I’m home alone for the weekend, and the microwave stopped working. There is very little in the way of food that can be eaten raw (and the nutritional value is much lower in most of those things), yet most of what I have is meant for microwaving. And I don’t have enough experience using the stove/oven/etc to be willing to try it with so little safety margin.
The solution that came to mind was: use the hottest water available, possibly in a pressurized container.
So I decided to try this… and only after I’d added the water and such, did I realize that I did not choose the hottest water source in the house. There are two water heaters available, and one (possibly because it only serves one room which isn’t seeing much use this weekend) gets scalding hot, while the other only gets comfortably hot.
Conclusion: I either need to think faster, or think more before actually taking action. I’m preferring faster.
I’m home alone for the weekend, and the microwave stopped working. There is very little in the way of food that can be eaten raw (and the nutritional value is much lower in most of those things), yet most of what I have is meant for microwaving. And I don’t have enough experience using the stove/oven/etc to be willing to try it with so little safety margin.
The solution that came to mind was: use the hottest water available, possibly in a pressurized container.
So I decided to try this… and only after I’d added the water and such, did I realize that I did not choose the hottest water source in the house. There are two water heaters available, and one (possibly because it only serves one room which isn’t seeing much use this weekend) gets scalding hot, while the other only gets comfortably hot.
Conclusion: I either need to think faster, or think more before actually taking action. I’m preferring faster.
Looking for heuristics that guide towards useful thoughts might be more fruitful.