I rushed to hold my hand under cold running water from the tap to try to cool my skin, watching a large puddle of hot tea running all over the kitchen worktop and oven, dripping down onto the floor, powerless to do anything about it as cooling my burnt hand was my priority.
After a couple of minutes I looked for a cloth to try to mop up the mess. By this time P had wandered out into the kitchen to see why there was a delay. He rushed to fetch an old towel and managed to mop up most of the tea while I went back to holding my hand under the tap.
Unfortunately, the liquid caused all the sockets down that side of the kitchen to short. We have now cleaned up as much as we can and hope that the socket under the worktop dries out by tomorrow so that I can use the automatic ignition on the gas hob.
Meanwhile, my hand has been sprayed with dry Savlon and loosely wrapped in a gauze bandage, but it is very sore now.
At least I don't have to cook tonight - P has offered to fetch a takeaway meal.
Gosh. That sounds very painful. Hope you enjoy your takeaway JayCee. Have a drink too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave. I have taken a paracetamol but I think a large glass of chilled NZ sauvignon blanc would help with the pain 😉
DeletePlug in a hairdryer if you have a socket nearby and aim on to wet socket, keep doing it until dry. It will do the trick.
ReplyDeleteAh, thanks for the tip Rachel. I'll get P to give it a try, thanks.
DeleteYou need a very large glass of , NZ , sauv blanc. That was a nasty accident but could have been worse. The cold water trick does work to a degree.
ReplyDeleteGuess P will be doing a bit if housework in the next few days
Oh, you do have a great sense of humour LA! Imagine P doing the housework???
DeleteActually, the paracetamol and the sauv blanc seem to be doing the trick now. I can't feel a thing!
Hope it is not too painful in the night.
ReplyDeleteThank you Weaver. I have given it a good spray of an iodine based analgesic and I think another paracetamol at bedtime too may help.
DeleteGosh. That sounds very painful. Hope you enjoy your takeaway JayCee. Have a drink too.
ReplyDeleteThank you YP. The takeaway was very good, but any meal that I don't have to cook is fine with me!
DeleteI did have a very large glass of wine to ease the pain. It seems to have done the trick.
The damage that can be done from one cup of boiling hot tea. Hope the hand is feeling better ..... did it need another glass of sav blanc to take the pain away ? .... I wouldn’t have thought that one would have been enough !!!
ReplyDeleteOooops ... forgot my XXXX’s !!! XXXX
DeleteYou know me too well xxx
DeleteVery nasty! I did the same with hot soup - trying to pour it into a thermos which I was holding. I still have the marks to tell the tale!
ReplyDeleteOuch!
DeleteI missed your post yesterday. I do hope that you are significantly improved this morning.
ReplyDeleteThank you Graham. Yes, it is much better today. I just have one very red hand.
DeleteHope your hand heals soon, what an accident to have especially over sockets..
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine. I think the electric socket came off worse than I did!
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