Oven on Fire
What do you do when your lunch broke out in a fire??? Blow it out, of course!
This was what happened to me this afternoon when I put a McDonald’s Saugage McMuffin into the toaster oven to heat up. Instead of removing the wrapper before toasting, I simply open it up and put the whole burger + wrapper into the oven to toast. Stupidly I thought if I kept watch it should be ok but no, the thin wrapper immediately caught fire!
Strangely the thought that the office pantry was going to turn into a towering inferno wasn’t the top most concern in my mind. Instead, I was more worried that all the staff in the same office were going to witness me setting the office pantry alight. Luckily, only 2 ladies sitting near the open pantry and an Indian colleague who was headed for the washroom were there to witness the fire.
So what did I do? As calmly and as coolly as I could, I opened the oven door and switched off the power. Kudos to the 2 ladies, they didn’t run out the office screaming ‘Fire! Fire!’ even as they saw the flames licking at the burger inside the oven. Instead, they asked if everything was ok as I huffed and puffed and finally blew out the fire. The Indian guy made an exclamation (can’t remember what he said) and then headed straight for the washroom when he saw that I had put out fire with my mouth.
Funnily, instead of being flustered, I managed to laugh it off with the 2 ladies while I hurriedly wipe away the ashes of the burnt wrapper, determined not to leave a trace of the accident even though there was nothing I could do about the burning smell.
Thank goodness the wrapper was thin which was why it burnt itself out pretty quick! And even more so, thank goodness I had the presence of mind to stay and watch over my lunch! My burger was left unscarred and unscathed, which seemed to be the main concern of one of the ladies who kept saying ‘what a waste!’ when she thought my lunch had gone to waste. But when some other colleagues walked into the office and asked if I had burnt my lunch, I just said yes. Couldn’t let them know I nearly evacuated the whole office building, could I???
And did I ever tell you I had a hard-boiled egg explode in the microwave oven in the same pantry???
JUDY! You set the kitchen on fire? Really? Now, that is something I would probably do! No, actually, I don’t think I would. LOL. Are you turning blonde, like me? hehehehe
You’re so fortunate you stayed to watched it! Seriously! Imagine if it shorted out and started an electrical fire, and everyone had to be evacuated? How many flights of stairs would you have to walk down? LOL. Safety first, Judy. Safety first! 🙂 That sure made for an exciting Tuesday, huh?
What are you having for lunch today? Does it involve a microwave? 😛
We are 16 floors up and if evacuation really happened, I guess that would be the last time I climb down those stairs! Lucky indeed!
Today’s lunch sadly involves the toaster oven again… Fingers crossed that no mishap strikes again LOL
And no, I’m not turning blonde, just grey…
So happy we had dinner out that night and not in your home LOL. Or do you only practice your incendiary skills at the office? Shall I look forward to headlines of “The Great Singapore Fire”?
Have you ever thought of just bringing a cold salad?
You’re so funny, Sue! Sadly that skill isn’t limited to the office. It happened once when I was still living with my parents years ago…yep, same old story of oven catching fire 😛
Cold salad? What’s that? LOL! Nope, instead I had sandwiches, toasted in the same oven…can you believe that? And no, no Great Singapore Fire headlines…hehehe
Judy,
Sure that it isn’t blonde…What were you thinking or not thinking…LOL…Since all is well, I had a really good laugh so thanks for that..
Hugs
Joan
Glad to entertain as usual, Joan 😉 Thanks for popping in.
Judy xxx
oh, you should try microwaving aluminium foil….
Yo Bro! You’re trying to get me sacked or what???
i’m dangerous around microwave too 😦
Guess we can never be roomies, Caelyn. We will either burn the house down or starve to death LOL
Hi, Judy-girl!!! I finally got around to reading your blog (just went thru What’s Brewin — my first ever blog visit! But it inspired me to come here). So have you started any fires lately??? I had an interesting experience with a toaster oven recently. I left my plastic container with all my vitamins in tiny compartments on top when I heated up the oven. The pills all melted into blobs contained in the tiny compartments. I let it cool, and pried them out in one hunk. But at least it didn’t catch fire!! I just had to go buy a lot of vitamins!
Judy, have you posted this story on the Forum? Meaning, have I read it? And how do I get to the first chapters? You know how I love to read your stories!!
Hi Nora!
Thanks for taking time out to read and comment here. I survived another session with the toaster oven actually 🙂
The story is actually my first story Of the Uber Lord and French Prince. I just use another title and do another round of edit before posting. To get to chapter one, go to the Fan Fic tab at the top of the page, click on The Courage of Love and you’ll see all the chapters posted.
See you around here and the OF 😉
Hugs,
Judyxxx