Oh I don't know, Leanne. There are some real meanies around here... <wink> LOL
Blindness should never be an excuse. Seriously, to me that's a lot like me saying to you, "I'm going to give Leannebug a pass, because she's a woman..." Get it? My only *real* excuse is that I can be a bone-haid sometimes, very disorganized and trying to do too many things at one time.
Today I pulled a real bad one. I was cleaning the bathroom, using plenty of chlorine bleach. I even dumped some in the toilet bowl to remove some rust stains that I just *know* are there.
Didn't think of it, and added The Works toilet bowl cleaner. That wasn't a blind thing...it was a very dangerous, stupid thing. I can't even vape today; my lungs sorta hurt and the smell is still quite prevalent in the house. Oh sure, as soon as I smelled the deadly chlorine gas, I flushed the toilet and ran from the room, turning on the fart fan on my way out. A few minutes later, I grabbed a huge breath and ran quickly back into the bathroom to open the window.
I can't blame that on being blind, anymore than I can blame bad relationships, poorly done work or any of the other sins I commit in my day-to-day life. Blindness is something I try to adapt to...a minor inconvenience that requires me to do some things a bit differently than you do.
I'm usually very careful. In nearly 45 years of cooking for myself, I've never seriously burned myself, and I've only cut myself once (dull knife, frozen cheese, quick trip to the E.R.). I safely cross busy streets and have never been mugged, lost a fight or failed to survive a bad drunk. I've never been arrested, I balance my checkbook (once in awhile LOL), pay my taxes, even managing somehow to file the returns on time. I own my home free and clear and manage to maintain it. I vote.
In other words, to repeat....blindness doesn't get me a pass on chit.
Thanks for putting up with me, guys. I am leaving the Forum for awhile, after dealing with a swap I've got going. (PM incoming, Leannebug).
Hugs,
Paul