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Does this only happen to us???
Dec. 4, 2006
We
once had a very nice, over-the-oven, mounted microwave oven. A
friend of mine, who was babysitting my then 3-year-old daughter, tried
to warm up a towel in it. My daughter had a minor earache and I'd
told my friend that she could warm a towel in the dryer
for my daughter to hold to her ear. My friend decided that
warming it in the microwave would be faster. The towel caught on
fire; the microwave shot out flames and then it shut down completely
and was not repairable.
Two years ago, my husband put a slice of
pizza in our smaller, counter microwave and accidentally put 10 minutes
instead of 1 minute on the time-cook. He didn't realize his
mistake until, yep - it caught on fire and ruined microwave #2.
Just
about half an hour ago, my son decided to cook some macaroni in the
nice 1100 watt counter microwave we currently have, only it appears he
forgot to put the water in the bowl. At about the same time that
my husband and I looked at one another (we're both working in his
office) and said, "What's that smell?", my son started yelling for
help. Because, *sigh* the macaroni was on fire, the microwave was
shooting flames and now, again, we've killed another one. I don't
know what's worse, the fact that we'll have to spend money for yet
another microwave, or the fact that this smoky smell takes days to go
away. The house reeks! It's so bad right now the kids are
gathering some books and we're going to go sit at the library for
awhile.
I know people lived for centuries without microwaves, but I consider
them essential for homeschooling and budgeting peace of mind. I
do a lot of investment-style cooking on the weekends, then use the
microwave to warm things during the week. This keeps me from
after-school burnout a la "Hey, Mom, what's for dinner?" and from
running out for fast-food.
I guess while we're out passing time at the library, we'll also go to Wal-Mart and look at getting a new microwave, too.
Are we the only ones this destructive to innocent kitchen appliances? Heh.
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