Having your finger break through the toilet paper.
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Realizing that you just smacked your head with the finger that broke through the toilet paper.
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leechbabe, don’t feel alone about the vacuum sealing of the frying pan. This is very very common, you’re not a dolt. What happened is that you put the lid on while the pot was hot, and it cooled and formed a vacuum seal – there’s some science stuff here I don’t quite get, but trust me, this happens to lots of people. I thought I was the only one who’d ever done that, until I bought a new set of pots and pans and in the instruction manual there was a specific paragraph outlining the hows and whys of this. The reason it continues to happen to people is, who the hell would think one would need INSTRUCTIONS to operate a frying pan??? (I only read 'em cuz I was bored at the time…)
I had pulled into a gas station last night. I parked and put on the emergency brake, as I always do. For convenience, I had my black wallet on the dashboard.
I pull out of the gas station and the ride is very rough. I push the pedal to the metal and soon enough, it stops.
Then comes the smell of burning rubber. Well, the temperature gauge is normal, and we didn’t smell anything before leaving the gas station, so it must be coming from outside the car. New Jersey sure smells bad, doesn’t it?..
Then I step on my brakes, and I don’t feel the resistance I normally expect to feel. Darn, what’s happened?
Then I move aside my wallet and notice the dashboard light indicating that I had neglected to release the emergency brake. I’ve killed my brakes
The $250 :smack: !
Good Lord - who woulda thought that vacuum sealing the frypan was a common problem - thanks **LifeOnWry **.
From now on I vow to read all instructions - even if it is a commonplace article.
And just to fit in with the rest of the thread - this is for not reading the instructions last time :smack: