Microwave Madness
Kristie went off for the weekend leaving Steve to fend for himself. Normally, this is no big deal since Steve isn't a bad cook and can fend for himself1.
Things went pretty well until Saturday night. Steve decided to have some microwave popcorn, so he put it in, hit the popcorn button2, and returned to the computer to wait for the ding.
About a minute into the process there was a strange noise. It sounded like the garbage disposal was running with no water. Of course, since Steve was home alone, this was unlikely, but possible3. He went into the kitchen to investigate.
The garbage disposal wasn't on, but the whiirrrr-chunk noise continued. Maybe it was the fish tank pump? No. As Steve turned perplexed, he spotted a strange flash from the microwave. He looked in4 and saw sparks from the right side of the microwave.
He turned it off and checked inside. Nope, just the popcorn. He put it back in and restarted. Whiirr-Chunk! Flash! Flash! Whirr-Chunk! Well, it was clearly the microwave and clearly the popcorn. He removed the errant bag and pitched it, then got down another, still convinced it was an evil bag of popcorn.
He put in the second bag and hit the popcorn button again. Whirr-Chunk!!! Flash! He turned it off right away, noticing for the first time the side of the microwave had a dull red glow and was smoking. That couldn't be a good sign. He unplugged the microwave and grabbed the fire extinguisher5. He surveyed the damaage for a few minutes and determined fire was not imminent. He put the extinguisher away and gave up on his popcorn dreams for the night.
- Meaning he usually has enough cash to eat at local restaurants.
- This is really the only way he can use the microwave - he has to hit one of the preset buttons. He's technically challenged sometimes.
- Dora has been known to get a paw or two up on the counters in the kitchen.
- Some would say the flash should have been enough to make him turn it off.
- If you lived where Kristie cooked, you'd not only have a fire extinguisher, but you'd know right where it was.
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