Note to self

[rahirah]

If you think that the bread machine is far enough away from the edge of the counter, move it back another couple of inches anyway. Otherwise, bad things will happen. Very bad things.

Originally published at Barb C's Journal. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[rahirah]

::woeface::

[malkingrey]

Speaking from experience: yep.

[rahirah]

Well, I guess it's an excuse to get a new one. :P

[mere_ubu]

*nods* Ohhh, yeah.

I don't use one anymore, but once, I set mine on a timed automatic cycle and went off to work. I arrived home in the evening to discover that it had toddled off the counter and heaved itself across the floor. It was lying, open, in the middle of the bake cycle (on carpet!), and the dough was about six feet away and had risen to awful proportions. I'm just happy that no hapless kitties were burned.

[rahirah]

Oh, yikes! Good thing you had flame-resistant carpet! 0_0

[ljs]

Oh, no, Barb!

[sends hugs and pre-emptive sympathy]

[rahirah]

Alas, poor Oster, we knew you well...

[spicklething]

And this is why I, a long, long, time ago decided the best place to operate a bread machine was on the floor.

[rahirah]

I never thought of that, but you're right. (Though to be fair, we have used one for years, and this is the first catastrophe of this nature.)