On 10/15/2016 11:59 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 10/15/2016 11:05 PM, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> I burned my left index finger, top only, by spilling the spaghetti
>>>> water on it. Did NOT have any cloth in my hand, so the water ran
>>>> off right away, and I was already standing at the sink, so used the
>>>> recommended treatment of cold water on it for more than 5 minutes.
>>>>
>>>> Spaghetti went down the disposal right away, so I missed dinner,
>>>> but my finger is not nearly as bad as it could have been.
>>>> Sorry yours is worse.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why did you throw out the spaghetti? Were you mad it it because you
>>> burned your finger?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I asked that a week ago, but only heard crickets.
>
> I wondered about that when I first read it. Only sensible explanation
> is the pot was dropped when the hand was burnt.
>
Interesting supposition. The OP did say they were already standing at
the sink and ran cold water on the burn. I wouldn't have thrown the
spaghetti away unless it somehow wound up in the sink and was already
slinking down into the garbage disposal.

Jill