Holy shit, I'm lucky.

[rideit]

O.K., so I go into work this AM, and kinda had a falling out with the boss, upshot is it was brewing, and we are both MUCH happpier with me not continuing on at that particular little job. (Yes, I quit, wasn't fired).

That's all fine and good, and is of no real importance.

HOWEVER...instead of taking the day to ski on the pass, I had a nagging feeling that I needed to come home and deal with a few things...(My wife asked why I wasn't skiing/riding, given that I was now free, and it is a HUGE pow day, and I replied that 'I needed to get my ducks in a row').

ANYHOO, I came home ten minutes ago, walk in, and smell the worst smell...gas. The stove had been accidentally turned on, with no flame, by the cat sometime this AM. Turned on high.
I have no doubt that if I had stayed at work, or gone to play, the house would have exploded sometime during the day.

MORAL:
If you are unhappy, change your situation. Maybe, just maybe, you can avoid a massive tragedy whilst doing so.
Peace.

[lemon boy]

damn, nice work. Time to shoot the cat though.

[PNWbrit]

damn, nice work. Time to shoot the cat though.

At least encourage it to only cook using a crock pot while left unattended.

[Name Redacted]

New moral of the story: Cat's are outdoor pets

Glad you adverted the impending destruction of your abode and possible loss of appendages.


PS another side moral: Padded Room JONG!

[rideit]

I was most worried about my guitars...the dog was outside.
I think the cat must've jumped onto a cookie sheet that was on the stove, which then slid into (and turned on) the gas knob.

Fuck, the more I think about it, there is no way this place wouldn't have gone up in a fireball when the heat cycled on. Too bad it's -2 out. I'm cold.

[rungsp]

Don't shoot the cat inside the house though, at least not until the gas has gone.

[flatNshallow]

I reccomend an intervention for your cat - it's obviously suicidal.

[Lonnie]

Hummm, somehow, I think Raps was luckier....

[Mofro261]

another moral:

Tension at work may occur if you have gas.

[Name Redacted]

Wait just a second here. Lets take a look at the facts. The dog was outside, how convenient.

I have been watching too much Law and Order. Good thing is, I don't think this is an SVU case.

[depressed skier forced to be LA]

you are lucky, does that mean you dont get a dollar for each post now

[Viva]

Maybe your ex boss did it in the hope of avoiding having to pay for your compensation package.

[Tye 1on]

Dang Rideit, you were really getting good at the 'so how about some fries with that'...

[rideit]

More like 'would you like the damage waiver? It's only $5.00 a day...'

[BigDaddy]

Scarey shit, errr, ummm,.... gas. Damn, that is some good karma you carry. The moral of the story is, trade your cat in for a cougar.

Had a similar thing happen at a clients house while away... I walked in, the door was open, heat off, the gas on and the pipes all frozen. Amazingly enough, the pipes thawed out okay and the place didn't blow up.

[mtsprings]

Maybe you should have Iceman deal with your cat. He has a history of success working with animals in crisis.

[grizzle6]

I hate cats.

[philippeR]

Check your ski boots.

[altagirl]

I think the cat must've jumped onto a cookie sheet that was on the stove, which then slid into (and turned on) the gas knob.

How is this even possible?


And what kind of retarded cat do you have that jumps onto the stove?

[Tourette Dude]

How is this even possible?

What, a pussy sliding on a knob?

[horizon]

And what kind of retarded cat do you have that jumps onto the stove?

I think it has been well established that the cat is suicidal. Maybe it's a masochist cat, too.

(I say you lend the cat to peeps whose home value has gone down in this subprime crisis. In the current market, they'd probably be happier with the insurance money).

[Dickeymotto]

"I had it all. Even the glass dishes with tiny bubbles and imperfections, proof they were crafted by the honest, simple, hard-working indigenous peoples of... wherever."

[pechelman]

damn, nice work. Time to shoot the cat though.

x2

just let the gas out first

[powder_prophet]

"I had it all. Even the glass dishes with tiny bubbles and imperfections, proof they were crafted by the honest, simple, hard-working indigenous peoples of... wherever."

hahaha, exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

[depressed skier forced to be LA]

What, a pussy sliding on a knob?

didnt even think it was possible to make this situation dirty but you did it with such ease. Bravo! Bravo!