Lucky to be alive today

[infernalis]

I know it's way off topic, but as I sit here still very shaken felt compelled to share.

This morning my sleep was disturbed by a strange noise, very faint and hard to tell what or where it was. I nearly put the pillow over my head and ignored it.

Decided to get up, and found a kitchen appliance (the blender) malfunctioning on the counter, fire dancing from the front!!!

The sound I was hearing was the motor running, RPM fluctuating up and down. from the bedroom it sounded more like a fish tank filter that had lost it's priming.

I have fans in the windows now for the last 40 minutes and the stink of electrical fire still will not go away.

The thoughts of my whole family and some 75 animals burning up in a house fire will not go away any time soon.

[drache]

I just wanted to post: Whew!
and with all the spaces, it wouldn't let me do it

glad you caught that before it spread

[Lori P]

Oh Wayne. That's my biggest fear... house fire... who to start saving first?? I'd loose my mind and probably my life, I couldn't live with the guilt of the ones I couldn't save. HUGS!!! I'm very glad you're safe!!!!!!!!

As an aside... we actually did have a kitchen fire once, several years ago, brought on by me trying to cook. lol I'd left a pot of water to boil and promptly forgot it. Do you know all those stories about dogs that save their owners from fires? Yeah? Well let me tell you something-- it's crap. LOL Fifteen farthin' dogs in this house and not ONE of them made a sound. I was asleep on the sofa and thank god hubby came in!!!! So here's the image for you:

Hubby starts yelling and rushes into the kitchen. I jump up and start racing blindly about, throwing open doors and windows. Hubby is still yelling "Call 911! Call 911!" as I continue to run in circles thru the house. Dogs are joyfully racing after me, barking. Hubby hurls entire stove out the back door and stomps out the fire, continuing to yell the above. I'm still running around, accomplishing nothing, as I can't figure out who to grab. Dogs are having the time of their life. I finally fling water on the cabinets. Hubby had to call 911.

To this day, Jamie tells the story of the day his wife set water on fire.

[infernalis]

Our dog "Ace" never even woke up!

[anji1971]

Oh my God, Lori!! You really are something...........I'm trying to express my concern for Wayne, and I'm laughing too damned hard at your story!!

Wayne, I'm so glad you didn't decide to cover your head with a pillow and keep sleeping. It makes me shudder to think what could have happened. What a close call.........

[infernalis]

Lori, thanks for the uplifting moment I needed that right now

All unused appliances, unplugged!!! never again will the toaster or anything like that have power unless it is in use.

I suspect that the cat may have been up on the counter and stepped on the buttons???

[Stefan-A]

Good story, Lori.

Wayne, your cat may be trying to kill you.

[anji1971]

Cats are all secretly plotting to kill us and take over the world. They just look cute to fool us.

[crzy_kevo]

i would suspect the cat
but im glad your ok wayne without you who would i have to talk to lol

[count dewclaw]

Wow, glad all of you are ok Wayne. What a way to wake up! Good thing you woke up when you did.