On Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:47:20 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>We had a near disaster here this morning and I was pertinent to a resent
>thread about seniors and fires. I was in the back room doing my morning
>crossword when I heard my wife yelling " Help. Fire" I went running into
>the kitchen expecting to see something burning on the stove. It was her
>clothing that was burning. I ran over and batted out the flames with
>my hands. ... not the best way, but the fastest.
>
>We are lucky that she was almost unscathed. She had one small first
>degree burn on a finger, but a microfibre sweater and vest are ruined.
>
>I hope that she learned a valuable lesson from that because she may not
>be so lucky if it happens again. She had a pot on the front burner of
>the stove. The (electric) burner was on high. She reached up into the
>spice cupboard to get something. Either the vest or the sweater was
>dragged over the hot burner. Since she had just returned from walking
>the dogs she was wearing long johns, another layer of protection, but
>one which might have also caught on fire or melted in the heat.
>
>

I'm really glad she is good. I'm sure she is nagging herself. Make
sure she feels loved by you. No need to hope she learned her lesson.
It was a stupid accident. Give her a big hug from me.
Janet US