Oh god, here I go. This is incredibly stupid, incredibly embarrassing, because I went against all common sense in the world. So here's one, and only one, of the dumbest things I've ever done.....
I used to work in a really, really busy restaurant in the summers. Full of tourists, that sort of thing. We had several people to one table and the waiting line to get in the restaurant would go all the way outside. High turnover and not much time to make any stupid mistakes.
Anyway, I was in a huge hurry because this dope for a woman wanted warmed milk to go in her coffee. Weird to me, but whatever. So in my rush I took the little metal milk container that was on their table and threw it in the microwave for 15 seconds. Metal, mind you. I didn't even think about it.
I opened up the microwave door and grabbed for the container. It burned the skin right off my thumb. More like melted it off!
I didn't even have enough time to tend to it, I grabbed a plastic container, put some milk in it, warmed it, and off I went to the table, all the while screaming inside 'cause my thumb felt like it was on fire.
After serving them I went back into the kitchen and shoved my thumb in a bucket of ice and howled!!!
I got the "Most Dedicated to Customers" award that month and wasn't I embarrassed!! :wah: :wah: :yh_blush