Ignoring InstructionsWhen I was small, a friend of mine waved a big plastic bottle at me and asked me if I "wanted some drinking yoghurt?" I pointed out the "do not drink" label, but no, he was convinced this was a big jug of a particularly strange, liquid yoghurt that was briefly popular in the 70s.
He was sick for hours, after consuming a suprisingly large quantity of washing liquid.
What instructions have you ignored?
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chthonic, Thu 4 May 2006, 11:24)
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A number of occaisions...1. Guide Camp meeting. Bored young leaders throw a BBQ for the little sprogs. Fine. Dispoable BBQs. Plastic tables. Not so good. Holes melted through the tables quite spectacularly. As in, we only reallised once the table section was sagging and the BBQs had almost fallen through. Woops...
2. Toaster. 'Do not leave unattended'. So I go to the loo. When I come back, the kitchen is filled with black smoke, and my mum is watching said toaster merrily burning away in nice orange flames, where she's thrown it outside onto the lawn. Woops...
3. Never put cold water in a hot glass. Not clever. Shattered my dad's favourite pint glass quite spectacularly. And ruined a pint of cold cider while I was at it. He wasn't pleased.
4. Batteries. Fire. From where I was standing, it was quite a spectacular show. From my brother's piont of view, it was a trip to hospital from flying shrapnel.
I have others, but this is already too long, so I'll spare the anguish.
(, Sun 7 May 2006, 20:49, Reply)
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