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Nancy Young[_8_] Nancy Young[_8_] is offline
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Default Redeemable culinary goof(s) . . . . or not

On 7/27/2016 9:03 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 7/25/2016 5:15 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:06:39 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My microwave beeps every 60 seconds after it's been used, an irritating
>>> but actually helpful reminder that you've left something in it.

>>
>> Mine does that and it's very annoying. Can't be disabled. The reminder
>> has never really help remind me, since I haven't forgotten...
>>

> The feature doesn't annoy me too much since I often go into another room
> when using the microwave. It's not so much I've "forgotten". It's more
> likely I've gotten caught up in doing something else. Okay, okay, shut
> up microwave!


I could put a pot on the stove, boil it dry and maybe somehow
burn the house down, no reminders there. But you heat something
in the microwave for a prescribed amount of time, and it's panic
time, it's done! It's done! 800 times. Shut up already.

nancy