NOT FOR MY WIFE'S EYES
There was a bit of a problem with boiling the pork chops [on 14 November 2008].
I had worked the 4 am to noon shift and was very tired. So, after I put the pork chops on hot, to bring the water to a boil for a few minutes, I sat down by the computer and zoned out. I completely forgot the boiling water, which I had planned on reducing to a simmer after a few minutes.
I didn't remember them until the house was filled with dense smoke and the smoke detector went off. I checked the pork chops and the bottoms were burnt black, while the top was seriously overcooked.
The important thing is the house was filled with smoke and it was November. The good think is that it was a nice day and when I opened the window in the main bedroom; both my cats went up onto it. I then turned the fans on in both bathrooms and over the stove. I also opened both the front and back doors and started waiting for the house to air out.
It took almost three hours before the house stopped smelling like smoke. I waited a bit longer and then shut the windows, the doors and turned the fans off.
When Kathie got home, she mentioned how smoky the house was. I didn't have the nerve to tell her what happened [and that the house had been a lot worst earlier].
Text in black is from my initial reporting of the event and text in blue is from 28 August 2010.
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