Tuesday, November 13, 2007

so this is how people die of smoke inhalation

tonight i cooked myself some beef with bok choy. nicely braised meat with onions, garlic, and greens. then i sat down to eat and was catching the end half of an episode of jeopardy. ah, nice evening, right? so before i can watch the final jeopardy question the smoke detector goes off.

beeeooooo beeeoooo beeeooooooooo beeeeeooooooooo

gah, this is not the first time this has happened. so opened all the windows and fanned like crazy and the the thing finally shut off. and i was about to head out the door for a walk with some friends, when...

beeeooooo beeeoooo beeeooooooooo beeeeeooooooooo

again! so i go fan crazy and open all the windows again. the more i listen to the alarm the more muted it began to sound. hmm. anyway, so i left a little window fan on in the kitchen to blow out some of the smoke and headed out.

an hour later i get back and the alarm is still going! my neighbors must hate me. so now i'm sitting in my apartment chilled by the night air as it de-smokes my living space. i could be sitting in a room full of smoke and not even know it. great, i could just take a nap and never get up. geez.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

wow....that's some powerful stir fry there!

Tinky/Caddy said...

that always happens w/ me and breakfast links. what can i say, i sometimes like my meat carcinogenic and charred.

Tinky/Caddy said...

mayhap you would like us to start up a george foreman fund for you?

jennifer said...

haha, i will try not to repeat the same booboo with some sweet potatoes i'm baking. window is open!

Tinky/Caddy said...

just got back from eating sweet potato tempura! i'll have to see what helen thinks of new find.