Domestically Disabled
Proof, if any were needed, of how very domestically disabled I am – one of my birthday tributes was this mug, so it appears to be a matter of common knowledge – is at hand. In attempting to toast a crumpet (well, I am half-English) in the toaster oven, I managed to set the crumpet and the toaster oven on fire.
It was a mini-inferno before I even noticed, and once I did, I had no idea what to do. Throw water on it? Maybe that makes it worse, though. Do I even have baking soda – doesn’t that work? Why don’t I have a fire extinguisher? Is there a responsible adult in the house who could fix this for me? Now? All these thoughts scurried rapidly through my petite mind – they didn’t have far to travel – and finally what I did was grab an oven mitt, then the hunka hunka burning appliance, and toss everything outside. The rain put it out for me.
Toaster oven is a write-off, and the outlet into which it was plugged looks a little Dali and is no longer white. As if all this weren’t embarrassing enough, my brother is a volunteer fireman. Don’t tell on me, ‘K?
July 11th, 2004 at 5:04 pm
Speaking of Dali – I’m going to the Lord Beaverbrook gallery on Wednesday and will be spotting this Dali and three others. I’m very much looking forward to this.
July 12th, 2004 at 7:47 am
You are so lucky, Babs! I’m a huge Dali fan and one day I hope to get to Tampa to see the Dali museum there.
July 12th, 2004 at 8:59 am
I’m glad the house didn’t burn down. And since it didn’t, I allowed myself a good laugh
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You probably needed a new toaster oven anyway!
July 12th, 2004 at 2:13 pm
Love your mug. Do they have one for directionally challenged people? I’m ok with toasters, but can’t find my way to anywhere.
Have a nice evening. And maybe you should consider ordering out.
July 12th, 2004 at 9:28 pm
Fabulous mug!
Just as a point of reference, every freaking toaster oven I’ve owned has met its demise in a fiery blaze of glory that ended with me (or Sweetie) yanking it from the wall and throwing it out in the yard. And I’m pretty domestically able.
July 12th, 2004 at 10:12 pm
I second Kathleen, Babs! Tell us all about it!
July 13th, 2004 at 7:56 pm
Well, you can cook better than me.
