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Fumes that keep you from waking up. - 01/23/09 09:35 PM
Being cold is bad, insulation is good, sometimes.  Periodically I find homeowners who will use white bead board insulation for ceiling tiles or as insulation in unfinished basement areas.  (This white insulation board is what cheap coolers are made of.)  This material is called expanded polystyrene .  This is safe to use only if it is covered with drywall or paneling, for burn protection.
When this expanded insulation catches fire it will create fumes that will knock us out, or keep us from waking up! 
This is a fire hazard and should be removed or covered with drywall.
Sometimes you will see a more … (5 comments)

Baby Steps To Blogs Paradigm Shift - 01/19/09 11:49 AM
Brad Andersohn, Community Builder, for Active Rain presented a 5 hour presentation at the OmahaArea Board of Realtors, OABR.  I am an inactive member of Active Rain, not quite believing in the profitability of blogging.  Brads presentation and vision pried open my hard head enough to see the significance of this new world of electronic idea sharing.
I've had such a hard time believing in the power of search engines to organize the unfathomable amount of information out there. I'm still catching up on the power of a website and its potential.  Now, Brad tells me, blogs and networks like Active … (54 comments)

 

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