Common Sense...Eluded Me...

Here's what I've learned today:

You can't just pack candles up in plastic bins with the rest of the Christmas stuff, and then put them in your attic to sit through the following year, including a record-hot summer....

And it doesn't help if you just toss them in... upside-down...on top of other decorations..

Also of interst - Ikea candles are made out of some weird styrofoam white stuff on the inside, even if they are "red"