Standing in my kitchen is an appliance that seems unassuming enough. A Frigidaire, it keeps my food cold or frozen, which I need it to be. Usually it stands there calmly, waiting for it's turn to be of use. But the other day it must have been PMSing.
Me: Oh fridge, I need some of your contents.
Frigidaire: Silence.
Me: (turning away from my bowl of Spinach and Cheese Cigar filling) Open up!
Frigidare: Silence.
Me: (opening the crisper) Oh my! What big drawers you have.
Frigidare: All the better to eat you with!
Somehow in the process of pulling the spinach out, my finger gets caught on the inside of the drawer. I pull my hand out with a two inch cut along my pointer finger. At first, I think it's just a minor scratch. But oh no, there's nothing minor about this. Not only does it sting, it starts to bleed...and bleed...and bleed...
(Maybe it's upset because we were talking about getting a more space efficient one in a few years?)
I merely wanted the big box of spinach. I didn't want to bleed profusely into the bowl containing my dinner.
Photo courtesy of Paul Sutcliffe.
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