05.10.07
A Near Disaster
Oh my GOSH! Today is dying day and I decided to redo all my dying solutions that have been sitting over the winter. Some had molded and some were just not looking too good. So I put the pot on to boil, measured out the dye powder (wearing the appropriate breathing and glove equipment) and waited for the water to heat.
Disaster struck as I poured the almost boiling water into a quart jar with Colonial Blue dye powder. Apparently the jar had a hairline crack and burst on my counter. Blue dye all over my off white counter, running down the cabinet fronts, into the silverware drawer and onto the floor.
Panic, grab towels and a plastic bag to catch the drips. All that could go through my mind is who bill buy a house with a big blue puddle on the floor and blue runs down the cabinets.
30 minutes later I have no stains, the silverware is in the dishwasher and I’ve tossed the towels that are a nice blue.
The worst part is my hands….I didn’t have the gloves on and now they are also blue.
Sigh….another disaster averted behind the Redwood Curtain.