...and out went all the lights!

[venta]

I just lifted the iron down from the shelf, and found its base was covered in rust. I cleaned it off with a brillo pad, but fear I might have got some water in the works because plugging it in shorted out the power for the entire house. Twice.

hendybear, maybe we shouldn't have used the iron to defrost the freezer after all.

Comments

[al-fruitbat.livejournal.com]

Hairdryers actually work brilliantly, next time you're defrosting.

[leathellin.livejournal.com]

Winces.
That also damages the freezer elements you know.

Oh well, i'm sure hendybear didn't like that freezer or iron anyway :-)

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

Shame - defrosting the freezer with an iron is a brilliant idea.

[valkyriekaren.livejournal.com]

To short out all the power ones could be counted a misfortune. To short out all the power tice, looks like carelessness.

[zotz]

A friend of mine set out to defrost the freezer with a breadknife. That failed in a different way.

[(Anonymous)]

Buy a frost-free freezer?

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Did it not blow the fuse the third time, or had you given up by then?

[(Anonymous)]

At least you hadn't tried to use it to heat up your cooled-down bathwater!

[(Anonymous)]

At least you hadn't tried to use it to heat up your cooled-down bathwater!

Cathy xxx