Yesterday I decided to self clean my oven....which is good. However, most ovens I've owned the only "self cleaning" I ever experienced was done by my own hands and elbow grease! Never the less, the idea of an oven cleaning itself is remarkable....Not to mention a lesser pain in my elbows. What I didn't count on was the flames! Yes that's right FLAMES!! Good thing I have a 1 year warranty on all major appliances in my home and I've only been in the house about 2 months.....
So I called my mother in law to ask about the possibility of flames and is that normal? None of her ovens have ever been self cleaners : Strike 1. I called my Uncle Pat.....he just laughed : Strike 2
My last resort....my own mom. So I asked if that was normal...flames and such? Her reaction: OH MY GOD....DIDN'T YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS??? OR THE OWNERS MANUAL?? Really, mom do you have to shout? I haven't even had my first cup of coffee yet, and my ears are ringing. Then I started laughing, because it was hilarious listening to my dad in the background freaking out a bit....wondering if we had to use the fire extinguisher? C'mon dad, I'm not that horrible of a cook! I was trying to avoid using the "self- cleaner" part and just use oven cleaner. Unfortunately, I didn't get all of the cleaner off the surface before I turned on the oven so the flames weren't huge but it would have roasted a marshmallow quite sufficiently! Of course, the marshmallow would taste a bit like chemicals.....but still very satisfying.
* So my other story, as you know I've been training for my other job. I still do hair once a week in Grants Pass on Fridays but after a few more steady paychecks I might just call the salon quits. Not because I don't want to do hair, but if I'm driving one day and not enough clients what's the point of wasting fuel for 2 clients once a week? Does not compute.....
* Thursday at work, the boss man comes in looks me in the eye and says," Well young lady I believe you need some shirts to work for me." Of course I'm wearing a long sleeved shirt, so don't think I'm standing there nekked; and I'm kinda stunned at this point. He proceeds to tell me that I need work shirts with his logo on them for my shifts when I come to work. I felt like "Dobby" from Harry Potter......I got CLOTHES!!! WHICH MEANS ~ THEY'RE KEEPING ME!
I'm pretty sure my eyes welled up with some moisture....poor boss man thought I was going to cry!
The best part......He told me that he was very pleased that I caught on so quickly, in fact he told me that I was one of the quickest learners they'd ever hired that he'd be nuts not to keep me on the payroll! And my response...................... I got shirts!!!!!!!!
Yea! You got Shirts!!!
ReplyDeleteBTW....I adore your new look here on blogger!
Congrats on the new job! You got shirts....Yay!!! =) I bet your job is a lot more fun than mine is!!!
ReplyDeleteUmmm...one should never use regular oven cleaner on a self clean oven. That's what our house set-up guy told me years ago. So here's a tip for ya...if you have a spill in the oven just toss a wet rag on top of it after you remove the food and turn the oven off. It will wipe right up after sitting for just a little bit. Just don't forget to take the rag out of the oven or you really will have some flames to roast marshmallows on! Also just use the self clean option every few months and the oven stays spic-n-span.