OK, today I thought I would do a post at my own personal expense. We all need a good laugh after the "Heaviness" of everything else going on right now right?
Right after (I mean within months) of us moving into our new home, Albertson's was having this sale... You could buy A&W Rootbeer 10 for $10 AND there was this mail in rebate that you could get $10 back. So, I did it - free Rootbeer right? The catch (there's always a catch, nothing in this world is free - remember that mmm K?) was that you had to cut out the UPC codes and send them in to get the rebate AND it had to be sent in within 10 days of purchase. So who here drinks 10 2 liters of soda (not Pop) in 10 days? Diet Coke, I'm sure you'd have no problem, but Rootbeer...
So, I have this "bright" idea that I will just cut the codes out with an exacto knife and send them in. So, I get out my scrapbooking knife (because it is new and pretty pointy and will be just great for getting in this somewhat tight space) and start cutting out the UPC's. You know how on the label there is this warning that contents are under pressure? Well let me tell you, that is no exageration! I pierced the 2 liter bottle with the exacto knife ever so slightly, and originally I thought (before I started) that if I did puncture it, it would just bubble and fizz out the hole, and then that would be the one we drink for dinner. NO, I punctured the bottle and it literally EXPLODED! The bottle burst open (almost completely in half). And there was root beer EVERYWHERE! Luckily I was in the kitchen so it didn't quite make it to the carpet (but it got close let me tell you). It was behind the fridge, in cabinets, in drawers, you name it and we found rootbeer in every little nook and crany of that kitchen. Thank goodness Steve was kind enough to help me clean it up. It took us about 3 hours.
So, why do I tell you this now? Because a couple of Saturdays ago, Steve found some more spots of Root Beer under the kitchen counter. Almost FOUR YEARS later! If I was a blogger back then, there would be pictures of it, but for now, you'll just have to use your imagination, I was covered in it and so was the kitchen. I was just lucky no one else was in the room. So here's to people doing stupid things...
Oh, and for those who are wondering how I got the UPC's off, I used the exacto... Aparently stupid people never learn... I'm just sayin'.
5 comments:
Oh that is too funny! Several years ago, we were having a Bday party or something, and my Grandma opened a 2liter of 7-up, and she didn't have a good grasp, so it went flying across the room. Pretty funny!
I have never heard of anything like that. I'll watch out for that. I wish there were pictures. I can't imagine a three hour mess.
Ok the VERY same thing happened to us in our first home in Layton like 11 years ago...John was making black beans in one of those pressure cookers...and YES! You guessed it...EXPLOSION! There is probably still remnants of BLACK BEANS in that poor kitchen. Yuck!
I think I remember you telling me about that rootbeer incident. We (and when I say we, I mean Michael) spilled rootbeer when we first got into our home as well, probably within the first week because we were using the futon as our couch. Except it was on the carpet... can I just say I was glad it was him and not me that spilled the rootbeer!
ALbertson's had a sale like that not too long ago and we bought the 10 bottles of soda -- except I didn't use an exacto knife, I used scissors (ever so carefully) and was lucky enough not to puncture the bottles. Maybe your exacto was TOOO sharp.
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