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Do you leave candles unattended?

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  • #52
    gaz wac
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    Stheno wrote: »
    If they are in a big jar on a flat surface then yes.



    Only last week, we had a large Yankee candle in a jar on the fireplace, large bang...jar exploded and only then we noticed the room full of smoke as the jar was burning the wood fire surround....be careful!


  • #53
    wakka12
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    accidentally yes, but if I remember theres candles lit before I leave the room Ill always blow them out


  • #54
    Son Of A Vidic
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    Boom_Bap wrote: »
    They dont taste like tea and singe my beard when I try to drink them.

    Imo, they probably taste more like coffee than anything else.


  • #55
    Whitewinged
    Closed Accounts Posts: 935 ✭✭✭Whitewinged


    Melisandre121 wrote: »
    My housemates do it all the time and it makes me nervous. Sometimes they'll light a candle in the sitting room or hall and leave it lighting then go to their room. My mam drummed it into me growing up to never leave candles unattended so sometimes I just blow them out..

    What are your thoughts AH? Would you leave a candle unattended?

    No i am the same as you op. I hate it when someone leaves them unattended.

    but also dont let the remote control fall in spaces on the sofa. Apparently that can cause fires too.


  • #56
    drugstore cowboy
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    Battery operated candles do the trick for me. I always keep them around for the inevitable winter powercut


  • #57
    corner of hells
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    drugstore cowboy wrote: »
    Battery operated candles do the trick for me. I always keep them around for the inevitable winter powercut

    Are they hard to light ? Or are you talking about torches?


  • #58
    corner of hells
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    Akrasia wrote: »
    Because they leave black rings on your expensive coffee table when an idiot leaves them on the wood without putting something underneath them

    that's why

    Ohh look at you with your coffee table , very la di dah .


  • #59
    DEFTLEFTHAND
    Registered Users Posts: 16,500 ✭✭✭✭DEFTLEFTHAND


    I remember my mother was desperate for that, the silly woman would light stupid candles all over the house during the day. She'd head off down town and leave them lighting. She'd also leave the house unlocked and the keys in the car ignition. One of the most careless people I've ever known.

    The inevitable did finally happen with the car btw.


  • #60
    drugstore cowboy
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    Are they hard to light ? Or are you talking about torches?

    They look, smell and feel like a candle is lighting but have small batteries and are safe.

    http://www.candleimpressions.com/documents/Image/Mirage%20Landing%20Page.png


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  • #61
    kylith
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    Ohh look at you with your coffee table , very la di dah .

    What've you got? A tea shelf?


  • #62
    CruelCoin
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    Melisandre121 wrote: »
    Would you leave a candle unattended?

    Of course i do. Why not?

    The candle is sat in a glass. Whats going to happen? Is the glass going to explode and send flame everywhere? No. Its an irrational fear OP, rooted in the days when we didn't have windows and the house was made out of wood and straw.


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