CRACK! : a tale of misadventure

Apr 04, 2014 12:04

I am telling this tale of misadventure in its all its wordy fullness, because people at work seem to find it very amusing. I do point out that it has not yet been proved that I am not dying a hideous death due to poisoned Weetabix, but they don't seem to think this is much of a risk, and just laugh.

Mysterious noises, Weetabix and threatening doom, with tangential oily cakes and long-ago tea disasters )

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leesa_perrie April 4 2014, 12:47:41 UTC
I was coming downstairs this morning, one step behind a shouting, staaaarving cat - LOL, this cracked me up because there's a cat that visits my mother-in-law that does a very good staaaarving cat impersonation!! :)

The cat then reminded me in no uncertain terms that the fridge had been opened and then closed again with no cat food issuing from it. She wished to register her complaints with the management. - LOL! The management should have known better!! :D :D

Sorry, but I laughed my way through most of it, though with a slightly guilty feeling - if that makes you feel better? Good job you've got a sense of humour, this could have totally ruined your day *hugs*

PS You're not allowed to die, so no more battery acid in your Weetabix, okay? *stern look*

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ladyofastolat April 5 2014, 09:07:45 UTC
I appear not to be dead (as far as I can tell, but I'm no expert) so presumably my Weetabix were free from taint. :-D

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leesa_perrie April 5 2014, 11:43:12 UTC
That is good to know! :)

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beckyc April 4 2014, 14:01:06 UTC
Crumbs, what a day! Much sympathy.

On a reassuring note, I would expect you to notice really quite quickly if you had consumed something strongly acidic. I say this based on when I was tricked by a guide* to do so (well, just a TINY bit), and it tasted like sherbet and made my tongue sore.

*I even have an icon for that - White Island. Or, as it should be known, yellow island, because of all the elemental sulphur deposits that the hydrothermal springs deposit. In the vein of "don't eat yellow snow", I'd add a far, far stronger warning against drinking from springs that deposit yellow minerals.

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ladyofastolat April 5 2014, 09:09:39 UTC
I thought I would probably have noticed by the taste if anything was wrong, but you know how it is: if you suddenly start to worry that you've eaten something bad, you almost start feeling symptoms.

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bunn April 4 2014, 20:15:10 UTC
So? is there still something going CRACK! ???

Did the battery explode???

Are there further non-edible substances on your 'to-eat' list....?

:-DDD

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ladyofastolat April 5 2014, 09:12:49 UTC
There is no longer anything going CRACK! There were no further battery explosions, but since its innards were showing, Pellinor was able to dissect it even further, while going, "oooh!" in an intrigued fashion. Today my "to-eat" list only includes Southampton-based tapas, but who knows? I might have some bleach and shampoo as an aperitif. :-D

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lindahoyland April 4 2014, 20:19:33 UTC
What an adventure! I think you would have tasted if anything was bad in the Weetabix. Cats hate loud noises don't they?

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ladyofastolat April 5 2014, 09:16:03 UTC
They certainly do! My cat has worked out that noises issue from the TV and stereo, and is unconcerned by them, even if they're really loud, but she still flees in terror if I watch a video on my laptop, or my phone rings.

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