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Original poster

to fry pizza if my friend's oven doesn't work?

32 replies

marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 08:45

Ok, I know this is the shoot-me-down topic (AIBU), but I had a nasty text in the middle of the night and wonder if what I did was so bad?

Long story short, friends are staying at other friends' flat for the holidays. The visiting friends have a 4 month old baby. Yesterday was the baby's first flight.

I thought they might not not be up for going out to eat after flying (arrived at 5 pm), nor would they want to cook. I made soup and bread at my flat, and took it over to the other flat for the visitors.

My DD (age 7) is a fussy eater. She won't eat soup. DH is ill and can't look after her, so I took her with me. I took a readymade pizza for her to eat.

Unfortunately I couldn't figure out the oven. Not knowing what to do, I fried the pizza. I cleaned everything up afterwards.

Now, for some reason, the owners of flat must have been talking about the pizza with the visitors. I got a text at midnight saying "what the f*ck are you doing frying piazza in my flat?"

Was it that bad? I didn't burn anything, I cleaned up after. If someone did that in my flat I wouldn't be angry but maybe I am just too easy going ?

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EauDeLaPoisson · 23/12/2011 08:48

Wink nice one

etJeviensEntretesReindeers · 23/12/2011 08:52

How odd of them to care that much.

I really don't understand.

anyway - did it actually work? I'd have thought it wouldn't work very well.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 23/12/2011 08:52

Perhaps it was a joke.

etJeviensEntretesReindeers · 23/12/2011 08:52

and ditch them if they can't spell pizza.

pepper09 · 23/12/2011 08:53

Fried it in what?

fuzzypicklehead · 23/12/2011 08:53

Why would that be a problem?

Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 08:54

Well, it was better than raw pizza. Actually, yeah, it was Lidl pizza, and yes, it was edible. In fact it was crunchier than when cooked in the oven. It's one of the only brands DD will eat.

(Please don't start criticising my child'd diet. We have had food issues from early on and waiting to see CMHS about a bunch of problems in the new year.)

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Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 08:55

oops that was my typo, not finished my coffee yet. They can spell pizza.

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Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 08:55

Fried in a bit of olive oil in a frying pan.

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BluddyMoFo · 23/12/2011 08:55

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Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 08:59

not deep fried, just a bit of oil in a pan, like you would a pancake.

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KittyFane · 23/12/2011 09:02

Why did you take soup over there?

KittyFane · 23/12/2011 09:04

Ok, for your friends- I've read it again.
How did owner of flat know about Pizza?

akaemmafrostythesnowwoman · 23/12/2011 09:05

In my shared house days our oven stopped working. We used to fry the base of the pizza in a pan then shove under the grill to finish off the top, very effective actually. I suppose it is unusual but not enough to warrant that kind of response.

callmemrs · 23/12/2011 09:15

I don't think frying pizza is a hanging offence. I'm just a little surprised that having gone to the trouble of making the soup and bread at your house and transporting it over (no mean feat) you then took something which needed the cooker for your fussy dd. wouldn't it have been simpler to
A)feed her before / after
B) take a sandwich or something else cold ?

Just seems a tad strange to avoid having to use friends cooker for all the other food but then take something you needed to heat up for fussy dd - I am assuming you prepared the food at yours precisely to avoid using friends kitchen?

HeidiKat · 23/12/2011 09:17

You can cook pizza another way other than frying? :O

In Scotland we put it in batter first Xmas Grin

Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 09:24

ok, I just spoke with friends who are visiting and found out that there was a gas leak. that's why the friends who live in the flat are so angry with me. Now it makes sense.

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EssentialFattyAcid · 23/12/2011 09:24

was it definitely critical as a text do you think or could it have been amused?

Are these people totally uptight or were they perhaps eating and drinking late at night and highly entertained?

HeidiKat · 23/12/2011 09:26

I don't really understand, why is the gas leak being blamed on you, did you not turn the ring off properly aftewrwards?

SnapesMistressofMerriment · 23/12/2011 09:28

Well, really how were you to know? Did they leave a note?

Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 09:32

Gas leak would have happened anyway but they are fairly uptight so i think they are blaming me. Haven't spoken with the flat owners yet.

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KittyFane · 23/12/2011 09:34

So they are letting your friends with a small child stay at this flat, with a gas leak and they didn't tell anyone?
You are joking.

Original poster
marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 09:36

No, they didn't know about the leak! The leak came from the cooker. Last night after DD and I left, the flat started to smell gassy. Other people were visiting and helped out and they called emergency gas people.

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marykat2004 · 23/12/2011 09:37

I guess if I hadn't turned the gas on, it would have happened when the visitors turned it on to boil water for baby milk in the morning.

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UserNameNotAvailable · 23/12/2011 09:40

What if the visiting family decided to use the cooker and it happened then? Would they have had a nasty text/talking to? Unless you had left the hob on or done something to cause a gas leak then you would have been at fault but not in this case.
Sounds to me that they are more annoyed at the fact you went to their house and opened cupboards without having permission iykwim.