“Also, if you are choking and alone, know to run to where people will find you. In the middle of the road, or in a busy hallway. If you pass out alone in your house, no one will find you until it’s far too late.” —u/Golden_Phi “My mom will always use meat before the date on the package and refuse to use meat even one day after. It’s infuriating. I’ve had too many conversations that go: ‘Man, this bacon doesn’t taste right.’ ‘Yeah, I know, it smelled funky in the package, too.’ ‘Then why did you cook it?’ ‘It doesn’t expire until tomorrow.’” —u/androgynyjoe “My dog, who swims just fine, almost drowned me in water that I could stand in and keep my head above. He must have brushed up against a plant or something and just started to PANIC. And just like a drowning human would do, started grabbing at me trying to hold on. Which was, of course, pushing me under for a minute there. Thankfully, he’s only 50 pounds so I just got away from him, turned around, and picked him up.” —u/craftyzombie “I learned this the hard way at 13 when my mother left a pot of oil on the stove… I got third-degree burns on my right hand, neck, and chest.” —u/Xenchix “Instead, cover it with the pot or pan lid and turn off the heat. Or try adding baking soda or salt.” —u/Liquid_Panic “Also, everyone should know that turning off the water doesn’t magically depressurize your pipes. If you’ve got a leak or are DIYing some plumbing, you need to open up faucets so the water already in the pipes drains out.” —u/MrHonk4567 “Lose and loose infuriates me.” —u/Wpgjetsfan19 “And to, too, and two.” —u/drwhogwarts “And they’re not to be confused with miniature horses, either!” —u/Positive-Source8205
