My stove spontaneously burst into flame today.

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I was going to take a nice early-morning nap a few hours ago. “But wait!” I thought, “I still have a few turns left in Kingdom of Loathing!” (It’s a free online game that’s quite entertaining.) So I happily played on for a while longer until I had exhausted every possible way of getting more adventures for the day.

“Ahh, that was nice,” I thought. “Time for that nap now that I’m all done with KoL… hey… what’s that weird noise that just started coming from the kitchen?”

So I went into the kitchen of my little efficiency apartment and saw flames! Spontaneously leaping out of the stove! From the area BELOW the burners! Big ones! For no discernable reason!

“Aaaaah!” I said, throwing a large amount of water on the stove.

“Hiss,” said the stove, continuing to belch gas into the apartment, but being considerably less fiery, which I personally saw as an improvement.

Anyway, the management came up and turned the gas off, and they’re claiming that they’re going to bring me a new stove later today.

I wonder if this means I have to donate to Kingdom of Loathing now.

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There’s a reason you didn’t take a nap this morning. The Force/God/Guardian Angel/Magical Sky Pixie wanted to make sure you were still around to play Kingdom of Loathing.

Glad you’re safe.

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Eh, I don’t really see it as a sign. But then, I’m a Unitarian. Show me a talking burning bush and I’ll check it for walkie-talkies and accelerants.

I’m still going to play some more Kingdom of Loathing, though. Just in case.

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Might be a sign that a kitchen fire extinguisher that’s rated for electrical fires is a good thing. :smiley: You’re fortunate the water worked.

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It’s a gas stove, not electric, and the fire was entirely from a gas leak. (a rather robust one, judging from the hissing noises before the gas was turned off) I haven’t even used the stove in the last couple of days, so it definitely wasn’t oil-related.

Last year, when I did have a small oil fire, I did remember not to put water on it. And before I threw water on this fire, I actually stopped and considered it for a moment to try to figure out if it was a horrible idea or not.

But yeah, I may pick up a fire extinguisher, now that you mention it.

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Wow, quick thinking on your part, glad it turned out so well!

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Wow, who needs online games when real life is so adventurous? :smiley:

Glad you’re okay!

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I’m kind of annoyed now. I want to play this game but the website isn’t sending me an activation code. Damn!

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Complained too soon. I just got it. This looks like a lot of fun.

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May I use this as a sig, elfbabe?

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Go right ahead.

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I have a new stove now! They brought it in yesterday and it’s very nice, never been used before. It does a much better job of holding a very low flame than the old one did. The fire is also prettier, which I see as a definite advantage.

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Ask the landlord if they would buy for you instead. Lots of places even require that the owner provide fire extinguishers to all residents.

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Thanks!

Good, a new stove!

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You tried to prevent women getting to Iceland_Blue.The Lord has spoken.It is a sign he is angry with you.Have you learned your lesson or does he need to set other household utensils ablaze?

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I just have to say that it’s threads with titles like this that keep me coming back to the SDMB.

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