What would your reaction be?

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:02 pm

If your friend tells you that she went to toivel her brand new shiny Betty Crocker and it fell into the dirty mikva. She tried fishing it out with the net to no avail. She went back home to bring her teenager to help her fish it out and they weren’t successful. The shiny Betty Crocker is now sitting on the bottom of a filthy keilim mikva. She needs to buy a new one.

amother

DarkOrange

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:04 pm

Isnt there a number of someone to call to help fish it out?

She cant be the first person this has happened to.

Do you have chaverin where you live?
Or know any handymen?

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:07 pm

amother DarkOrange wrote:

Isnt there a number of someone to call to help fish it out?

She cant be the first person this has happened to.

Do you have chaverin where you live?
Or know any handymen?

I’m the friend and I want to know if I was wrong for finding it very funny.

amother

Lemonchiffon

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:07 pm

How deep is the Mikva??? I would think it’s funny that she didn’t just roll up her sleeves and get it

amother

Black

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:08 pm

It says on the betty crocker box that it doesn't need to be toiveled....

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:08 pm

amother Lemonchiffon wrote:

How deep is the Mikva??? I would think it’s funny that she didn’t just roll up her sleeves and get it

She tried. It’s deeper than arm’s reach.

amother

DarkOrange

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:08 pm

Yes I Know.

But maybe you can help her with suggestions?

There must be someone who maintains it

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:13 pm

amother DarkOrange wrote:

Yes I Know.

But maybe you can help her with suggestions?

There must be someone who maintains it

She claims it’s been in water too long to still work. I thought a rice bath can still help if she manages to get it out.

amother

Violet

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:13 pm

I am the friend who lost the Betty Crocker.
I don't know who maintains the mikva, but at this point, it's been submerged for a few hours already. I doubt it's still salvageable, even if I could get it out.

amother

Lightgreen

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:15 pm

I guess we all have different sense of humor but that doesn’t strike my funny bone.
It’s ok you probably wouldn’t like what I find funny. 🤷

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:16 pm

amother Black wrote:

It says on the betty crocker box that it doesn't need to be toiveled....

Interesting. I guess she didn’t notice that.

amother

Banana

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:17 pm

It would be a gam zu litova lesson for me and my children and hopefully laugh about it and say thank you HaShem

amother

DarkRed

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:19 pm

How is it funny? I’d be so hurt if you found my situation funny.

amother

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:19 pm

theoneandonly wrote:

Which part of that is funny?

Check the poll. There’s no right or wrong reaction. Btw, I’d laugh just the same (or more) if it would be my own Betty.

amother

Lightyellow

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:20 pm

I would totally laugh and then commiserate with the situation. I think it is funny. Its just one of those klutzy life moments..

amother

Periwinkle

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:20 pm

amother Violet wrote:

Not necessarily. I would think if you fish it out and let it sit draining for a few days it might be fine. It's not like a cell phone with delicate electronic chips inside. But honestly actually what do I know!

Also, I wouldn't find it funny. I'd just feel very bad for my friend.

amother

Aubergine

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:20 pm

amother Black wrote:

It says on the betty crocker box that it doesn't need to be toiveled....

Ask your LOR. Even with the hechsher. Some people hold you still need to toivel.

amother

Smokey

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:20 pm

amother Black wrote:

It says on the betty crocker box that it doesn't need to be toiveled....

Only some. Not most. If you order one on Amazon, for example, you need to toivel it. And I can't reach the bottom of my local keilim mikvah. And I'm a bit paranoid. So I toivel everything by dropping it into a submerged laundry basket I hold in the other hand.

I would think it should be a kapparah, she lost something for a mitzvah- and one that seems simple but is actually pretty nerve racking when in comes to small appliances. I would ask her to give me a brachah.

amother

Dill

Mon, Feb 19 2024, 8:21 pm

I would also laugh, it's a funny story.

Yes it's a monetary loss also, but there's nothing wrong with finding humor in the situation. It wasn't a huge calamity BH (which actually also elicits laughs sometimes, but that's because of a nervous reaction.)