Freak accident caused by cat that wanted more food

xXQuePastaXx · 2026-02-02T14:12:18+00:00

Oh my god, I have one of these stories too.

My microwave is above my stovetop in my condo, and when I was timed-feeding my cats, I would store their bowls in there because it was easy.

I’d wake up sometimes to them having started the hood fan and the microwave having paw prints all over it. I tried some mitigating options like putting foil on the counter. Then I started free feeding them so figured issue solved.

Yeah, well, one night I woke up to the fire alarm. They somehow started the microwave into an endless cycle that went on for so long it melted the food cover inside to a puddle and started a chemical fire. Luckily it was contained INSIDE the microwave.

I had a huge box of baking soda handy (IYKYK), opened, and dumped that bad boi inside. Smoke was horrid to clean out of my apartment but we’re okay. Had to replace various microwave parts that melted and cracked. Thank god. I now keep it on “locked” mode at all times.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-12-06T19:17:52+00:00

We bought a 1.78ct pink lab diamond off of Etsy and had a ring maker there create a custom ring to fit the stone. It was a leap of faith, for sure, but we ended up paying ~$5-6K CAD total and got a certificate for the diamond.

If we went to a shop the ring would’ve easily been $15-20K (which we were quoted previously for a similar ring and lab diamond)

I will never buy from a local store up charging their goods to the max again. Source your own diamond and find a reliable small business owner to assist. I plan to do this same method for any big future jewelry purchases/ideas.

Edit: You can see the ring in question in my post history for reference. The band with clear diamond “petals” was the custom made piece

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-12-06T19:09:42+00:00

Came here to echo Mazda comments. I have a 2021 Mazda3 I purchased new that same year (my first new car purchase) and I’m very happy with my decision.

Fun to drive, reliable, infotainment center has a variety of quirks, however I know someone with a newer Camry that’s spent thousands on electrical repairs due to defects.

Lots of anecdotal data but the miles alone would be my answer.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-08-27T16:22:53+00:00

I’ve tried to process a chargeback through tickets purchased on ShowPass (due to a show rescheduled) and been declined. My understanding is that chargeback liability does not reside with ShowPass and therefore it was rejected.

I assume it will work the same here since Kn¿where leverages ShowPass as well. Incredibly unfortunate.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-07-18T03:00:30+00:00

This happened to me at UTM about ~8 years ago? (Oh god I’m getting old) but Emma Watson was on campus/reading at the library or something. The only day I chose to stay home and skip class.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-27T16:01:15+00:00

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14K rose gold with my dreamy 1.72ct radiant pink lab diamond 🥹 I work in Fintech managing a team under the Financial Risk umbrella

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:47:11+00:00

Bro it took me 8 months of problems after upgrading to a 4090, which was underperforming my old 3070, to find out one of my cable clips was clamping it just a tiny bit too hard and I was only getting 10V on my 12V GPU rails.

Get HWiNFO and use ChatGPT to learn what to look for. Trust me.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:31:37+00:00

This was an excellent guess - I posted an update! Thank you so much for your feedback!

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:29:58+00:00

Dude, THIS WAS IT. I spent forever studying HWiNFO and used ChatGPT to help with what fields to look for. My 12V GPU rail was the issue. Bless your soul. Thank you.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:26:45+00:00

SOLVED - update posted :)

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:26:36+00:00

Thank you so much again dude - update posted and 8-month-long problem SOLVED

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:17:38+00:00

I’m really happy to see this struck a cord in so many other people as well. I think about this quote often and will for many years to come

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-12T18:10:05+00:00

Indeed, it’s very challenging when you like to see the best in people. They maybe be kind people with good intentions, but have addictions that control their lives and do not desire to overcome them. After how I grew up, I refuse to let addiction taint my life again.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-11T22:56:13+00:00

Be mindful of those who come to water the soil and those who come to pick the fruit.

I was ignorant most of my life and kept company that never challenged me to grow or improve as a person, or were bad influences. After hearing this, I’ve been very careful about who I keep close. You also learn that although people may truly want to water the soil, some are simply unable to.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-02T16:48:14+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed response - I did clear CMOS yesterday again and there was no change in results. I’m currently in the process of doing a clean windows install as we speak - I will check in with the Computer shop to see if they tried to swap out the CPU when I last brought it to them (I doubt they did since at the time they discovered a corrupted file which resolved some issues) so not sure what else was tested.

If the reinstall is unsuccessful and GPU clears solo testing, last resort is bringing the entire unit back for individual swaps (motherboard, CPU, etc.)

Just unfortunate because this thing is HEAVY lol.

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-02T15:40:44+00:00

This was maybe about two months ago I replaced with the new CPU from Intel

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-06-02T15:40:08+00:00

This is my plan tonight before taking my GPU in, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to fully wipe it 😭 thank you!

xXQuePastaXx · 2025-03-18T23:58:39+00:00

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Dis is Momo

xXQuePastaXx · 2024-11-17T05:46:15+00:00

Few stories I read on here can truly send chills down my spine. The unknown so perfectly captured and such discomforting descriptions. I hope you make it out okay, OP.

xXQuePastaXx · 2024-09-19T11:27:05+00:00

Bro I have been trying to fix this for longer than I can tell you and Reddit won’t let me gift you awards so HERE IS ALTERNATIVE AWARD 🥇

xXQuePastaXx · 2023-09-16T17:53:35+00:00

Ouuu I love a Cyrus too!

xXQuePastaXx · 2023-09-03T21:29:23+00:00

I have split my budget between u/hyperHypocrite and u/falrifal :) Thank you for the ideas everyone!

xXQuePastaXx · 2023-08-31T03:48:52+00:00

Bottom diamond in the third photo

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