Hi money friends, what is the worst thing you have ever spilt
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Ooh groan I've just spent the last hour or so trying to clean up a full bag of spilt icing sugar.
The grandkiddies were round and 'trying' to help but were more of a hindrance while sweeping and giggling as the clouds were swirling in the atmosphere.
They were soon banished and had to go and play hungry hippo's with grandad while I mopped, wiped and cursed quietly in the kitchen.
Ghastly stuff. So friends what's the worst thing you've had to clear up after and how did you cope?
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Oh Lillie, I feel for you :( Icing sugar and cornflour are such pains to clear up, even in little quantities!! On a brighter note, at least it was in the kitchen, and not on a carpet!!!
I had a go at making candles once and spilt the pan of hot waz on my kitchen floor it went all over my cooker and kitchen cupboards it took months to get it off.
Cherry cola (the el cheapo bright red one) on my mums new light blue carpet.
Or a whole pot of gloss black paint on my newly acquired flats new yellow carpet - It was so bad i had to cut the bad piece out and try to fit an offcut but it still looks so bad ive had to cover it with a pouffe!
Wow Omend that sounds pretty hardcore, thank goodness for the pouffe.
Yes but he does have a job to go to so he cant sit on the damaged carpet all day!
boom boom
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I can't imagine you with a pouffe OD !!
A couple of week's ago I was lifting out a good size box of herbs when the lid fell off and it went all over the cooker, over the floor and everywhere else. I would not have believed how much there had been in the box. After my husband kindly spent ages cleaning all up and washing everything down I reached for the glass jar with some more in and couldn't believe it when it slipped out of my hands and smashed on the floor spilling out all over, I won't repeat what hubby said.
I once dropped a bowl of eggs which were ready to be whisked, What a terrible mess they made.
Poor Lillie you have my sympathy. Hope you soon get sorted out,
Wow sabre remind me not to invite you round to my white carpetted , white walled , white settee'd glass floored flat!
Ha OD somehow white doesn't fit in with the image I have of you. More like black settee and maybe white walls !! and what about the yellow carpet where has that gone to.
By the way not heard any more about you having a child, have you abandoned the idea ? I think we put you off a tadge.
Sounds like a double whammy there Sabre, twice with the same thing. Awful isn't it. I know I wanted to jump up and down and vent my spleen but having the little ones there I held back but inwardly I was turning the air blue.
Very good sabre - black leather settee , lemon walls , golden yellow carpet!
Oh, Lillie, icing sugar's definitely one of the worst! Along with sugar, flour, cocoa etc.
The worst one I experienced wasn't done by me, but by a friend of mine, although it happened in my previous house. He managed (somehow!) to explode a whole giant bottle of coke inside my brand new fridge! I can only think he shook it at the open door of the fridge and the top flew off...it ruined the fridge as he somehow managed to soak the electrical connection for the inner light.
To compound this, the next time he came to visit, he trailed dog poo from his shoe all over my carpets and then plonked his feet up on my 1 year old sofa and deposited it there as well!!
I eventually got my unintended revenge...I spilled a whole bottle of red wine on his dining room table and damaged it!
I generally don't get too mad at people when these things happen as I'm incredibly accident prone myself... :-(
Yes sugar is really bad specially when the area around it is wet and it goes all hard and rough on the kitchen surface or eventhe floor - real bummer to clean.
Another reason not to have kids!
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Dog poo wow Fruiters you win this one i think!
Cant think of anything worse than dog poo on the carpet - have had that but not on the settee as well - I think I would have to burn the settee and buy a new one!
No-one comes into my flat without taking their shoes off now its essential!
I hope he cleaned up the Jobbies and not you!!!
I know what you mean I have had so many disasters , when a new one happens i just take a deep inhale of breath and sigh (after muttering here we go again) and just get on with it and clean and repair!
And he's still a friend fruity?? Lol, really embarrassing when something like that happens at someone else's house! Just goes to show, OD, that its not only kids that cause problems.
Only time I ever got upset by mess was on Christmas Eve when I was eight months pregnant and a fall of soot came down the chimney straight on to my newly fitted cream carpet. Told the kids it was father Christmas, and they still talk about it now :)
Yup Fruity, so far you win. For me the dog poo would have caused an inner implosion akin to a Nuclear Reactor melting down.
I don't suppose any of it came off, ugh I gag at the thought of even trying, poor you.
