On 10/4/2018 10:02 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-10-04 12:07 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> My toaster caught on fire!Â* Sorry, no news at 11:00 or link to a news
>> story.
>>
>> I was toasting a slice of sourdough bread and the toast was done.Â* I
>> had just taken it out of the slot with when flames burst up!
>>
>> I quickly unplugged the toaster and grabbed a box of baking soda from
>> the cupboard.Â* I doused the flames.
>>
>> I have NO idea why the toaster suddenly caught on fire.Â* I keep the
>> crumb-tray clean and empty.Â* It was a 10 year old toaster but that's
>> no excuse.
>>
>> Good thing I never toast bread without standing there waiting for it.
>>
> That's a good idea, except that it takes four times longer to toast if
> you are standing there waiting for it.
>
Bringing water to a boil takes longer if I'm standing right there.
Toast, not so much.

Jill