The thin edge is very thin, eh? Learn how thin early, and never forget.

My fall was the bathmat ( the new one I bought specifically with sticky bottom not to slip) going out from under my foot. I hit the sink fast and hard above the temple and nicked a vein. Bathroom looked like Psycho.

Fortunately, my BF is an ER doc, so he went into high gear to control bleeding. CT scan was clean on my head.

Having an ER doc around is a lesson in the thin edge. Is very helpful in pointing out dumb stuff people do to PantherKitty.

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Get one with the digital reading. It is fun to see if it ever shows up. I have never had a positive reading. And that is a good thing.
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The carbon monoxide thing was a big surprise to me. I had no idea that 500 persons were killed per year in the US, it seems so preventable and rudimentary. That is more than the number of people murdered in NYC annually.

Sorry to hear about the fall.

Were you being subpoenaed to testify about Benghazi also?

Life is so funny, the margin between danger and safety is so thin.
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I have one in my studio, provided by building, and the home one needs replacing. On my list for this week!

Glad you raise awareness for this. Often, stories of people you know who suffer something helps you be aware of potential hazards or conversely safety measures.

I hit my head recently in a fall and got stitches. It’s a great thing to show to my daughters friends who ice skate with hands in their pockets (my current safety squirel issue). To bad the cut doesn’t still have the stitches in too look really ugly and scary – I’m sure it would be more effective that way….

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Interesting article. I have two in my house. One in the bedroom where the gas log fireplace is located and one in the return air room of the 17 year old HVAC unit I have. It already shows a bit of carbon monoxide leakage in the attic.

One of the units has a level indicator which has never gotten above zero.
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Wow. Do you have one of these monitoring units in your place now? I’m going to get one especially that we just installed a new propane furnace.

I saw this related development to clean the air of carbon monoxide:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/06/business/pilot-plant-in-the-works-for-carbon-dioxide-cleansing.html?ref=technology

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My Father captured Florence in WWII. He gave it back.

Bad deal on the carbon monoxide. You cheated death for a reason. Like the movie Saving Private Ryan — earn it. Make it worth it. I know you are.

Everyone in America who has a gas log of any kind should have a carbon monoxide alarm. Anyone who has an interior HVAC unit should also have a carbon monoxide alarm.

Regard and stay well.

JLM
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Apparently, my place was so filled that outside was poison level air. You should have seen how much crap was in the tube when they cleaned the exhaust.

I couldn’t get on a bus or be inside much for weeks – I was so claustrophobic. I am super conscious about gas now, and we have the units you speak of provided by the co-op I live in.