I'm a Pyromaniac!

[roz]

I started a fire today.

I was at the Hilton attending a Legislative Conference today. I had
my materials and handbag in my right arm. I had my coffee mug in my
right hand. I went to find a bran muffin and wrapped it in a bunch of
napkins. By then I wanted more, hot coffee. So I went to fill it up.
But they had the urns on top of a ledge. So I put the muffin down and
proceeded to fill my cup.

A guy said, "M'am, is that your muffin?: I said yes. He said, "It's
on fire."

I looked. The napkins had gotten drawn into the flame under the
coffee urn. They was now blazing.

So the guy is standing there watching, not helping, while I use my
one free hand to try to snuff out the raging flames.

I succeeded. He just walked away.

The muffin was fine.

And my right hand that had been holding the hot mug??? The hand is blistered because hot coffee spillied all over it as I frantically snuffed out the flames with my left hand! But the good news is that my brand new drop dead gorgeous Ellen Tracy robins' egg blue blazer (that I got for an unbelievable price at Off 5th) is not covered in coffee! YAY!!!

[Kristie]

well, i'm glad the muffin was ok! it would have been horrible eats had it been crunchy! [img]images/graemlins/rotflol.gif[/img]

glad to hear your clothes came out of the ordeal just fine! must've hurt something awful to burn your hand like that!! Did you find a first aid kit to put some burn cream on it?

I'm surprised the guy didn't try to help you out at all?! what's with people now a days? someone gets hurt, but nobody helps because of the consequences of "helping"? sheesh....

so, what's it like attending a legislative conference? not trying to be fecetious, just wondering if it's as boring as some of the gov't meeting you see on TV and all

[Amanda]

Glad to see you kept your sense of humor! And you're OK!