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rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #15 on:** February 14, 2006, 09:20:44 AM »

Chairboy,

I'm really sorry to hear about your wifes' parents. It's been a bad couple of years for you guys. I'm not sure what I can do but express my sympathy and offer whatever sopport i can beyond that. The next few weeks are going to suck.

beet1e · « **Reply #16 on:** February 14, 2006, 09:42:45 AM »

Sorry to hear this, Chairboy.

Fire is always one of my major concerns. I double lock my front door at night but, most importantly, the secondary lock is operated by a splined key which is always left in the door. (It's not possible to access that key from outside) If I have house guests, which is often, I instruct them that to open the front door, the bottom lock must be released by turning that splined key. At the rear of the house, my conservatory has those windows which tilt open or can swing open (German design I believe). So I think I'm OK.

During the last election campaign, I was making a lot of house to house calls, sometimes at around 10-11am on a Sunday, before most people had come out of the house for the first time. And I was amazed at how many people came to the door, tried to open it, and then realised it was locked from the inside and had to go hunting for the keys. My advice is always to leave that key in the door for a fast exit. Same thing goes for hotel rooms, if it's the type of lock that is locked using the key from the inside - always leave it in the door before you go to sleep. If there's a fire, the power might go out - no light to help you find the key, except the light of the fire, by which time it will be too late.

Curval · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2006, 10:00:43 AM »

That is horrible Chairboy...my sincere condolances to you and and your wife.

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2006, 10:56:41 AM »

So sorry to hear that Chairboy.

I am involved in safety codes for RV's and we are often surprised at how much tougher we are on RV's regarding exits than we are on residential buildings.

All RV's must have 2 exits per sleeping area, and each exit requires a different path. This only makes sense. It would be good to check your bedrooms to see if you can meet these requirements.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2006, 11:06:24 AM »

Tragic news Chairboy

My Sympathies

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 14, 2006, 11:12:02 AM »

Chairboy,
I am sorry for you loss.

That is terrible.

Maverick · « **Reply #21 on:** February 14, 2006, 11:15:05 AM »

Very sorry to hear of your loss Chairboy.

Thoughts and prayers OTW.

On a side note, beetle do you think you could lay off the gun rants even for a thread that has absolutley nothing to do with firearms?!?!?! Talk about an obsession,,,, sheesh

Harry · « **Reply #22 on:** February 14, 2006, 01:40:52 PM »

My condolences to you and your family Chairboy.

To those of you living in an apartment block or hotel; buy a rope already. 9 out of 10 cases all you need to do is get to the apartment below you.

Seagoon · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2006, 03:14:48 PM »

Hello Chairboy,

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Originally posted by Chairboy
The reason I'd like everyone to think about this is some bad news. My wife's parents were killed in a fire last night. Their secondary exits were blocked by boxes, the fire was at the main door, and they succumbed to smoke before being able to escape out the window her dad had broken open. The fire burned maybe 5-10 minutes max, but grew so quickly and generated so much smoke, there was no time for an extended escape.

So please guys... think about your escape routes. If not for me, then for your families.

Please give my sincere condolences to you wife, to lose both parents that way is a horrific shock especially because it never seems possible until it has already happened.

I am grateful though that you challenged us, it suddenly brought home to me the fact that we have three small children and no fire-escape plan other than making sure the smoke detector works. I'll talk with my wife about that tomorrow. Time to get my will finalized as well... Thanks for the reminder.

Quite a few things have happened of late that have forced me to reacknowledge my own mortality, but that's never bad when it forces me to think and act in a way that acknowledges that I'm a pilgrim and sojourner in this world and not a permanent resident, as the Psalmist put it:

"LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Surely every man walks about like a shadow; Surely they busy themselves in vain; He heaps up riches, And does not know who will gather them. "And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You. (Psalm 39:4-7)

- SEAGOON