Bingo. The only reason it didn't cause a house fire is because you were home.
A working oven poses absolutely 0 risk. The risk is an unforeseen failure occurring when nobody is around to contain it in a timely manner.
It's the same principle for a parked vehicle on a hill. The vehicle itself is not a risk, but if the parking brake fails and the wheels aren't turned appropriately, then the risk of tragedy is much greater when nobody is around versus if you're still sitting in the car.
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it, it makes the same noise as if there were.
I've been taught my whole life not to run the dryer of I'm not home. It is also a practice in my husband's family not to run the dryer when you're not home. Because, in a certain generation, everyone knew someone that's house burned down due to a dryer having an unforseen error after they started a load before leaving the house.
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u/emtrigg013 6h ago
Bingo. The only reason it didn't cause a house fire is because you were home.
A working oven poses absolutely 0 risk. The risk is an unforeseen failure occurring when nobody is around to contain it in a timely manner.
It's the same principle for a parked vehicle on a hill. The vehicle itself is not a risk, but if the parking brake fails and the wheels aren't turned appropriately, then the risk of tragedy is much greater when nobody is around versus if you're still sitting in the car.
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is around to hear it, it makes the same noise as if there were.