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lizziebordensbae OP t1_j1vnyfh wrote

Reply to comment by bee-sting in TIFU and almost killed my whole family by lizziebordensbae

Oh I know 😂 what's weird is that I sat eating my soup and scrolling reddit for probably 45 mins with the gas on and didn't smell it. I took a COVID test that morning just in case, but I'm all clear and apparently just stupid, and no sense of smell

ETA it's weird but my family is actually less upset than I am?? Like, I checked those burners every single night for the rest of our trip, but they were all very unfazed for people WHO ALMOST DIED BECAUSE IM A STONED IDIOT!!?

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forrest_fox t1_j1vx9h1 wrote

You don't smell the gas if you have been sitting in the room from the beginning, only if you walk into a room after it has been leaking for some time. Happend to me once, I was sitting in the kitchen with my roommate and started to feel a headache. But didn't feel the smell. We were both awake and talking. After some time a neighbour from the flat above us knocked on the door because she could already smell it when she walked trough the corridor and saved us (important, you shouldn't ring a bell in such situation because it could start an explosion). We have been sitting by a stove leaking gas probably for more than an hour.

EDIT: Thanks for the award! The note about the bell seems to interest many people, so I'd like to add, you shouldn't do anything that might cause a spark of electricity, like switching on/off a light or any electronic device or plugging anything out or in electrical outlet. Don't touch anything with electricity and of course don't light a match.

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WhatANiceCerealBox11 t1_j1w9vu6 wrote

Same thing happened to me except it was my dog. Wife and I sat in the kitchen probably for at least 30 mins trying to figure out why my dog was freaking out before we realized our toddler had turned the handle on the burner stove without igniting so it was just spewing out gas

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withoutpicklesplease t1_j1wddm6 wrote

What a good boy! (The dog, not the toddler)

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ThoroughCumin t1_j1yhr2d wrote

When my wife was still with her ex, he asked her to go start the propane grill while he finished prepping the meat. She turned the gas on but didn't light the burners because she didn't know you have to do that. He lost his eyebrows that day, and she doesn't touch our grill.

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Squigglepig52 t1_j1zdx7f wrote

Buddy's brother did that to my buddy once. I saw the lid rise through the air from the other side of his house.

Cue Chad being chased down by his brother and beaten.

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SakuOtaku t1_j1x8a78 wrote

>(important, you shouldn't ring a bell in such situation because it could start an explosion).

Glad I know this now!

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ka1lu t1_j1ysmlr wrote

This reminds me of a story...

a guy wanted to basically burn down his house, so he left the gas element on. He forgot to leave windows open for at least some sort of airflow. He rang the phone, but nothing happened...

Anyhow..,... He wound up going home to check why..... and opening the door and the house exploded....

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LexiTRexi94 t1_j1yto2w wrote

Did they survive the house exploding? I'm guessing yes since we know why it blew up. I'd love to read any articles you can find.

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greadfgrdd t1_j1wc2gd wrote

I can’t smell shit for a while after I smoke.

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Mrpotatoeface t1_j1zclj4 wrote

You're not a stoned idiot either. If you don't grow up around gas, like most people I know didn't, then you aren't as aware of the dangers. Super glad your sister woke up early!

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Bambooziler t1_j23zm1w wrote

The heck do you mean by "ETA" can't be estimated time of arrival

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