Jello Explosion of 1997

I can't remember whose idea it was to use a blender to mix up my Jell-O, I’m sure one of my evil friends who knew my knowledge of cooking appliances is limited. It was strawberry Jell-O and my first attempt at making it. Again with the whole "directions on the box" thing really isn't descriptive enough for some, namely me. The fruit was diced and once I got this Jell-O mixed in the blender my plan was to add the fruit, chill it and serve it up to the family later with pride. Common sense governs you would place the blender top on before hitting one of those buttons to mix, but at this point I'm all caught up in the confusion as to what button to use. Apparently hitting the high button was clear enough and the mixing process started. Let me digress and mention that the magic eraser hadn't been invented yet. We had red stains from one end of the kitchen to the other by the time I found the off button on the blender. We lived next to the airport at the time and the noise and clatter from that fiasco; the neighbors thought a 747 had just flown over the hood. It looked like a scene from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. At the time our kitchen was painted mint green, I know what your thinking, and with the red Jell-O splatters all over walls the paint looked more like an angel food confetti cake. It took months before we stop discovering hidden red splatters about the kitchen. It was years before I made Jell-O again and I was supervised, it was for my protection as well as my grandchildrens.