"Andrew, grab the fire extinguisher!"

So the refrigerator plug caught on fire Friday night...more excitement than I need from appliances. Andrew valiantly unplugged the combusting cord while I fetched a fire extinguisher. Then he sprayed down the outlet for good measure. The good news is that we were awake, since it happened at about 3am. I thought we were going to get a new refrigerator out of the deal after living out of cooler for a couple of days. However, the landlady sent over an electrician who came today and tested the outlet (okay), replaced the burnt plug end, and installed a smoke detector over the fridge. Now we're more or less back to normal with smoke on the wall and the same fridge but safe! Scaaarrrry!

Originally posted at www.myspace.com/wannabedutch on 01/15/07.