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delalluvia:
Well, that was exciting.  I was cooking dinner and didn't check my oven closely enough and a plastic plate had slid off in the back and caught on fire when I turned on the oven to cook some french fries.  It wouldn't stop burning.  Smoke was pouring out and I finally dialed 911.  There's a fire station two blocks from my apartment and they were here in 3 minutes.

4 big guys in full gear.  They used my puny extinguisher to put out my fire.  Worked real well considering I'd had that extinguisher just sitting around for over 10 years.

Now, my chicken dinner is covered in dry extinguisher stuff and my cats are terrified and I'll likely have to have my stove replaced with a new one, just as I'm about to move out.  >:(

But the firemen were cute.

delalluvia:
Well, I won't have to clean my kitchen when I move.  The maintenance guy came again this morning and took stock and said they'd have to put in a whole new stove, pull out the old one, the built in shelving and the lineoleum and put in new flooring and a new freestanding stove.  But it'd take 3-4 days and did I want them to do it now or after I move?  I told them not to bother until after I've moved.  The stove top still works and I can use my toaster oven if I have to bake.
 
I've never lived anywhere this long before and I was also told that I could have had new carpeting put in 5 years ago.  Oh, well, that's another thing I won't have bother cleaning.
 
So there is an upside to not getting my deposit back.

mariez:
Glad it wasn't worse!  That's a good example of how quickly catastrophes can occur when we least expect them.


--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 03, 2009, 12:23:05 am ---But the firemen were cute.

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--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 03, 2009, 02:33:52 pm ---So there is an upside to not getting my deposit back.

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And these are good examples of looking on the bright side!

Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: mariez on December 03, 2009, 03:25:49 pm ---Glad it wasn't worse!  That's a good example of how quickly catasrophes can occur when we least expect them.

And these are good examples of looking on the bright side!

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Especially the cute firemen!  ;D

Fires can spread so quickly--glad this one was pretty much confined.

serious crayons:

--- Quote from: Jeff  Wrangler on December 03, 2009, 03:48:50 pm ---Especially the cute firemen!  ;D
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So did you get any phone numbers, or are you going to have to start another fire?

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