Has anyone done silly little stupid things through the years?

Ruth n Jersey

Ruth n Jersey

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I've done my share. When the kids were small I decided I'd make them nice cold drinks to have when they came home from school. They loved jello so I filled old soda bottles with the stuff. Obviously it wouldn't budge out of the bottles. Didn't give that one much thought. My Grandma wrote a note to my uncle and taped it on the front door saying the key was under the milk box. When I was a teen my Dad had a beautiful rose garden. Toward the end of the season they predicted frost. My Mom and I went out and picked a beautiful bouquet of roses which we put in our chest freezer. The plan was to have the roses on the table for out Thanksgiving center piece. I don't know why either one of us thought it could survive the deep freeze but couldn't tolerate the predicted frost. Any dumb stories you would like to share?
 

When one of my kids was in elementary school, we parents were asked to provide treats for a school party. I made a big batch of peanut butter cookies, and was later told all the kids liked them- even though I forgot to put in the peanut butter.

If I can add someone else's: one of my kids said a classmate brought an unusual dessert with his lunch- the kid's mother had filled a thermos bottle with ice cream, not realizing it would melt long before lunchtime.
 
Low income in the Navy meant not having high end anything. Moving regularly another reason for not wanting something expensive to be lost is shipping. Didn't mean having others over for dinner was not possible. It did meant that clean table ware was a must. Dual purpose plastic salt & pepper shakers [picnic & at the dinner table] should look good. No problem simply wash both put in the oven to quick dry. I don't think I need to explain what happened.
 
Knight said:
Low income in the Navy meant not having high end anything. Moving regularly another reason for not wanting something expensive to be lost is shipping. Didn't mean having others over for dinner was not possible. It did meant that clean table ware was a must. Dual purpose plastic salt & pepper shakers [picnic & at the dinner table] should look good. No problem simply wash both put in the oven to quick dry. I don't think I need to explain what happened.
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That reminds me of some other experiences- putting one of my kids' socks in the microwave to dry, not realizing what it would do to the elastic... and one time I even put a large cheeseburger from a fast-food place in the oven, but it didn't occur to me to take it out of the styrofoam box.
 
You mean like dumping a can of green paint on my head when I was a lad....yes. Living in the country, I was always putting on magic shows or a circus for the family. I wanted to paint something so I reached up for a can of paint and the top came off. This was long before latex paint folks, so I smelled like turpentine for a week and was the first boy in school to have green tinted hair.
 
I once tried to defrost a refrigerator by chipping away the ice in the freezer with a screwdriver. Punctured a gas line and ruined the thing.

Another time I tried to saw a board using an air mattress as a kind of sawhorse. You can let your imagination figure how that went.

I was using an electric chainsaw with a 25 foot extension cord. I still have the extension cord, but it's now about 18 feet long.
 
Trade said:
I once tried to defrost a refrigerator by chipping away the ice in the freezer with a screwdriver. Punctured a gas line and ruined the thing.

Another time I tried to saw a board using an air mattress as a kind of sawhorse. You can let your imagination figure how that went.

I was using an electric chainsaw with a 25 foot extension cord. I still have the extension cord, but it's now about 18 feet long.
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I am moderately embarrassed to admit I did the same, except I used a sharp knife. All of a sudden there was a HISSSSSSSS, or should I say HI$$$$$$$$$$$?
 
Oh my, there are too many to say!! My entire life is full of them; and that's how I learn!
 

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