This seems somehow appropriate.
WHOOOOSH!
“When you’re on fire, people will get out of your way.”
-Richard Pryor
To an incorrect verb tense in your penultimate sentence? 
golf clap
I have learned that, when lighting a barbecue with no working ignition, you should always throw in the match BEFORE turning on the gas.
But think of all the exercise you got running around! And you’re heart was probably pounding–that must be good cardio! Oh, we’re not on SparkPeople right now?
I’m glad you’re okay. 
A co-worker was grilling on a gas grill, in a windy weather. At some point after he started up the grill, the wind blew out the flame. Co-worker noticed and pressed the ignition button.
The lesson that day was: First you turn off the gas, then you open the top and let the trapped gas escape, then turn the gas back on and relight.
Otherwise you hear a big: waBOOM noise, as the lid of the grill flies up and back. If you happen to be leaning towards the grill, to check if things relit, you get to singe off one side-burn, half a mustache, one eyebrow and matching eyelashes, and you get to wear bandaging on one ear, until the burns heal.
[Hank Hill]No! Use propane! Taste the meat, not the heat![/Hank Hill]
Glad you’re okay, MsWhatsit. Still, it sounds like a scary moment.