I hate it when Kentucky makes the news for stupidity

Ky. woman tries to kill bedbugs, burns down apt.

Mind you, she doused her couch with alcohol and then dropped a lit cigarette on it. Because those two things, along with combustible material, go so well together that you'd just have to have a smoke while putting an accelerant on your sofa. Now 30 people have lost their homes due to that stupid action. It could have been worse--there could have been lives lost.

One, in the case of bedbugs, call a professional, or here's a thought, apartment maintenance, so they can make sure it's done professionally. Two, don't mix accelerants and fire, especially when conditions are exceedingly dry and hot. Three, don't wind up on national news doing something stupid. It's not worth the danger to yourself, others, or the fifteen minutes of infamy.