One of my most embarrassing moments

As the main organiser of our group of 30 going to the Engage conference last weekend I made a point of getting to the YHA early. We paid extra to have our own private lounge and kitchen area. As I stood in the spacious lounge and dining area by myself, the guy from the YHA came in and started setting up breakfast, laying out the breakfast cereals on a table in the dining area. As he was plugging in the toasters he warned me not to burn toast. Apparently a group staying there recently had set off the smoke alarms which meant that the YHA had to be evacuated until the fire brigade could arrive and turn off the alarm. 10 minutes after receiving this warning ........ have a guess what happened?

Yes, you guessed it. I was in the kitchen microwaving my soup, with toast cooking in the dining area, when suddenly the alarm went off with a loud 'whooping sound' and the entire YHA had to be evacuated. I stood sheepishly out the front of the YHA in the crowd. It seemed an eternity until the fire trucks arrived to deal with my disaster of smoky toast.

As I stood in the crowd I thought .... "should I yell out ..... its OK everyone..... everything's fine, I only burnt the toast. ..... but I didn't. I kept quiet and just wanted to shrink into a crack in the pavement and disappear.

This goes down as one of my most embarrassing moments! Please don't tell anyone.