Freaky toaster

Wifey was putting a salad together tonight when she said she smelled something burning. She wasn't cooking anything. Then she said there was a lot of heat coming from somewhere near the toaster. She pulled it out from under the cabinets and saw it was red hot inside, like if it had been toasting. Both toaster slides were in the up position and had been off since this morning. The damn thing just turned itself on. We unplugged it, of course, and will trash it. Wifey read on some fire prevention site a few minutes later that toaster springs can wear over time and let the switch make contact even if the slides are up. Our toaster came out here with us from MA, so it's at least 13 years old. I'm just glad we were home when this happened, although we almost always unplug the toaster when it's not being used.



So now we need a dishwasher, toaster, and toaster oven.:sigh: