Sauce / bottle / lid disaster!!
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I appreciate that this might be a short thread, but just for fun, I thought I might ask if anyone's had a sauce / bottle / lid disaster recently? And if you did, where was it? And did you laugh it off, or have a total sense of humour failure and meltdown?
Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
Not recently with sauce, but took the family out for sunday lunch a few weeks ago.
Roast beef was a bit tough so I was using maximum effort to cut through and somehow managed to swipe the whole dinner off the plate at speed causing it to land on my white shirt leaving the eqivilent of an HGV tyre skid at 45 degrees from shoulder to waist.
There was a 3 second pause as everyone looked on in awe, then almost simultaneously we all just burst out laughing.
Impossible to clean it off, just a quick smear around and solids removed. New dinner ordered and carried on
Roast beef was a bit tough so I was using maximum effort to cut through and somehow managed to swipe the whole dinner off the plate at speed causing it to land on my white shirt leaving the eqivilent of an HGV tyre skid at 45 degrees from shoulder to waist.
There was a 3 second pause as everyone looked on in awe, then almost simultaneously we all just burst out laughing.
Impossible to clean it off, just a quick smear around and solids removed. New dinner ordered and carried on
My wife and I were out for lunch in a small cafe and I was using a small squeezy bottle of thousand island sauce to dress the salad. As I am sure you are aware, thousand island sauce has chunks of vegetables in it.... cue a blocked nozzle and me squeezing the s
t out of the bottle as a joke when..... boom..... thousand island sauce everywhere 
I almost died laughing, as it my wife. It was in my hair, on my face etc. Thankfully, the cafe staff took it very well and found it equally amusing.
Chris
t out of the bottle as a joke when..... boom..... thousand island sauce everywhere I almost died laughing, as it my wife. It was in my hair, on my face etc. Thankfully, the cafe staff took it very well and found it equally amusing.
Chris
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
Anyone else been covered??!!
I hate red sauce for this very reason - doesn't matter where you go - if they serve red sauce - you will find it just about everywhere (on trays, on tables, on the floor, on the walls) and you will invariably end up putting your hand in it. The weird thing is though - it doesn't appear to happen anywhere near as often with gravy or other sauces - just red.I'd ban the stuff given half the chance
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I appreciate that this might be a short thread, but just for fun, I thought I might ask if anyone's had a sauce / bottle / lid disaster recently? And if you did, where was it? And did you laugh it off, or have a total sense of humour failure and meltdown?
Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
Did he have the bottle in his dominant hand and hold it like a pen?Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
Sitting at the dinner table with my brother when we were kids, I used the ketchup and asked him if he wanted it and he said yes, so I just placed the lid on it without tightening it. He then vigorously shook it. It went all over the side of his face and shoulder, but more importantly my mum was walking behind him and got the rest in her face.
I got the blame but I had just used it so I honestly didn't think he'd shake the bloody bottle.
I got the blame but I had just used it so I honestly didn't think he'd shake the bloody bottle.
At work, in the staff restaurant. Big bottle of Heinz BBQ sauce (you know, the ones with the jet-squirt nozzles).
I flipped open the cap and gave a hefty squeeze in the general direction of my dinner, as one does with this type of bottle. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, the "sauce flow regulator nozzle bit" had come out, which meant rather than a high pressure thin stream of sauce, it was a high pressure "massive explody mess". Fortunately none went over me, but I did end up with a plate full of BBQ sauce, with a side order of chicken.
I've also cluster bombed myself with popcorn chicken when the piece I tried to get my fork into slipped out, and cannoned against the rest of them. I think I picked up 19 pieces of popcorn chicken from around the room.
I flipped open the cap and gave a hefty squeeze in the general direction of my dinner, as one does with this type of bottle. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, the "sauce flow regulator nozzle bit" had come out, which meant rather than a high pressure thin stream of sauce, it was a high pressure "massive explody mess". Fortunately none went over me, but I did end up with a plate full of BBQ sauce, with a side order of chicken.
I've also cluster bombed myself with popcorn chicken when the piece I tried to get my fork into slipped out, and cannoned against the rest of them. I think I picked up 19 pieces of popcorn chicken from around the room.
Night out, I'm side tracked by a young gentlemen friend, we're chatting/drinking, across the table my female friend has in the meantime picked up a bottle of Mayonaise and begun uttering to the rest of the group "I wonder how far this..." As she squeezes the bottle...
Quite far was the answer. All over his brand new that day trainers. Thankfully he has a good sense of humour. She was far more embarrassed. I just licked it off.
Quite far was the answer. All over his brand new that day trainers. Thankfully he has a good sense of humour. She was far more embarrassed. I just licked it off.
Edited by Gretchen on Wednesday 3rd September 23:03
1980's new years eve get together at my mum and dads. Full "spread" for family and friends mucky fat sarnies n'all lot. My brother wanted some red sauce for his pork pie (the heathen) remember there wasn't the jet propulsion tops just good ol' fashioned get it out with a knife bottles.
