Snails - Response on Threads Part 6
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those detectors do need maintenance and sometimes i wonder how much i can be on top of all that when/if i approach 90.
there's just the boy and he doesn't live in town............
Your local fire dept will check them free of charge in most places,heck around here they give them away and install them.
obg, not sure how much a volunteer fire department would do in my case
but no matter, i believe those check-ups need to be requested and once we get up in age how likely are we to remember?
but no matter, i believe those check-ups need to be requested and once we get up in age how likely are we to remember?
Our fire dept is volunteer,with mine they check their self or i cad spray fake smoke at them and test the system,with the battery kind it's best to replace the battery when you move the clocks.
I'll remind you if needed as long as I'm around
I'll remind you if needed as long as I'm around
Another option would be call your local IBEW union hall and ask about their programs we also do that for free a few times a year,we even install free porch lights
IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Oh another thing carbon monoxide detectors plug in at floor level the stuff is heavier than air and are easy to test
Another option would be call your local IBEW union hall and ask about their programs we also do that for free a few times a year,we even install free porch lights
IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
oh, obg! where do i find a union in rural virginia?
oh, obg! where do i find a union in rural virginia?
Looks like about 6 of them spread abound the state you might have a neighbor that is a member
yup - as long as obg doesn't lose his mind before i do!
Too late for both of you....one zookeeper and one suicidal-transport rider.yup - as long as obg doesn't lose his mind before i do!
Which ain't no where around here.
We're home. Turns out that Marsha's dad (Bobby, that's what I call him) and Uncle Eddie went to Home Depot yesterday to pick something up. Bobby was driving. Came home, pulled into garage, and Bobby asked U. Eddie if he should put the keys on the floor of the car like U. Eddie always did. U.Eddie said no. As they were heading upstairs Bobby said he thought the car was still running and U. Eddie told him NO, it was the furnace he heard. Bobby started to walk back to the car and U. Eddie said "Don't bother, Bobby (he called him that, too), it's the furnace". Well, it wasn't the furnace. U. Eddie is almost deaf and Bobby is getting hard of hearing. So, Bobby totally blames himself (85, going on 65). He is a man of very deep faith. I am not. However, I respect his faith and beliefs, so when we were leaving I asked him if he believed in God. He said YES. I said "then this isn't your fault. It is all a part of God's plan. I think God did not want Uncle Eddie and Aunt Cil to suffer a horrible death, so He took them the easy way. I said U. Eddie was very tired and in a lot of pain this past year and Aunt Cil was losing her mind and in poor health. I told him to hold onto that thought. That God took them so they didn't suffer. I hope it helped him. He seemed a bit relieved, but this is so early in this tragedy, that I know he will probably NOT forgive himself, but I hope he can make peace with it because he is a good and wonderful man.
NO carbon monoxide detectors in their house. They were dead since about 8p.m. last night. Uncle Eddie looked like he was sleeping in his chair and Aunt Cil was on the floor in the hallway. The firemen had to use gas masks because the concentration of carbon monoxide was so concentrated. They said if the cops had gotten in, they may not have made it out. Their house is very small and everything was closed up tight.
Thank you all for your kind words (Marsha thanks you, too). May you all sleep well and hold your loved ones near.....Good night
NO carbon monoxide detectors in their house. They were dead since about 8p.m. last night. Uncle Eddie looked like he was sleeping in his chair and Aunt Cil was on the floor in the hallway. The firemen had to use gas masks because the concentration of carbon monoxide was so concentrated. They said if the cops had gotten in, they may not have made it out. Their house is very small and everything was closed up tight.
Thank you all for your kind words (Marsha thanks you, too). May you all sleep well and hold your loved ones near.....Good night
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