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Another burn!
"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, March 21, 2016 at 5:55:46 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> Although this did leave a hideous mess, I don't think my body sustained
>> too
>> much damage. Could have been way worse! I can't even begin to explain
>> how
>> this happened either. Except that I know that I was trying to do too
>> much
>> in a short amount of time.
>>
>> Person who lives here had oral surgery on Friday and is not progressing
>> as
>> we had hoped. Can't open her jaw due to the swelling so most of what is
>> on
>> the list of suggested foods will not work. And is having stomach issues
>> from the pain meds. Then to top it all off, husband was having some sort
>> of
>> car trouble that turned out to be really nothing. He didn't tell me what
>> it
>> was that Les Schwab found to be the cause but bottom line is that due to
>> that, he didn't bring home the promised milkshake for toothless.
>>
>> So... I had to go get the milkshake. Came home and all seemed calm.
>> Went
>> out to the garage to get things ready for the guy who is coming later
>> this
>> week to do a dump run for me. Things like the broken artificial
>> Christmas
>> tree and many Styrofoam coolers and ice packs from my insulin. And while
>> I
>> was finishing this up, I began to get dinner started for husband.
>>
>> Put three breaded chicken breasts (Schwan's) in the freezer, put the
>> water
>> on to boil for pasta, in my large, oval, Rachael Ray pot, then put the
>> Marinara on to heat. And no, he did not eat all three.
>>
>> Things seemed to be going well until I took the chicken out. I had
>> already
>> moved the pasta over to the pot of sauce when husband began asking about
>> dinner. And once again, I didn't listen to that little voice in my head
>> that told me that I should have dumped the hot pasta water down the sink
>> and
>> left the pot there while I put the Provolone on the chicken. And that's
>> where it all went wrong.
>>
>> Although the oven was off, I didn't feel like sticking my head in there
>> to
>> put the cheese on because I was feeling a bit warm from all of the garage
>> activity. So I removed the pan and set it on top of the pasta pot.
>> Should
>> have been fine as I didn't really take the time to get the correct sized
>> pan
>> and had used a large, lipped cookie sheet because it was already sitting
>> in
>> the dish drainer.
>>
>> I turned to get the cheese. Turned back when three slices of the
>> Provolone
>> when it all went very badly. Happened so very fast! Saw the Rachael Ray
>> pan come flying at me along with the pan that the chicken was on. This
>> is
>> what I do not understand. What would have caused that nearly full pan of
>> water to come off of of the stove? Now I suppose it is possible that in
>> my
>> haste, I somehow didn't have it squarely on the burner but I can't see
>> how.
>> I have a big scoop that I use to remove the pasta from the water so the
>> pan
>> never left the stove.
>>
>> Anyway... The upshot of this was that my feet, legs and the floor became
>> drenched with near boiling water. I knew that Jazzy (cat) was in the
>> kitchen on a barstool but didn't know where Jetta was and I didn't want
>> them
>> getting into the boiling water.
>>
>> I think what saved me was that I had on my Daniel Green slipper boos that
>> I
>> am not supposed to wear. They are thick and lined with faux fur. I put
>> them on because I felt cold but my podiatrist said I shouldn't wear them.
>> I
>> won't bother to get into why but I am sure glad that I had those on now!
>> Also a very thick and very loose pair of sweat pants. So the thick
>> fabric
>> and thick boots seemed to keep most of the water from my skin. Of course
>> I
>> leapt to dry floor and stripped the pants and boots off right away.
>>
>> I also have three throw rugs in the kitchen and the two largest ones
>> soaked
>> up most of the water. And thankfully each one had a dry end so they
>> could
>> be grabbed and hauled outside quickly.
>>
>> Although my feet feel like they have been burned, I don't see any damage
>> to
>> the skin and the skin feels cold to the touch. Most likely that
>> sensation
>> is due to my neuropathy or something.
>>
>> I am beginning to dread the oven! Thankfully the toothless one was able
>> to
>> help me for a few minutes to make sure the cats didn't get burned and to
>> get
>> the mess cleaned up.
>>
>> I guess on the plus side, I won't have to use the floor steamer on the
>> part
>> of the kitchen! But what in the heck!? This is three burns I have
>> gotten
>> in about a month's time! And I am not usually one who gets burned. I am
>> just glad that I was dressed as I was. If my husband had brought the
>> milkshake home like he was supposed to have, I wouldn't have bothered to
>> get
>> dressed and I would have just had a knit nightshirt on. That would have
>> been bad!
>>
>> And thankfully I had more chicken in the freezer.
>>
>> Now off to the kitchen to make some rice. Hopefully I can do that right.
>> I
>> am going to have to really overcook it and put a lot of extra liquid in
>> there because poor toothless can't seem to manage anything that requires
>> any
>> amount of chewing. She was able to do chicken and noodle soup after I
>> took
>> the immersion blender to it but her poor stomach can't seem to handle
>> much
>> in the way of food right now.
>
> That's a awesome tale!
>
> The kid that was living with us had a cup of water explode in his hand.
> I'm watching TV and I hear screaming and swearing coming from the room. My
> wife took him to the emergency room and he was hospitalized.
>
> The good part about it is that his estranged mom visited him in the
> hospital and they made amends and he moved out of our house after staying
> for 4 years. Thanks, super-heated water in a cup! 
I have heard of that.
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