Posted on 07/05/2013 2:11:15 PM PDT by markomalley
The homemade preserve blew up in the fridge, ripping the door off of its hinges and rocking Margaret Goodwin’s flat as she lay asleep at 7am in the morning.
When she went to see what the "bomb" was she found that her family photographs has been smashed by the fridge door as it was flung across the kitchen, knocking a chunk from the wall.
The explosion had also temporarily lifted the ceiling, leaving cracks in the top of the wall, living room and porch, and blew the casing off an extractor fan.
The rhubarb chutney, a gift from a friend, had exploded when gas fermented and built up inside the glass jar. "If I had been standing in the way, it would probably have killed me" said Mrs Goodwin.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I bet that left an impression. LOL
That said: you have my full sympathy. Bet those girls learned a life lesson, though.
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I learned a life lesson, girls are better than boys...jk...
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