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home safety: Don't let your home become a funeral pyre! - 12/26/09 07:51 PM
From October 2001 to August 2005, I worked as a home inspector. During that time, I learned a lot about home construction and the many dangers that are inherent in real estate simply because there are so many things going on -- fireplace, water, electricity, heating, etc.
Since that time, I've paid closer attention to the cause of home fires as reported by in the newspaper or on the news and thinking about how deaths, injuries, and property damage could have been prevented.
A fire on December 24 in City Heights nearly resulted in the death of a teenager who was … (13 comments)

home safety: Fire season is upon us - 11/22/09 09:45 PM
I know I might be one of the few left who enjoys reading an actual newspaper that one holds in one's hand, but it would be nice if there weren't so many notices of fires.
I've noticed over the years that from Halloween through New Year's Day there are way too many homes fires:
candles overloaded electric circuits fireplaces cigarettes grease fires laundry fires Be careful during the holidays, and make sure you not have working smoke alarms in your home, but make sure you have some baking soda for grease fires and fire extinguishers for other fires.
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home safety: Are you missing a great opportunity to reach out to past Clients? - 11/02/09 07:46 PM
Are you missing a great opportunity to reach out to past Clients? 
Even though any time is a great time to contact past Clients, there are some times that are just naturally better than others, and now is one of those times.
I take advantage of the end of daylight savings time to send a little postcard to my past Clients reminding them to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, change the batteries, and add them to their bedrooms if they don't have them there.
I'll also reference my ActiveRain blog, too, of course.


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home safety: Ten tips for a poison-safe pet household - 03/20/09 10:14 AM
Many things in our homes and on our properties that we take for granted in our daily lives can cause injury or death to our fine, furry, four-legged friends, such as Zoey the Cool Cat (picture at left).
Following are ten tips to help create a poison-safe home for your pet. I got these from the cat show that I went to back in January as I was passing out business cards at all the booths.
Dogs and cats like to chew on things, no question about that. When it comes to living plants, though, many of them could be fatal. Visit … (19 comments)

home safety: Why do parents let children die? - 11/29/08 09:17 AM

 
The days are still getting shorter, the evenings and nights colder, and rain and snow often blanket the outside world. That means that many young children will have to play inside. Don't let inside play time become tragic during the holidays.
Yet another story in the paper this morning -- this one from Las Vegas -- about a television falling off of a dresser and killing a four-year-old boy.
Please, please, please secure those televisions so that they can't topple or be pulled over. It used to be that televisions were heavy and that the mere weight and fall … (11 comments)

home safety: Home safety for children: Why let them be injured or killed? - 10/11/08 12:19 PM

I always get frustrated when I hear about a young child being injured or killed due to ignorance, lack of common sense, lack of action, or just plain old stupidity.
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The home is a very dangerous place, especially for inquisitive, curious children. Just think real quickly of some of the things that are in your home that can cause injury or death:
gas (explosions) carbon monoxide (from … (5 comments)