I eliminate anyone coming into the house wearing shoes if I dare as I have cream carpets all the way through except one room and if everyone tramped in with their shoes on I'd need to clean it most weeks. Also the cat is a menace as he digs in the garden and comes in with clogs of earth hanging. He knows to stand on the mat while he has his paws examined and then put under the warm tap with hand cleanse until they are clean. He loves the pampering and I massage his little paws until he purrs like a good un. One
spoilt moggy. That's another thing you will have to do if you get a "pussy" Snoops.
p.s. I never go into anyone's house without taking my shoes off at the front door.
I automatically take my shoes off too Sabre, and I must admit it bugs me when people don't offer when they come in mine (does that make me sound picky??).
Actually Jazz, I occasionally get requests to remove my shoes if I am invited in to homes on official visits. The last time this happened, I had forgotten that I was wearing my 'Sex God' socks ( Xmas present ) that were in stunning and vibrant yellow but all black from the ankle up!
I may as well have worn a badge on my lapel with flashing LED lights!
Sex God socks Snoopy I'm sure they made quite an impact on the homeowner. At least you didn't have to remove your trousers and show off your carrot eating Bugs Bunny boxers.
I remember a couple of year's ago a Policeman came for a statement about a car crash and he took his shoes off and apologised for his fancy socks - Micky Mouse ones. I couldn't take my eyes off them - so funny.
mmmmmmm I'm wondering if Snoops had to prove he was one ? Perhaps he knew there was a young blonde living there - the mind boggles. Sex God socks that's a new one on me. Have seen plenty of silk underwear with cheeky things on but not socks.
My dear Sabre, when people buy you 'Sex God' socks, that is either their opinion of you or they love a good laugh! I guess it's the latter ...
So funny Snoops, not good if you're trying to be stern and official but a good ice breaker to put people at ease!
As a child at school,I was the only boy who opted to take Home Economics. We made cheese souffle. Mine did not set properly, and as I sat with it spilling over the edge of the souflee dish whilst on the bus home, even 50 years on it still looked like vomit! I was so embarrassed, I did not even attempt to clean up. Perhaps that is why it haunts me now!
Oh dear greydo, sorry to hear you're still cheesed off (sorry) after all these years. I do so hope you get over your vomity nightmare.
Oh yuck!!
My trousers whilst in a colleague's car whose car seat was so far back.Luckily I had a spare pair in my bag.
I think the question was 'spilt' CS and not 'split' .... interesting diversion though!
Lol CS, lucky indeed that you had a spare pair.
Gosh Snoops you are bright this morning I couldn't work out what the answer to the question was but you've just answered it for me. I was wondering why a far back car seat had anything to do with a spill but let's not get onto anything naughty.
The moral of the story Sabre is that if you enjoy far back car seats, you should have a spare pair of pants with you!
Friend of mine has given me a worse one.
He accidentally punctured a bright red full tin of aerosol car spry in his new white kitchen - it covered everything including his new linen jacket , the white lino , white cupboards , kettle , microwave - he had to use petrol to clean it all off and even now is still finding red spots years on.
Nasty!!!
Mind you I have done similar with an aerosol spray paint can trying to eek out the last remnants of paint but it was nearly empty so not as bad except it covered my mums white car so now my dad is a bit iffy about letting me use his garage to repair my car!
Ooh now that sounds bad Omend, spray paint, I doubt there's anything anywhere that'll completely shift that.
OMG, must've looked like a bloodbath!!
Paint...nightmare!!
My worst one wasn't a spill as such, but a tin of black treacle exploding in a kitchen cupboard. Not only did it coat everything that was in the cupboard, it actually blew the door open and splattered everything within a 10 foot radius.
I was just grateful nobody was in the kitchen when it happened, especially the pussies!
Oh Feline black treacle,sticky stuff yes that's bad. I think I'll let Snoopy fill in the rest.......
Wow, never knew that could happen Feline, going to look at it in a whole new light from now on!! What a mess!!
It's because it's something you use very little of, Jazzj, so it tends to be kept for a long time. I used to use a couple of spoonfuls a year for the Christmas cakes and the rest remained in the cupboard until the following year.
When it got to a certain age it must have started to ferment, building the pressure up in the tin until it exploded. Rather like a bottle of Champagne but way messier!
That's exactly what I do with mine feline, it's just not something that I use often. Waterproofs at the ready to open the door then lol
I suggest taking the lid off every so often to release any pressure that might be starting to build up.
Exploding treacle, that reminds me of my grandma who made ginger beer, delicious I might add but one batch exploded in the airing cupboard and stank the place out with that awful yeasty smell.
Sorry Feline but can't stop laughing. Treacle is one of the worst possible things to clear up after as it's so so sticky. I bet you a million you swore that day. Sorry (laugh laugh) but it sounded so funny (laugh laugh).
Oh, Lillie, I'd forgotten about the ginger beer! There was a craze on it when I was a kid and a batch exploded in the pantry one day.
Not quite as bad as the treacle though!
And yes, Sabre, I did swear - just a little....
Feline, a treacle splattered pussy is not something to behold, unless you have a sweet tooth.
As you say, 'take the lid off now and again' to keep the pressure from building up!
Dark glasses Snoopy? Be careful now, we don't want you tripping over anything or anyone.
Ladies, you should realise that my comments are simply feeding those fertile minds of the sisterhood. And again they are all MLS .....
By the way, the shades were OD's idea .... suggested I take a more macho look.
Sorry, Snoops, I preferred you without the shades. Looks like the blind leading the blind!
Agreed Feline ... I have just buffed my spectacles for you ...
Aah that's better Snoopy, you're just as macho without the shady look.
Much better, Snoops!
Ah that's more like you Snoopy. I wonder how you would look with a little beard !!!
Not actually a spill as such, but I have dropped the odd loo roll down into the toilet ( while negotiating replacement ) and it's never much good after that!
I wonder if anyone else has done the same?
How unfortunate Snoopy, a soggy loo roll.
No I can't say I've done that as mine are stashed alongside the loo on a pole next to the brush.
Many times Snoopy and said b****r. I don't quite know how it happens.
Actually, it more common than people realise Lillie .. just Google 'Loo Roll down toilet'!
I would love to see a 'Pole next to a brush' ... the mind boggleth ...
Everyone laughs when they come and see my long pole Snoops as there's usually about twelve bog rolls loaded onto a five foot pole. One knock and the whole lot falls down - great topic of conversation though.
Oh my Sabre you do have a long one, mine's only a couple of feet.
A dozen loo rolls on a five foot pole? One thing's for sure Sabre, you will never be caught short. Do you mix and match the colours as well? You could have six of one and half a dozen of the other ..... lol!
Yep, its an accident waiting to happen Snoops. Feel a bit deprived I haven't got a pole in my bathroom..bet Sabre dances round it :)
I believe that dropping the mobile phone down the toilet is quite common and the reason for one manufacturer bringing out a waterproof phone.
Yep, I've done both...mobile down the loo once, and loo roll down the loo many times! :-)
Hey i just remembered what i dropped down the loo. my mobile phone it was in my jeans pocket it was ruiend xxx
I've just remembered another horrible spill. I was living on my own and had been treating myself to having all new bedding etc. as I had had new wardrobes fitted and a white carpet. Also I had had patio doors put in and made it really nice. I decided since I was on my own and tired I would put a bowl of vegetable soup on a tray and eat it in bed. Bad idea. I'd just got nicely settled when the tray slipped on the bed and the soup upturned all over my new bedding and dripped onto the brand new white carpet. Can you imagine the horrible smell it made and all the mess I had to clear up. Hence never eaten soup or anything that would spill in bed again.
Spent ages waiting to get the 'bargain' price of a box of eggs checked today in the supermarket, as it looked too cheap. It was right, so I bought them...then dropped the damn box on the kitchen floor when I got in! Some bargain!!
Raw egg white is a bummer to clean up...I ended up chasing the gloopy stuff all round the room! :-(
Sprinkle salt on it fruitcake, makes it far easier to clean. Here speaks voice of experience.........
Oh fruity what amess for you. I remember dropping a bowl of eggs and spent ages cleaning it up
I know this posting was a month ago Lillie but thought I'd tell you about two mishaps that have happened in the last 10 days.
The first one was when Mr S put a large bag of mixed fruit (which he munches) in the cupboard. I'm not saying he didn't squash it in but when I opened the cupboard the whole packet landed all over the floor, cooker, units etc. etc. What a blinking mess and a few choice were made about trying to put too much in the cupboards as he is always telling me off for doing this.
The next mishap was at 4.50 a.m. this morning when the flipping cat decided he wanted to go out and starting mewing. I groggily let him out of the back door and then though "I fancy a nice cup of tea and a read before I go back to sleep". Opening the fridge door (and I don't want any laughter at this point), the very large milk judge came crashing down on to the kitchen floor and smashed to smithereens and there was milk everywhere. I leave it to your imagination as to what I said having only my thin nightie on and slippers. Worst of all Mr S slept through the whole accident and when he heard about it said "you'll have to be more careful when you open the fridge door next time". Hope you heard the bang on the head - well that's what I felt like doing.
