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| DATE | 2015-03-22 |
| FROM | Ruben
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] in the hands of god, we are all...
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On 03/22/2015 03:10 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
>
> Quoting Ruben Safir (mrbrklyn-at-panix.com):
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>> http://www.vosizneias.com/198259
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> What a horrifying tale - completely aside from 'Voz Is Neis?' (What's
> News?) speaking with a disturbing lack of tact concerning a grieving
> family.
>
> Speaking strictly of my own experience with smoke detectors, over the
> past decade the only problem I've had with them is them sometimes
> starting to emit low-battery beeps in the middle of the night, but
> I've not had that happen since adopting a firm policy of brand-new 9V
> batteries for all of them, every autumn.
>
> (We also have a separate CO2 detector, now required by law in my state
> for some construction.)
>
> Aluv ha sholem.
>
>
You have a home, and spread out one at that and smoke detectors make
more sense there than in more compact houses, FWIW. But truth be told,
they suck and in Jewish homes particularly, where you have a lot of
shabbos food on the Blech, and food cooking for large families, they get
turned off after the 10th time they go off in a week.. If they were
designed better, they would be more useful. But they only have a
marginal affect anyway. There is no guarantee in a fire, nor can you
expect to end fires. You need escape routes, fire extinguishers, to not
block exists and entrances, and emergency plan, especially when you
sleep upstairs. Smoke alarms are a lot more likely to be helpful then.
Here you had thee children over 10 years old who died. It is
speculation to asume the alarm would have helped much.
Ruben
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