The proof is here.

Two saucepans from a set and both were in excellent condition.

I filled the smaller pot and put it on the gas cooktop to boil.

But I forgot about it and we went out for about an hour.

When we came home and unlocked the door, there was this funny ‘hot’ smell.

I couldn’t work it out but while walking up the stairs, it seemed to become stronger and more pronounced.

I looked into the kitchen and saw this dry almost burning saucepan, bone dry, incredibly hot and sitting atop the gas burner.

IMAGINF HOW I FELT!

Ten days on and I still think about what we could have lost that day. How much different April 1 could have been !!! All I lost was a pot. How lucky was I.

A lesson learned.

Indeed.