socal78
Well-known member
I don't know about embarrassing but I definitely have my "dumb blond" moments which, when I tell others about them, were embarrassing.
1) In the kitchen, barefoot, using a hand mixer to blend cake batter. When I was done, I RINSED IT OFF. Yes, stuck the whole thing under the tap. You never, ever rinse off anything plugged in. Heard a noise. It tripped the switch. THANK GOD, Mr. SoCal had coincidentally installed a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) just days prior! Or else I probably would have been dead. :-\
2) The same f*$%ing hand mixer! About three years ago, baking another cake. My long hair got sucked into the motor vent and tore it off. I had one short patch of bangs for a while. :-[
3) I wanted to buy some lemonade without all the sugar. I'm not talking "sugar-free". I'm talking no sugar. So, I did. I went to Henry's Marketplace and bought a bottle of "lemonade" i.e. lemon juice with NO SUGAR and NO Sweeteners. I got home, poured a cold glass, and chugged it.... before spraying it all over the place. SoCal drank straight up lemon juice. ???
4) Years ago I had a work I.D. on a lanyard that I needed to get into my secured building. I always hung it on my rear view mirror. The chain got tangled. No luck. I was going to be late. I was panicking. I decided the only option was to break off my rear view mirror!! I would worry about getting it fixed later. Being late was a bigger worry. I was pulling and twisting, hitting it, etc. You'd think they come off really easily, right? Noooo. My supervisor was on his way in and asked me what was wrong. I showed him. I asked him to break off my mirror for me. In a millisecond, he got the lanyard off for me safely without breaking anything. He was rolling with laughter the entire morning. ??? :-[
What's the dumbest thing you all have done?
1) In the kitchen, barefoot, using a hand mixer to blend cake batter. When I was done, I RINSED IT OFF. Yes, stuck the whole thing under the tap. You never, ever rinse off anything plugged in. Heard a noise. It tripped the switch. THANK GOD, Mr. SoCal had coincidentally installed a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) just days prior! Or else I probably would have been dead. :-\
2) The same f*$%ing hand mixer! About three years ago, baking another cake. My long hair got sucked into the motor vent and tore it off. I had one short patch of bangs for a while. :-[
3) I wanted to buy some lemonade without all the sugar. I'm not talking "sugar-free". I'm talking no sugar. So, I did. I went to Henry's Marketplace and bought a bottle of "lemonade" i.e. lemon juice with NO SUGAR and NO Sweeteners. I got home, poured a cold glass, and chugged it.... before spraying it all over the place. SoCal drank straight up lemon juice. ???
4) Years ago I had a work I.D. on a lanyard that I needed to get into my secured building. I always hung it on my rear view mirror. The chain got tangled. No luck. I was going to be late. I was panicking. I decided the only option was to break off my rear view mirror!! I would worry about getting it fixed later. Being late was a bigger worry. I was pulling and twisting, hitting it, etc. You'd think they come off really easily, right? Noooo. My supervisor was on his way in and asked me what was wrong. I showed him. I asked him to break off my mirror for me. In a millisecond, he got the lanyard off for me safely without breaking anything. He was rolling with laughter the entire morning. ??? :-[
What's the dumbest thing you all have done?
