Things you should not do...

GreyQueen

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Heated up a jam tart in the microwave for so long it welded itself to the dish. Exploded a chocolate pudding in the microwave on another occasion. Almost set fire to the house after leaving the new toaster unattended while faffing with the DVD player!

Are we related?

Was so busy reading MSE I boiled my best saucepan dry. It was able to be rescued but if it hadn't been, how MSE would that have been - not!

X_YuMmY_X

These have given me a proper laugh!

My ones....

Don't put a chocolate bar that's still in its wrapper in the microwave because you think it tastes better melted. Lots of sparks and fire, and a new microwave.

Don't lean over a cake with candles on it while you are a little bit tipsy, luckily my friend had very quick reactions and hit my head a couple of times to put it out, and another friend who is a hairdresser managed to sort my hair out. The smell of burnt hair stays for ages!

Don't drop the shower head and then close your eyes when you lean down to pick it up, smacked my head on the tiled shelf and had a lovely bruise for a while!

sillyvixen

Flat_Eric wrote: »

Heated up a jam tart in the microwave for so long it welded itself to the dish. Exploded a chocolate pudding in the microwave on another occasion.!

that is why i never use my microwave - others do i dont - we inherited a combi microwave - when ours went kaput, the only time in the last 8 years we have had it, i have tried to reheat something, i managed to put the grill setting on and weld the cling film in laminated style onto the dish and leftover lasagne in under 2 mins (not to mention fill the kitchen with smoke)

never again - just waiting for the thing to give up the ghost so as i can replace it!!!

MrsAtobe

Don't declare that dinner will be chicken pie that's in the freezer before checking that there's actually one in there -that'll be takeaway tonight then!

pricew1970

Do not try to explain to your 70+ mother that the surgeon is correct when he says open heart surgery recovery is a lot more than 2hrs drowsiness while the anaesthetic wears off !! :eek:
Do not try to convince her that nil by mouth beforehand does mean she can't have a black filter coffee in the morning prior to the op !! :eek:
Do not move all your stuff to the back bedroom so she can stay at your house in the main bed with the ensuite as that is being overly fussy and she will be fine on her own at home 6 days post op :eek:

However make sure you DO listen to her friends ,also 70+, as they are correct and the hospital staff and the medical heart foundation are just being overly cautious...

Her ops at 08:15 today...

Good luck mom seeya in the afternoon and no complaining it hurt :A

pricew1970

pricew1970 wrote: »

Do not try to explain to your 70+ mother that the surgeon is correct when he says open heart surgery recovery is a lot more than 2hrs drowsiness while the anaesthetic wears off !! :eek:
Do not try to convince her that nil by mouth beforehand does mean she can't have a black filter coffee in the morning prior to the op !! :eek:
Do not move all your stuff to the back bedroom so she can stay at your house in the main bed with the ensuite as that is being overly fussy and she will be fine on her own at home 6 days post op :eek:

However make sure you DO listen to her friends ,also 70+, as they are correct and the hospital staff and the medical heart foundation are just being overly cautious...

Her ops at 08:15 today...

Good luck mom seeya in the afternoon and no complaining it hurt :A

Glad to say op went well..mom was in IC when I visited tonight which was scary. Hopefully be back in the ward Friday. Certainly a reality check for me and I think for mom too...not at all the minor op she seemed to think it was going to be.

Flat_Eric

I've remembered another one....

don't let yourself be entrusted with returning to the car park to put more money in only to return to the wrong car park (both in the same road and pretty much identical so easy to get confused) only to then spend ages getting more and more upset and stressed as the car can't be found.

This was in the days before we had mobiles and I remember eventually returning to the right car park and finding the car and my mum very stressed and cross with me....

psso

pricew1970 wrote: »

Glad to say op went well..mom was in IC when I visited tonight which was scary. Hopefully be back in the ward Friday. Certainly a reality check for me and I think for mom too...not at all the minor op she seemed to think it was going to be.

If she's anything like me after triple bypass surgery, she'll feel like she's been hit by a truck, poor thing, and soon realise that it's not going to be a speedy recovery. Hope all goes well for BOTH of you.
She'll be glad of your help to put on the post op support stockings if nothing else. Good luck.

SIRENS

Don't make toast with an old eye level gas grill, panic when it starts to smoke and try to blow it out causing the net on the windowsill to catch promptly setting said net and curtains to catch on fire.
This was my dh when he still lived at home, his parents were livid as they'd only just repainted after he'd accidentally caught something else on fire previously! Needless to say they were glad to get rid of him:eek:

cadasaj

Don't jet wash your bare feet to get the mud off (DH) especially when wearing flip flops