tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post1769060563095962306..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: FIRE!Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29137699375494173622009-08-26T14:41:56.519-04:002009-08-26T14:41:56.519-04:00Good Lord! I am dying laughing here! That would be...Good Lord! I am dying laughing here! That would be something that would happen to me! <br /><br />Sara<br />www.ladybugsandlilypads.comSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871689233540460113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-80502204836789438532009-08-21T08:00:45.619-04:002009-08-21T08:00:45.619-04:00Yikes! That happened to me just this week too... h...Yikes! That happened to me just this week too... hmm... I wonder if it was the same kind of dryer. I ended up with a burn hole in my favorite robe and a new pink dryer from Target too!atprincnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53757306405773940902009-08-18T12:22:04.926-04:002009-08-18T12:22:04.926-04:00OMIGOSH. That happened to me in high school. I b...OMIGOSH. That happened to me in high school. I burned my thumb pretty badly. Glad no one got hurt!Musings of a Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854615817486354491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91037293034776396242009-08-18T10:35:44.984-04:002009-08-18T10:35:44.984-04:00So glad you are safe, the house didn't burn do...So glad you are safe, the house didn't burn down and that Joe was right there to fix everything :) I had no idea that the purpose of those buttons, aside from reset was to warn someone using the appliance that there is a malfunction. Thanks for clearing this up!!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842362096104696792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23650265212295880292009-08-18T08:36:09.142-04:002009-08-18T08:36:09.142-04:00Hilarious! But the blame is not all on you: the wa...Hilarious! But the blame is not all on you: the warning should be more obvious! :-)CSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03520430600847412518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51571588715323663162009-08-17T14:58:15.852-04:002009-08-17T14:58:15.852-04:00Holy cow! Did you know.. I have never paid attent...Holy cow! Did you know.. I have never paid attention to those buttons. Except on occasion, to hit the reset button when my blow dryer wouldn't turn on.<br />YOWZA! I won't be quite so cavalier about it now!!<br /><br />Looking forward to meeting you on Wednesday, in Chicago.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03395575647647856801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-614833659841913112009-08-17T14:42:10.626-04:002009-08-17T14:42:10.626-04:00LOL!!! You and I react the same way to fiery situ...LOL!!! You and I react the same way to fiery situations. I almost burned down the kitchen; watching the flames jump out of the pot and thinking to myself "gee that was close to my eye brows."<br /><br />Yes, it is sad, but I too would have repeatedly pressed the reset button. Thank you for such a simple reminder.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552896097458144106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36369358414266828862009-08-17T13:45:51.578-04:002009-08-17T13:45:51.578-04:00OMG, I've never read the caution note on mine,...OMG, I've never read the caution note on mine, I guess I should! I'm glad everything was contained on time. I would be friking out to burn my house down too!<br /><br />I'm looking forward to meeting you in ChicagoSilviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075401569486778638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37867465765689516482009-08-17T13:31:10.211-04:002009-08-17T13:31:10.211-04:00It's amazing how close we come to disaster eac...It's amazing how close we come to disaster each day! This is someone up there watching over us!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27946354673291926142009-08-17T12:23:52.037-04:002009-08-17T12:23:52.037-04:00This happened to me with my hand mixer. I was try...This happened to me with my hand mixer. I was trying to make something called "seafoam icing" (and no, sadly, it's not green) for my MIL for her birthday. It requires that you beat the stuff with a mixer while heating over a double boiler. Flames shot out of the mixer and it stopped working. I let it cool down and then finished the icing...afterall, this was my Mother-in-Law we&Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420388082444716211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23714084793502965822009-08-17T11:23:58.203-04:002009-08-17T11:23:58.203-04:00Ok when I read the part about you resetting the bu...Ok when I read the part about you resetting the buttons over and over I cringed and wanted to scream "NO - don't do that! Those are SAFETY features! It's cutting out for a REASON! DANGER Will Robinson! DANGER!" I thankfully was able to hold my tongue 'cause otherwise I would've been mighty embarassed since I'm at work and all. Glad the damage was minor and that Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50765860214751098872009-08-17T01:03:01.160-04:002009-08-17T01:03:01.160-04:00Oh, and I almost forgot to ask, did you by chance ...Oh, and I almost forgot to ask, did you by chance get to have any cute fireman over???Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447479295354195982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36618564234693830912009-08-17T01:02:20.436-04:002009-08-17T01:02:20.436-04:00Wow! What a scare! So how did you manage to get ...Wow! What a scare! So how did you manage to get your hair done?!Cookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447479295354195982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74873357374351931942009-08-16T23:15:55.261-04:002009-08-16T23:15:55.261-04:00Ok, so I'm totally not testing a hair dryer ea...Ok, so I'm totally not testing a hair dryer each time I use it but ummm wow, what an object lesson. Thank God Joe was there to help, no? Enjoy that new pink dryer -- if you ever get to NYC to use it!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31069657015902751812009-08-16T21:43:53.563-04:002009-08-16T21:43:53.563-04:00"I'm Mr. Heat Miser, I'm Mr. Sun. I&..."I'm Mr. Heat Miser, I'm Mr. Sun. I'm Mr. Heat Miser, I'm Mr. 101!!" Thanks for putting that song in my head in the middle of August, Dawn! ;) <br /><br />Also, thanks for the public service announcement. However, I'll probably still keep pushing the reset button over and over. LOL<br /><br />Donna in PA :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22838674584011016322009-08-16T20:52:09.756-04:002009-08-16T20:52:09.756-04:00So THAT's what the red button is for?? I never...So THAT's what the red button is for?? I never knew it!!! I know I'm never going to use that test button though. As if I have time for testing things at 7am in the morning?Nancy@ifevolutionworks.comhttp://ifevolutionworks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71367779773907898302009-08-16T20:16:14.275-04:002009-08-16T20:16:14.275-04:00Oh my you are so funny. I stumbled across your bl...Oh my you are so funny. I stumbled across your blog on someone else's website. I am now following and reading your other stories on your blog. Thanks you making me laugh!--AliciaThe Hall Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732361293455452171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79123476110464910362009-08-16T17:49:21.840-04:002009-08-16T17:49:21.840-04:00P.S. Hellooooo hair dryer manufacturers!!! If yo...P.S. Hellooooo hair dryer manufacturers!!! If you don't want us hitting that reset button over and over again you'd better sell those suckers two to a package. 'Cause when a girl's gotta do her hair, a girl's gotta do her hair! Pretty much your only other option is to make them without reset buttons and have them just die. It's kind of like guys stopping to ask for mothergoose518https://www.blogger.com/profile/02058678494556881794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66820728953658899782009-08-16T17:45:37.076-04:002009-08-16T17:45:37.076-04:00I have totally had a blow dryer catch fire while I...I have totally had a blow dryer catch fire while I was using it before. Except the flames came out of the part where the air blows out of. And fortunately it died out immediately. It was dramatic and anticlimatic in one fell swoop! I will say, it took me a little while before I felt safe using a blow dryer again!mothergoose518https://www.blogger.com/profile/02058678494556881794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49142851579306269942009-08-16T11:56:45.602-04:002009-08-16T11:56:45.602-04:00Our plugs don't have anything like that on the...Our plugs don't have anything like that on them, we're just left to be set on fire before we notice it needs to be binned. My hair dryer did that in December at a friends, the sparks and fire decided to come out of the end where the cable goes into the hair dryer, right below my hand. Although i managed to whip it out of the socket before setting her carpet and flat on fire, she'd Kerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28723088073083605802009-08-16T11:51:26.871-04:002009-08-16T11:51:26.871-04:00Well thank goodness only the dryer caught fire and...Well thank goodness only the dryer caught fire and not your house or you for that matter!MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-62566868841687726922009-08-16T09:57:31.849-04:002009-08-16T09:57:31.849-04:00oh....there's buttons on the plug?oh....there's buttons on the plug?Golden To Silver Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585559845728927540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91961722704138466672009-08-16T09:35:43.934-04:002009-08-16T09:35:43.934-04:00I'm so glad you weren't injured. It could...I'm so glad you weren't injured. It could have somehow turned in to a Michael Jackson moment...think Coke commercial hair fire.....Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-657728244494328072009-08-16T09:18:15.010-04:002009-08-16T09:18:15.010-04:00Okay, I am sorry, but I was really hoping for the ...Okay, I am sorry, but I was really hoping for the flock of seagulls photo! LOL Glad everything turned out okay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69499668334388404122009-08-16T08:58:58.004-04:002009-08-16T08:58:58.004-04:00Dawn, I'm an engineer, I don't have any ki...Dawn, I'm an engineer, I don't have any kids (yet) and I don't use my hairdryer as much as I did when I was younger, and I build crap now (grad school), and I would have done EXACTLY what you did, except the part with the yelling about fire (since Larry would have probably come in and freaked out, I'd have had to put out the fire myself). So don't feel bad! I read what you Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260651337515659387noreply@blogger.com