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old and experienced. Today I did something I knew very well not to do, but survived, for the moment. I bought some fuel jugs from Betty C. They have rubber gaskets under the cap. One had come loose and I thought I would glue it back, but since it was malformed a little I thought I would heat it a little so the rubber would retake its shape. So instead of putting it into hot water, or just leaving it out in the sun I put it in the Microwave, for just a few seconds. Well, that was all it took to break into a nice smoking blaze. It was out in a second but not before pumping smoke into my office, turning the Microwave black and distributing soot all over the place. Now the hell will start.

Luckly my wife was not home but she will be soon. Old beagle nose will immediately determine something is out of place. Any explanation I will have will cost me dearly and over the rest of my life. The kids will know, the friends will know, her golf buddies will know and I will forever be met with snickers.

Even retirement life has its hazards!
ARF

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Thanks for the laughs John. Hmmm maybe you stumbled onto something......a new method of spring plate bushing removal. :lol:

very funny.... but.... "beagle nose"??? that's a classic!

this story rivals riley's flagpole story :lol:

IMHO Beagle nose is much better, and with potentially more costly consequences! Mine was just death where everyone but me makes out on the insurance lottery but DIVORCE, that’s the gift that keeps bleeding… :oops: I mean giving!!!

To funny John but at least you know how to use that type of oven!

How about this for a strategy: Call the wife and explain that you saved the house from burning down. She'll be so overjoyed at that outcome that merely smoking up the house will seem trivial. A bit of crying and grovelling can't hurt either. Neither could flowers, candy, a night out, etc.

Man I love the way you think. Old Tee, just to be on the safe side, burn your hands a little to show how much you are willing to sacrifice to save her house ;)

i had a friend that was actually cooking for the inlaws who were coming over and turned out the fire dept had to show up. the kitchen was gone, and they made reservations instead :lol:

thats one way of getting an extreme home makeover... :lol:

Great laugh in the middle of the day. It's threads like this, and I love them, that keep dorkiphus unknow to my wife

I guess the old 'I overcooked the popcorn' won't work. John, I've got room for a trailer in my back yard if you need a place to stay.:twisted: