Domestic Blunders

Many of us view our homes as personal sanctuaries that protect us from the sometimes harsh realities of everyday life, but running a household can be a complex undertaking not to be taken lightly. I'm living proof that an otherwise fairly capable, supposedly intelligent person can make domestic gaffs that make Mr. Bean look like a genius. I've listed some of these here, and fortunately no one was injured. Apparently Albert Einstein could be forgetful and goofy around the house too. Now I'm no Einstein, but knowing about his domestic foibles helps take the sting out of remembering my own. The "take home" lesson for me is: Treat your home with respect, and don't expend all of your brain power at work - you need some for household duties too.

1. Almost tried to cook pancakes on a George Foreman Grill. This might have worked using thicker batter that would cook before slipping off the sloped grill surface.
   
   
   
2. Used regular liquid soap in the automatic dish washer. Try it if you'd like to see soaps suds bubbling out of the dish washer all over your kitchen floor.
   
   
   
3. Activated the home security system for motion detection prior to a walk, but forgot about the house cat. Came back home to blaring alarms and a visibly traumatized cat.
   
   
   
4. Locked myself out of the house on numerous occasions while tending to the yard. Good opportunity to learn meditation skills.
   
   
   
5. Forgot about a lit candle that was in a flammable, plastic holder (maybe this was my wife?). The candle holder caught on fire, but fortunately we were in the room to extinguish it right away.
   
   
   
6. A ladder slipped out from under me while I was trying to put Christmas lights on the eaves trough (This is a classic). Luckily, I was able to grab a part of the ladder while hanging onto the eaves trough thereby averting disaster. This is somewhat similar to a ladder scene involving Chevy Chase in the movie Christmas Vacation.
   
   
   
7. Forgot about some pita bread I was grilling in the oven - yes it caught on fire. The fire remained confined to the oven, but the oven door was permanently charred and discolored. Try explaining that one to the wife.
   
   
   
8. Tried to get rid of bags of dated pasta by throwing them in the garburetor. This created a kind of starch super glue that completely clogged the garburetor throughout every orifice (actually this was done by my wife).

By the way, did I mention that I'm a Neurosurgeon? Not really, but close enough. I could go on a tangent describing various scientific theories about human error and why it occurs in different situations, but that isn't the point. All of us can be Dumb, Dumber, or Dumberer at times. I'm sure many readers can relate to their own silly gaffs at home, but they may not want to make them public. If you would like to come clean about any of your domestic blunders then please tell us your story by leaving a comment below.


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Humor, Comedy, Culture, Stupidity, Domestic Blunders, Home Accidents, Gaffs, Absent Minded