Originally Posted by
reft
Poor communications on my behalf.
Point 1 (insurance) was 'stuff happens' no matter what we plan for. It's why there is insurance for less than common events, like a water leak.
Point 2 (don't leave documents near the water) was to mitigate 'stuff happens'; to your point: don't burn the house down if you can avoid it. Under normal circumstances, I don't think leaving a properly functioning oven on for several hours is an inherently bad thing, present or not. If one were delayed it could be on for far longer than planned and that might raise the chances of unexpected consequences. But a properly functioning oven shouldn't cause a fire.
I had a longer comment in mind, but the short version of it is: Odds are, you're in more danger driving to the airport.
Reminds me when my mother.. probably about 55 or so at the time.. left the oven on and forgot to turn it off.. Even after an insurance clean up, you could smell the burn in the home. Thank goodness she remembered that she left the oven on as we were travelling around visiting..
What was cooking in the oven was burnt to smithereens and festered the entire house with thick smoke.. My parents ended up selling the house but took years.. A nice house on the lake, where I grew up in my preteen years..