I remember burning my wrist on the exhaust manifold of a lawnmower while refilling the gas tank. That hurt like hell, and the area turned white, but with this being the 1980s, rather than the snowflaky 2020s, I simply got my seventeen-year-old self back to work after about 10 or 15 minutes and finished the lawn.
I remember my dad refilling the push mower when I was just a tyke. For some mad reason I touched the exhaust pipe and got a nice burn on my index finger.
For a long time I stayed clear of that mower until I was a preteen and got put to using that thing.
Then I hated it even more! 😜
I was preparing homemade french fries for my son as an after-school snack. I overloaded the fryer basket and it slipped out of my hand and back into the boiling oil, splashing all over the inside of my forearm. I had on hand some medical grade burn cream (from my prep supplies) and applied it after run cold water over the area for a few minutes. It healed completely but I got rid of the deep fat fryer.
I was cleaning sticky oil from my cabinets and drawers for days.
I have had 2 supernatural things happen in my life that I cannot explain. one was I burnt my hand on an exhaust manifold and my secretary at the dealership, a Lumbee Indian, came running over saying “Let me talk the fire out” She cupped my hand and whispered into it. Burn gone, no pain at all. I have no idea how that works, but I can attest it worked!
A lawnmower conked out. I walked to one side and while twiddling with the front I leaned across and didnt pay any attention to where I put my left hand that was holding me up. I didnt notice anything as I worked for a minute or two. I started smelling pork chops frying. Thats odd, the Mrs doesnt normally cook pork, certainly not for lunch...I wonder what shes up to? I let my head drop from looking to the right and saw I had grabbed the muffler. I didnt feel a thing until I let go...AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!