tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post5849638221119790692..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: Test Those Smoke Detectors FrequentlyWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-38036079294962075332015-02-20T16:24:53.118-08:002015-02-20T16:24:53.118-08:00Smoke detectors do exactly as the name implies, th...Smoke detectors do exactly as the name implies, they detect harmful smoke where if that happens, they set off an alarm so you know you need to get out of there. It's important to test the smoke detectors to make sure that they do indeed still work. If you hear one chirping, don't go and take it out. It simply means that the batteries need to be replaced. It would be a scary experience to have a fire start and have none of them go off. <a href="http://www.gmwfireprotection.com/fire-alarm-systems" rel="nofollow"> http://www.gmwfireprotection.com/fire-alarm-systems</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-61946562409008866682015-01-21T17:29:20.793-08:002015-01-21T17:29:20.793-08:00Scary, Janeen. Working smoke detectors are SO impo...Scary, Janeen. Working smoke detectors are SO important!Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-11109596994399463252015-01-18T21:25:25.300-08:002015-01-18T21:25:25.300-08:00My husband does this too. Fires do worry me. When ...My husband does this too. Fires do worry me. When I was 7, we lost our house to a fire. We did NOT have smoke alarms then and since it was summer, and hot upstairs, we had fallen into the habit of sleeping downstairs. My younger sister and I would sleep on the pullout and my mom and brother slept in the downstairs bedrooms. It was around 10 at night, Saturday night before Memorial Day. It was hot (1988, year of the big drought in the midwest and a really hot year too) and I was going to grab a cold shower. Just as I was about to turn the water on, I felt shaking. My mom and brother heard a sound that was like someone dragging something across the floor upstairs. My brother went up to investigate, got to the top of the stairs and saw smoke coming out from under the door of one of the bedrooms. He ran down and told us to get out. First half of the house was lost that night (fire started in the attic). We went over to a neighbor's to stay the night since it wasn't safe to stay in the house. Good thing as the next morning the gas line was ignited. All that was left of our 2 story house was the fireplace and chimney. Everything else fell into the basement and even then, it still smoldered for months until it was all buried before the building of the basement for our new house started. We think something in the attic started up to the dry air and heat but we never found out for sure. Very close call though as we weren't long from going to bed.Janeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085755609836623027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-88750956012718203972015-01-14T23:00:11.320-08:002015-01-14T23:00:11.320-08:00That sounds like my dad. He'll set something ...That sounds like my dad. He'll set something and then go play solitaire on the computer. Even when he's outside using the bbq, and there's a neighbour, he'll chat and burn the food to a crisp.<br /><br />Our family room is nicely situated so that when I watch tv I can see the stove clearly, including any steam or smoke rising.Michnoreply@blogger.com