i once saw a commercial on tv where a man was ironing his shirt and his mobile rang; camera faded then you hear a scream. lesson: don't iron and phone.
this morning, i was ironing my bedsheets and clothes. the iron i had been using was a heavy one, the very first models where you can put water in so you don't have to spray your clothes with water. i brought it with me from oman when i came to canada in 1988. very sturdy; it just died a couple of weeks ago so i had to use this new flat iron which i bought a couple of years back when i thought the old one was croaking. it is also the kind where you have to put water in. apparently all flat irons are that way now. this one is so light it often falls on its side. several times i almost had a mishap grabbing the hot plate instead of the handle. and that's where the idea for this shot came from.
for five plus two's "uncoordinated" theme this week. no glamorous props or set up today, but at least i put on a decent t-shirt. it's kinda hot here in toronto the last several days, which we're thankful for and i'm hoping this weather sticks around until after thanksgiving!
Great shot! What I took away from this aside from the irony of the message (don't hate me I HAD to say that!) is that you iron your bedsheets! Amazing! In Alabama, where there is so much humidity that is almost a waste of time to iron because everything you do iron wrinkles as soon as you move and everything you don't iron unwrinkles automatically, I have almost forgotten what an iron looks like! This must have been a bit of a challenge to set up! It turned out fabulous!
@grammyn - can't sleep, at the very least, i want my pillow cases ironed. it's my mother's fault. she brought me up that way. :-P the set up? i unplugged the iron, put it in front of the electric fan, waited until it's cool to the touch. just to make sure. you wouldn't do that even with a lukewarm iron. nooooo! thank you, katy.
Love it. It reminds me of one of my favorite jokes.
A man comes in to the doctor's office with two burnt ears. Of course, the doctor asks what happened. So the man told, that he was ironing, when the phone rang and he instead of the phone held the iron on the ear. The doctor says that he can understand that something like this happens, but why the heck both ears were burned? Well, the man answers, he would have to call the doctor immediately after all.
@grammyn - can't sleep, at the very least, i want my pillow cases ironed. it's my mother's fault. she brought me up that way. :-P the set up? i unplugged the iron, put it in front of the electric fan, waited until it's cool to the touch. just to make sure. you wouldn't do that even with a lukewarm iron. nooooo! thank you, katy.
@carla42 - thank you, carla.
@365projectlinda - thank you, linda.
@bill_fe - thank you, billy.
@whimsicalgrateful - no, wasn't thinking! hahahaha! thank you, marta.
A man comes in to the doctor's office with two burnt ears. Of course, the doctor asks what happened. So the man told, that he was ironing, when the phone rang and he instead of the phone held the iron on the ear. The doctor says that he can understand that something like this happens, but why the heck both ears were burned? Well, the man answers, he would have to call the doctor immediately after all.