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Sometimes I hate how this app just drops my writing. I took my time to write a garden story from memories and it wouldn't post it - AND - I lost the whole thing. Imma have to come up with a way to transfer my writing so my window doesn't come out. Any hints?
Try writing it first in a Word document. You can cut and paste it here when it's done and you don't run the risk of losing it. 🫂🫂
 
I unintentionally did that once. Did not care for it. 💯 would not recommend.

Christmastime... (likely @Qky75's first Christmas)... mom was resting on the couch because "baby sleeps, you sleep". I was around 6 1/2, so mom was likely pregnant with baby #5. We were both in the family room having some rare quiet time.

Mom: Be a love and plug in mommy's little tree with the lights
Me: Plugs in the tree

This was one of those tabletop trees with fake snow and colored lights. Plug it in, it lights up. Pull the plug out of the socket, it's off. Simple, right?

Yeah - the plug blew up in my hand. Pieces of plastic flew everywhere. Lucky for me, it startled me enough to drop the whole thing or I might have been stuck holding a live wire.

The inside of my palm had black scorch marks that ran up the whole inside of my arm to my elbow. They washed off - no burns or anything. But was quite the visual.

I have never fully trusted electricity since... but I still use several "plug it in to turn it on" items to this day. :ROFLMAO: But that little spark when you plug something into a socket? :mad: 🤬🤬🤬 Do not like that to this day! I will say every bad word I can manage in a single breath when that happens.

I don't recall it being ceramic, but likely looked a lot like this one, but artificial with that sprayed on fake paint.
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OMG, Likes! You were so lucky not to be badly burned or worse! And now I'm freaking out a little bit because I HAVE one of these trees! 😱😱 It’s really old; I inherited it from my MIL. It's part of my very elaborate Christmas village! 🤯
 
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