big box with the window under where the burners are?

[trof]

19. Miz t. did that with some toasting garlic buns last night.

I walked in the kitchen and smoke was rolling out of the oven.
She had her back to it.
I pointed and said "Problem?"
"OH SHIT! JESUS! DAMN!"
;-)

[Inchworm]

20. Hate when that happens

Glad all went ok.

I make it a point not to put anything but glass and metal in oven (or on stove). I occasionally store dishware in there.

Preheat oven to 400...

even if I do an ooboo it's a simple recovery.

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

21. Yoiks! Are the cats ok??

:yoiks:

[Flaxbee]

23. smoke alarm scared them, as did me hollering for my husband,

but otherwise, all is well. Not much of a mess, either, once I vacuumed up the baking soda that I'd flung all over the kitchen :D