January 23, 2008

Operator Failure

I got a new crock pot for Christmas for a very good reason. After reading the "Important Safeguards" manual that came with it, I have decided the list is missing a key instruction....
Warning: Placing your crock pot in your BICYCLE BASKET is a dangerous hazard, maybe even life threatening. It is possible for the cord to find its way to your wheel, get caught, then yanked out, and finally hit the side walk and smash into a million pieces. It is true. It happened to me. Don't do it. It isn't pretty.

8 comments:

Natalie said...

OK. Thanks for the tip ;)

(I'm sorry that happened to you and to your new crock pot. I hope you weren't hurt!)

Anonymous said...

Great Fun! Part 2

Lucy said...

I'm not sure I should laugh or cry!! What a crazy adventure, and let's hope you walk home with your next crock pot. :)

Ginger Rogers said...

Spookey! Our crockpots broke on the same day! And... in different countries! EVEN BETTER TRACE.......Jeff bought me a black one too! We are connected girl!

Ginger Rogers said...

Hey only one reason I haven't commented on your blog......our computer CRASHED last week! Yep, worms, cookies, trojans, virus's.....the works, we had it ALL! And it finally went caputs! So, sorry it's taken so long for me to comment! I LOVE ALL the photos! I just got my internet hooked up today! FINALLY! YEAH! I missed your blog!

Ginger Rogers said...

P.S.
Me again! We're still trying to find my photos. I may have lost them ALL when the computer crashed!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHH!!!!!!!!
So sad! :( Pray I can still retrieve them? Somehow?

Kristine Van Buskirk said...

I was just checking old comments and realized I didn't comment on this. I could have sworn I did. Anyways. Great story! I think they should put that warning on the label. I wish I could have seen that. Just like the Haunted House episode, it's a picture you can think of always and make you laugh! Any bruises from this mishap? Love you! Thanks for the laugh!

Alison said...

This story is crazy! I am kind of a safety freak you know! I hope you weren't hurt! I'll be sure to make sure that my crock pot cord is always secure before I take it ANYWHERE on a bike! Thanks for the alert! =)