flash forward: two many irons in the fire

A quick jump ahead in time to today (Sunday at 2:19 pm.)

In an attempt to prepare for a meeting of all the adopting families, Patrice accidently and unknowingly plugged in an average American curling iron rated for 120 volts into an outlet carrying 220 volts. As I emerged from the shower I was greeted with the smell of melting plastic and the sight of a rapidly disintegrating appliance. To Patrice's credit, she had plugged it in to the American three bang multi-plug/unconverted receptical I had created for devices which already have transformers. I had not explained this to her. The curling iron metal was hot when I touched it. Patrice is now taking this post as dictation as my hand is now in a bucket of ice which was ordered from room service who requires a tip and was held from entering the room to disguise the odiferous remnants of the nearly averted hotel fire jk jk. Now we have to dispose of the evidence in downtown Wuhan and hopefully not get charged for the melted carpet. More later...