Ashlee Holmes: How I Managed To Leave My Stove On…

On the season finale of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘, the viewers briefly saw me explain to my mom that I left my stove on. It was then addressed AGAIN on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ and then AGAIN on Part 1 of the 3 Part Reunion show special. A lot of you were asking me questions like, “HOW COULD YOU FORGET TO TURN YOUR STOVE OFF?!”. See my story of how it happened below………

For those of you who have ever moved into a new apartment, usually before you get your keys you walk around the apartment to check and make sure everything is in good condition. You do this with either the real estate agent, or an apartment employee. They usually have a checklist of sorts. We checked that the sliding door to the balcony worked, we made sure the faucets worked, we made sure that no cabinets were broken or jammed, etc…. THEN we checked to see if the stove was working. I turned the stove on and saw that it worked, I then turned it off –except it wasn’t all the way off. Even the agent didn’t notice it was still leaking gas. The stove is very sensitive, if it isn’t perfectly lined up, the gas still leaks even though there isn’t a flame. The agent and I left the apartment. Even though I had collected my keys, I wasn’t ready to move in yet. I stayed at a friend’s house. A few days later, we returned to my apartment to move my stuff in. When I opened the door, the smell of gas was EXTREMELY POTENT. It also looked pretty hazy inside of my apartment. I didn’t even enter the apartment. I was terrified to make a spark on the carpet or doorknob. I left the door open and I went straight down to the office and alerted maintenance of the situation. Maintenance came to the conclusion that the gas hadn’t been completely shut off. He then showed me how to tell that it’s completely off. I haven’t left the gas on since. It happened over a year ago.

So… that’s THAT story. lol

Have YOU ever left your stove or oven on when you weren’t home?

Tell me an embarrassing story of YOUR first apartment experience.