May 07, 2009 18:18
In our kitchen we have a very large and noisy extractor fan, which makes as much noise as a jet taking off but IS very efficient at removing smoke, or cooking smells.
We've just found out that its AWESOME POWERS OF SUCKING could have KILLED US!
Yes indeed, the little man who did our Annual Gas Safety Inspection today, BLANCHED IN HORROR as he tested what would happen if the fan was on IN THE KITCHEN, whilst the gas fire was alight IN THE LOUNGE...
It turns out that even though the fan is in a DIFFERENT ROOM to the gas fire, its AWESOME POWERS OF SUCKING were literally pulling the TOXIC FUMES OF GAS WASTE DEATH back DOWN THE CHIMNEY and into our FACES! Our increasingly blue-tinged faces.
Holy Fuck.
"Shall I disconnect the gas fire, or the fan?" he asked.
"Disconnect the gas fire!" we replied, "you can't disconnect the fan IT IS TOO FUCKING AWESOME!".