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posted by [personal profile] mitchy at 07:17pm on 01/12/2008 under
Memo to self: Next time you suspect your newly-filled-with-scalding-hot-water bottle has a leak, do NOT attempt to remove the furry cover to see for sure while still sitting on the sofa, because when it bursts, it will go ALL OVER YOU AND YOUR KEYBOARD!!

Damage list - one scalded left thumb *nurses*, one dead keyboard (further memo to self, you can never have too many spare keyboards), one soggy duvet (drying on radiator), one soggy mouse mat (successfully dried) and one rather soggy wet patch on the carpet. Oh, and this...







I was actually really glad this happened now, when I was fully dressed, in a thick jumper, t-shirt and jeans, because that absorbed a LOT of the hot water. Had I been ready for bed, I think the damage would have been way, way worse. As it is, even the thumb is feeling better just in the time it took to sort the photo out.

So now I must shop for a new hot water bottle. And possibly a new emergency keyboard :P
Mood:: 'sore' sore
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posted by [identity profile] therealsherbs.livejournal.com at 08:58pm on 01/12/2008
Ow! hot water bottles are certainly capable of exacting a vicious penalty for the benefits they provide. I have a scar still on my leg from 30 years ago!
 
posted by [identity profile] mitchy.livejournal.com at 09:01pm on 01/12/2008
30 years? Yee-OWCH! That must have been a hell of a burn! *sympathy*
 
posted by [identity profile] annuala.livejournal.com at 01:41pm on 02/12/2008
OMG! That's one serious leak.

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