So after the lovely day at my parents' house I came home at around 8pm to a very weird smell as I walked in the house.....
A quick survey of the house led us upstairs to the bedrooms, the source of the smell. Discovered that one of our cats had knocked a heat-lamp off of the gecko cage and it had landed bulb-down right on the floor.
These things are meant to be HOT, and its a good thing I came home when I did- there was already a 6 inch burn through the carpet AND carpet padding- we were seriously MINUTES away from flames and fire. I feel absolutely SICK knowing that my whole house could have burned down and my kitties could've died if we hadn't gotten home in time. We also live in a twinhome, the girl next-door could also have lost her home. OMG.
I am very lucky that it wasn't worse, but the SMELL of the burnt carpeting is horrid, nauseating, headache-causing, etc. Had fans going and still wasn't able to sleep in that room all night. It seems to be better today, but now I am going to have to figure out a way to fix this burn hole without having to replace the god-forsaken carpet throughout my house. Unbelievable.
OMG Kristi!! Thank God you came home in time!! Thats soooo scary!!
Posted by: Hillary | June 20, 2005 at 11:27 AM
And your babies would have been burned as well. There is something to be said about good timing and you had it last night.
Posted by: Marie | June 20, 2005 at 11:46 AM
Oh wow...I am so glad things worked out for the better. Scary!!!
Posted by: Jessica | June 20, 2005 at 12:37 PM
SO scary...glad everything is ok!
Posted by: Lindsay | June 20, 2005 at 04:30 PM
OMG you are just having a streak of horrible luck aren't you? Thank God your house didn't burn down.
Posted by: nicole barczak | June 20, 2005 at 05:10 PM
That is so crazy, glad all is okay! Cool blog btw!!!!!
Posted by: Monique | June 20, 2005 at 08:07 PM
How scary! I'm so glad that you got home when you did and all is well, (minus the icky carpet spot!).
I freak when I smell bugs "cooking" in the halogen light, so I can't even imagine what it must have been like to walk in to discover that.
Posted by: Jen | June 20, 2005 at 08:08 PM
OMG Kristi! What a scary thing to come home to! I'm so glad it wasn't worse! But don't beat yourself up about it, please! I'm not positive, but I think most of the carpets nowadays are like flame retardant or resistant, which is why it burned the way it did. Cut around the hole, and cover it up with a table or small throw rug.
Posted by: Judy AKA Jazzy | June 21, 2005 at 10:31 AM
Wow thats scary!! Glad everything is ok!
Posted by: BeckyB | June 21, 2005 at 08:29 PM
two words...area rug! :) Just kidding! Glad everything is okay...what a scary feeling. crazy how things like this work out, huh?
Lindsay
Posted by: Lindsay | June 22, 2005 at 02:38 PM