Today all the trim round the units has had to be moved, everything washed and then put back together again. Men who'd have em ?
Oh dear, Sabre, milk is a bummer to clean up, it gets everywhere and as you say, you have to get it all or it smells eventually! Poor you!
Oh Sabre, poor you!!! You sure he slept through it or did he just close his eyes and pretend so he didn't have to help clean up..............?? Lol
Oh good grief Sabre, what a palaver.
Yes you have to thoroughly clean it up or it'll stink the place out. Thank goodness you didn't cut yourself.
Funnily enough I was awake at the same time and wondering about making a cuppa but I didn't bother in the end.
I'm with the spilt milk crew, if smells horrible and stale. Although a worse one was when Dad stopped the car, quickly while driving down back roads to avoid a collision and some eggs cracked and spilt in the boot, and in warm weather it really ponged!
I think anything spilt in the car is the worst! Such a confined space the smell does linger! Having had milk burst in the car on me is no joke!
I bought a real thick plastic liner for my boot just in case of an accident with milk etc. It's been so useful and nothing has got through it to the car boot lining.
Thx Sabre thats a good tip!
I hate to own up to it but it was my trousers whilst a front seat passenger a good few years back in a relatively untidy car with the seat further back than the driver's seat.It happened a few seconds after I got into the car and began to sit and the rest was history.
1)100 gallons of diesel on the M5 . Caused a little bit of chaos but the police were very nice and helpful and I didnt get prosecuted !! (Long time ago).
2)A car battery (full of acid) fell over in the car passenger floor, carpet disintegrated. Vauxhaul Viva (very long time ago).
3)Sewage overflow in our James's Villa holiday let (Last year -Arrrrgh !).
4)2 days after 3) above the dishwasher in the villa broke and spewed all its dirty water over the kitchen.
Actually I can't think of anything worse than sewage to deal with but maybe someone can surprise me ?
Oh yuck IHA, disgusting!!
Yup Iha, sewage is right up there amongst the nasties, I gag thinking about it.
We live in the middle of nowhere with no mains drainage. All is OK now as we paid many arms and legs to have a sewage treatment plant installed, but our old septic tank occasionally used to overflow.
Yuk!
For me the worst was when i put the shopping in the back seat of the car and as i braked a pint of milk burst falling onto the ground. Even though i scrubbed and scrubbed immediately the horrible sour smelled lingered everyday until i got rid of the car and now when I'm buying milk i make sure its in a carrier bag with a knot and in the boot of the car!
Smells awful doesn't it Serena??
Awful isn't it. Stale milk just lingers forever.
Nowhere near as bad as the cat that 'spilt' it's bladder over the front passenger seat of my brand new Renault 21 back in 1988. I had taken the cat to the vet and didn't notice the smell until the following day ... the cat was in a carrier with a blanket and must have got spooked when the cat was alone in the car for five minutes.
The smell kind of 'matured', like a good wine I suppose, until it was so evident that I had to deal with it ... I tried professional steam cleaning to no avail and in the end I had to have the whole front seat reupholstered and recovered and believe it not the insurance dealt with most of it. The amusing part was when I had to complete the 'accident notification form' and I drew a picture of the cat on the seat, gayly spraying!
Oh dear, Snoops. Problem with your pussy again......
Good grief Snoopy surely they didn't make you draw a picture of poor old pussy spraying the seat, lol. I'm no Annigoni so I wouldn't have known where to start.
White vinegar and bicarb rubbed well into the affected area might ease the smell a little more.
I find bicarb gets rid of most smells Lillie, used a lot of it when the children were at that sicky stage!
I had no idea that pussies smelt like that until I had my very first one ... like the lottery, I guess you gotta be in it to whiff it.
Lol, Snoopy, that's the kind of lottery I'd play and hope to lose.
Milk definitely. Many years ago , I spilt milk on my room carpet. I didn't clean it properly. When the sun shone in the room....the smell was revolting. I eventually used either vinegar or soda crystals...can't remember....but that sorted it out.
Thanks margare, yes wonderful stuff white vinegar, soda and/or bicarb, it helps cover a multitude of sins.
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Thanks Yummy but a little did creep through onto the dining room carpet via my well meaning helpers.
After my inner implosion I finally removed it with the vac on full blast.