>>>The only real loss was some singed hair from when I flipped the top open to reveal 3ft flames...that was about all the fun I could handle for one day!<<<
actually, i didn't want to admit this out of embarassment, but this very thing happened to me. opened the lid - everything was smoldering for a second, then it flared out and i heard a sound like crunching a ball of saran wrap. didn't feel burned or anything, but immediately smelled the hair. saw it on my arm and thought no big deal, but it also got me right around my hairline and just a little bit on the eyebrows and lashes. could have been a LOT worse, and no permanent damage done except losing about an eigth of an inch of my hairline from left side around the front of my forehead, which will grow back. i was lucky!
gnu-bee ~ i can't blame ya for the chuckle, i managed a few of my own today! one good bit of news - no paper fly-around - the stuff bured very hot and very completely, leaving a surprisingly small amount of ash in the bottom which we will remove tomorrow.
finally, my SnP sticker on the front finally came off - no tragedy though, as this will motivate me to get a plate similar to RIVET'S with my OTBS number!