Lisa said, << My friend fell asleep while boiling the pump tubing and bottles. When she woke up there was smoke in their apartment. >> Thank you thank you! I was reading this post when suddenly I remembered I had started boiling a pump part to sterilize and had TOTALLY forgotten about it! Fortunately, there was a tad of water left, so it hadn't boiled away completely. WHEW! Jan Barger -- forgetful in Wheaton