When an estate agent posted what it innocently thought was a helpful tip, it sparked off a conflagration on Twitter.
Jackson Stops London suggested to its 700 followers that a good way of cooking cheese on toast was to turn the toaster on its side.
The London Fire Brigade was appalled and posted: “Worst idea ever! This has caused a fire before, so we wouldn’t say it was helpful.”
Jacksons Stops immediately posted back: “Oh wow! Thank you for letting us know! We will remove this post immediately. Appreciate your advice and hard work!”
After the tweet became toast, a spokesperson for Jackson-Stops & Staff said: “We completely accept the advice of the London Fire Brigade and encourage everyone to do so.
“We apologise for what was intended to be a light-hearted tweet on a Friday.”
She added that the agent would be making a donation to the Fire Fighters Charity by way of apology.
Eye sees that the firm has since stuck to much safer tips, including the somewhat unseasonal use of egg boxes to store delicate Christmas tree decorations.
Still, we suppose it makes a change from all those agents who use Twitter to talk about properties, as in “We’ve sold one”, “We’ve been instructed on one” and “We’d like some more”.
Below, oops, best not to do this says fire brigade
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Stay safe people. Boil an egg to perfection without costly egg timers by popping it into boiling water and driving away from your home at exactly 60mph. After three miles, phone your wife to take the egg out the pan.
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That too is a silly suggestion Simon. What good is a perfect soft boiled egg if you are now 3 miles from home? Suggest the drive is reduced to 1.5 miles and wifey is instructed to serve the egg once she hears you arrive home. Several advantages; no dangerous phone calls made at 60mph, the little woman is massively empowered into believing you trust her to boil an egg and you get to eat your perfectly cooked egg.