Things you should not do...

Gigervamp

My husband did something like that!

We've got one of those garden incinerators that's like a metal dustbin with a chimney in the lid. He poured some lighter fuel on the wood, lit the fire and put the lid on.
Shortly afterwards, I heard a massive bang. The fumes in the enclosed space had ignited and propelled the lid up. He said it went higher than the top of the house, before landing a few feet away!

What is it with men and their dangerous ideas?

115K

Do not absentmindedly wipe a wet cloth over the set top box thinking you were holding a duster, I got an electric shock.:o

1of3

115K wrote: »

Do not absentmindedly wipe a wet cloth over the set top box thinking you were holding a duster, I got an electric shock.:o

Was there something loose? Shouldn't be anything exposed to give you a shock. Might need to get box checked?

lynsayjane

This is an amazing thread!

My best one is probably don't get distracted by your mum on the phone when you've just put oil in a pan to heat up for cooking mince. She will likely panic when you say 'is it a wet towel over an oil fire, yeah? ok back in a minute'
BF at the time came home to the pan on the doorstep and a smell of smoke haha

kboss2010

lynsayjane wrote: »

This is an amazing thread!

My best one is probably don't get distracted by your mum on the phone when you've just put oil in a pan to heat up for cooking mince. She will likely panic when you say 'is it a wet towel over an oil fire, yeah? ok back in a minute'
BF at the time came home to the pan on the doorstep and a smell of smoke haha

I did that once too! Luckily I'd bought a fire blanket from ikea the week before (serendipitous really as it was a spur-of-the-moment purchase and I'd never owned one in my life before that!). I dropped the phone, put the fire blanket on and took it outside - came back and my Dad was still chatting away, he hadn't even noticed I'd suddenly disappeared! :rotfl:

115K

1of3 wrote: »

Was there something loose? Shouldn't be anything exposed to give you a shock. Might need to get box checked?

Oh yikes, really. It's in an upstairs room and we barely use it. Will have to check it, thanks.x

gallygirl

Waffle_On wrote: »

Don't immediately follow chopping chillies with a shower.

Or rubbing your eyes. When you have contact lenses.

Don't put a nice big joint of pork in the oven before nipping up the town........ then deciding on a whim to go to London for the day :doh:. 12 hours later...... :rotfl:.

betony

Don't put down a teatowel on a just turned off electric hotplate. It will burn. I've done this at least twice now. My OH thinks I'm a bit of a pyromaniac...

atolaas

Winter_Phoenix wrote: »

Never use "just a little tiny bit of petrol" to get a bonfire going in the rain, which is what my ex once did. There was an almighty bang and several panes of glass in the nearest windows cracked, which made it a very expensive bonfire.

My Dad did that once to "help get the fire going" and spilt some on his jeans. He managed to set himself on fire and had to roll on the ground to put himself out. Afterwards he told me that it wasn't the fire that scared him as such, but the book of matches that he had in his front pocket and the effect they would have on the "family jewels" if they exploded...we have not let him near fire or matches since!!

azzabazza

Whilst reading this thread last night and having a bit of a chuckle, my OH appeared from the kitchen rather shame-faced! He had just immersed the base of my electric steamer in the washing up bowl. He confessed to having a very senior moment.

I gave it a blast with the hairdryer and will leave for a few days to make sure the electrics have totally dried before I risk plugging in again.