Burning down the house
@amadeo (111942)
United States
May 12, 2016 3:36pm CST
This is a flashback.@marguicha in her post saying that she almost burned the rice in the oven.Then this was a flash back for me.
A few years back.While washing my luncheon dishes.No I do not have a dishwasher.After I am done.Rinse my sponge and nuke it in the microwave.
I press the cook time.At this time it was nap time.
So I went to bed to take my nap.While sleeping awhile and woke up with the smell of fire.The detector did not go off.Refrain smoke very light.
I got up to see where it was coming from.Frantic I ran to my neighbor house
and drag him out of the house.Telling him that the house smell smoke.
He came over and we could not find anything.Then back in the kitchen and noticed that the microwave was on.I normally nuke the sponge for .28 second.
I hit the the wrong button and it was 28 minutes.The sponge was on fire and the microwave got damaged by the smoke.It was a total loss.
This was a scary time for me.But glad to find out that it was only the sponge burned and microwave zap.Almost burning down the house.
What a terrible feeling to had.shaking all over.But glad that it was not the house.
Burning down the house.Talking Heads
"Burning Down the House" is a song by the American New Wave band Talking Heads as their first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues, relea...
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@marguicha (217284)
• Chile
12 May 16
There are lots of things that can and will turn wrong while in the kitchen. Since I have the computer upstairs, I have a tendency of burning potatoes. Fortunatly, if you cut the burned part, they taste like barbecued potatoes.
The pot is another thing.
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@marguicha (217284)
• Chile
12 May 16
@amadeo I try. Specially since I´m thrifty and don´t throw away the burned pots.
@amadeo (111942)
• United States
12 May 16
@marguicha well now.You need to be very careful there.
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
12 May 16
I once caught a sponge on fire in the microwave too. The damage wasn't as bad as yours but it was pretty scary. Good song :))
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 May 16
I tried nuking a sponge once to sanitize it and set it on fire, since then I put it in the dishwasher!!
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 May 16
@amadeo I think a minute or two I don't remember any more but I still have a small burn make in my microwave!! lol
@amadeo (111942)
• United States
12 May 16
@BelleStarr how many second did you time it for.Does not need too much
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@Jdaw1985 (3967)
• Harrells, North Carolina
12 May 16
I have never had to go through this feeling thank the good lord. My sister did and it scared her we still pick on her about it but thank god that it was not worse then it could have been. Glad that is all that happened to you.
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@angtobeheard (276)
• United States
13 May 16
I had a situation the other day where I was had put something in the oven to broil and it. and I when I opened it to take it out, I seen flames. I am usually a very cautious cook, but today I was off my game. There was a pan in the oven, that I forgot to take out and wash the night before, and it burned. Scariest thing ever. All of my alarms were going off. It took a long time to get the smell out the house and for me to calm down.
@Hate2Iron (15729)
• Canada
12 May 16
28 minutes huh lol... that sounds like something that I would do. But I bet that you will never nuke another sponge for 28 minutes. ;)
@JESSY3236 (19215)
• United States
13 May 16
I remember one time my mother (I think it was my mother) was cooking something in the oven and it made the oven door blow off. My grandmother got a new oven after that.
@teamfreak16 (43419)
• Denver, Colorado
12 May 16
I put a damp cleaning rag on the heater to dry, forgot about it, and went to bed. Luckily, my girlfriend found it before any damage was caused.
@amadeo (111942)
• United States
12 May 16
@teamfreak.I guess we all do make errors at time.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49413)
• United States
13 May 16
You are blessed that you didn't burn your house down.
@CRK109 (14558)
• United States
13 May 16
And this song was playing in my head while I was reading your post! Oh I am SO relieved that you were okay! How terrifying is that! I think I wouldn't have noticed for a while even if I had not taken a nap. Well, not until I smelled something bad. o 
