Ugh! I must admit that I have also left the stove with the gas burning - on low though, but still ..... Within the last few years, while sitting here at the computer, I've put rice on for dinner and been stupid enough to think I'd remember to turn it down in 5 min. but forgot. Well, at least as soon as the water had evaporated, I noticed.

I should know better though, as in my early twenties I really got burned and ended up in hospital for 5 weeks!! Had to have skin transplant on one arm. It happened because I was too close to the gasflame when I put the kettle on and my thin clothes caught fire. After that, I was not that afraid of fires, but of what clothes I was wearing!

Anyway, you can never never be too careful with fire!!