With the lid "on" he gives the bottle a good ol shake sending red sauce all over the spread, kitchen, 2 aunties and himself.
I now always put a finger over the lid if I so the same.
With the lid "on" he gives the bottle a good ol shake sending red sauce all over the spread, kitchen, 2 aunties and himself.
I now always put a finger over the lid if I so the same.
I squeezed a sachet of tomato sauce until it popped and it draw a red line up the wall of a restaurant which was quite fun.
I'd like to meet the professor of fluid dynamics and hydrualics who designed the Worcester sauce bottle, as when you tip it upside down and get it into position, it always manages to fire one super powerful shot across the table.
I'd like to meet the professor of fluid dynamics and hydrualics who designed the Worcester sauce bottle, as when you tip it upside down and get it into position, it always manages to fire one super powerful shot across the table.
Few weeks back a bottle of champagne in the kitchen, was careful with it but the fker exploded all over the kitchen, first instinct was to try and stop the escape with my thumb.... Which was the worst idea since the Americans armed the afghans the first time round. I was barely left with 1/4 of the bottle, but managed to coat *everything*
ker exploded all over the kitchen, first instinct was to try and stop the escape with my thumb.... Which was the worst idea since the Americans armed the afghans the first time round. I was barely left with 1/4 of the bottle, but managed to coat *everything*When I got my first Heinz squeezable bottle, I was in the car, and wondering how sensitive it was.
I looked down on it, and gave it a squeeze; nothing happened.
I squeezed harder, and still nothing.
I then realised there was a seal under the cap, so I removed it.
I then squeezed very gently - and then squeezed a tiny bit harder.
It then shot up all over my face.
I had a good laugh over that (after cleaning it up, hoping that no-one had seen me do it).
I recounted the story to my brother a couple of years later - and he did exactly the same thing when he got his first bottle while working out how sensitive it was.
I looked down on it, and gave it a squeeze; nothing happened.
I squeezed harder, and still nothing.
I then realised there was a seal under the cap, so I removed it.
I then squeezed very gently - and then squeezed a tiny bit harder.
It then shot up all over my face.
I had a good laugh over that (after cleaning it up, hoping that no-one had seen me do it).
I recounted the story to my brother a couple of years later - and he did exactly the same thing when he got his first bottle while working out how sensitive it was.
Not funny, more a grumble.
Had dinner at Mud Dock the other night. The soup was a tad bland so I added a little black pepper (shaker not grinder) but gave up as it was more trouble than it was worth - shaking for ages produced about six speckles of pepper.
Onto main which came with chips. Used identical style salt cellar but it was rather free-er flowing. Dumped about half the pot on my chips in an instant!
Had dinner at Mud Dock the other night. The soup was a tad bland so I added a little black pepper (shaker not grinder) but gave up as it was more trouble than it was worth - shaking for ages produced about six speckles of pepper.
Onto main which came with chips. Used identical style salt cellar but it was rather free-er flowing. Dumped about half the pot on my chips in an instant!
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I appreciate that this might be a short thread, but just for fun, I thought I might ask if anyone's had a sauce / bottle / lid disaster recently? And if you did, where was it? And did you laugh it off, or have a total sense of humour failure and meltdown?
Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
You must really stop leaving tops loose Prompted by what I witnessed in a cafe a couple of days ago. There was a chap sitting with his wife and kids at the next table. He picked up the Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle, gave it a shake....and unfortunately for him, the lid was not on properly - and my God, sauce went everywhere - most of it all over him! His face, his clothes....
Obviously me and the other diners did our best to stifle a huge laugh....and this bloke went absolutely mental. He stood up, incandescent with rage, and went over to the counter, threw down a £20 note, ordered his family to get up, and marched out of the cafe, sauce dripping from his nose!
However, I have done the same at home - my own fault, and I spent ages getting sauce out of the carpet
I've also been caught out on a few occasions by the 'loose salt pot lid' and ruined my dinner with a mountain of white stuff!
Anyone else been covered??!!
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LordGrover said:
Not funny, more a grumble.
Had dinner at Mud Dock the other night. The soup was a tad bland so I added a little black pepper (shaker not grinder) but gave up as it was more trouble than it was worth - shaking for ages produced about six speckles of pepper.
Onto main which came with chips. Used identical style salt cellar but it was rather free-er flowing. Dumped about half the pot on my chips in an instant!
And soup is only on their 'Little people' menu !!!Had dinner at Mud Dock the other night. The soup was a tad bland so I added a little black pepper (shaker not grinder) but gave up as it was more trouble than it was worth - shaking for ages produced about six speckles of pepper.
Onto main which came with chips. Used identical style salt cellar but it was rather free-er flowing. Dumped about half the pot on my chips in an instant!
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