The Wife Chat Around, Then Her House Burned Down
By Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
Philippines
November 29, 2015 8:54am CST
This happened recently in a village near us.
A wife cooked rice and left it unattended. Apparently she had no rice cooker so she cooked the rice on the stove. Maybe she forgot about the rice so she left and chat around the neighborhood.
The result: It was not only the rice but her whole house was burned down.
So the moral of the lesson is: No rice cooker, no chatting 
or better yet, don't leave your cooking unattended.
So the moral of the lesson is: No rice cooker, no chatting
or better yet, don't leave your cooking unattended.27 people like this
26 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
29 Nov 15
yup, i love rice cookers - and washing machines.
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@lokisdad (4226)
• United States
30 Nov 15
If she went around town she probably forgot she was even cooking because it would take a while for a house to burn down from cooking. Sad I have had a few house fires in the past. It sucks especially if you can't salvage your things and you have to start all over.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
Yes she forgot and she probably went farther so that she was unable to smell her burning rice and could run back to her home. She had a lot of explaining to do. But the fact is when the house is already burning, it was the only time she remembered her negligence but too late because the neighbors who tried to put off the fire were not successful and the firemen as always came too late to the rescue.
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, that is easily understood. But will not bring her house back.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
29 Nov 15
Never leave anything unattended on the stove. this gets seriously scary as people get older. I always set a timer, and I'm not very old yet (well, not VERY old).
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
@ElizabethWallace I could not agree more.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@salonga it is good to establish the habit before we are very old.
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@rocky1980 (530)
• Chandigarh, India
30 Nov 15
next time either she won't cook rice or will take care of it.
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@Letranknight2015 (51556)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
she should her phone or watch alarmed so that when it goes off she would come back and put the stove down. that's what i would do. i feel sorry for her house, if only she was alert
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@Letranknight2015 (51556)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
@salonga we tend to forget things when we are so busy talking to people. that's why she needs an alarm. i know i did.
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
30 Nov 15
Moral of story is also that while you cook its very important to focus on it ,don't do two thing at time so its happened.i think that neighbor talking is more important then rice.never unattended cooking because its mat cause in this kind of burning.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
@birjudanak Lucky lucky uncle, good that he came before his whole house burned down.
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
30 Nov 15
@salonga yes if you capable to focus on two side the you can do that,here in front of my house one uncle who is 77 years old has put something for cook and he forget and go outside,then suddenly noise come that some cooking part burn and hit to upper wall and made hole in it.but lucky not more damage or anyone hurt .
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@whiteream (8567)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I would never leave the house while cooking something. If, I had to go out, I would have turned off the stove. My parents got me into the habit of checking the stove before I leave even if I have not used it.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
You have been trained well by your parents. 
That is the best thing to do. We can't be negligent when fire is involve.
That is the best thing to do. We can't be negligent when fire is involve.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
We don't use a rice cooker. We cook at the stove or sometimes we still cook the traditional way using firewood.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
2 Dec 15
@salonga yup, we can't just leave it like that or else, the rice will not be cooked or will be burnt hahah
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
Indeed her negligence brought too much destruction. They improvised a small house right right on that same place. They are pitiful even if many are coming to offer some help.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
30 Nov 15
Yes an irresponsible person brings disaster upon himself and the people around him.
