tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post174464042848228736..comments2024-03-29T00:45:13.544-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Reader mailbag: 'Ever hear sirens and wonder?'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16132536115600595262019-04-11T18:49:30.914-04:002019-04-11T18:49:30.914-04:00BTW, the home you save may be not just your own: l...BTW, the home you save may be not just your own: last summer there was a hot-plate fire in the building immediately next to ours, and we were very lucky that the fire did not extend into our building via the cockloft.<br /><br />The FDNY told us it could have (and thank heaven it didn't) caused a fire HERE that would very likely have left our entire building uninhabitable. And most people are *NOT* insured against that.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72767362278050704142019-04-11T18:43:10.304-04:002019-04-11T18:43:10.304-04:00Excellent advice about the fire extinguisher.
I w...Excellent advice about the fire extinguisher.<br /><br />I would only add: You have to remember to check it once a month or so, to see if it's still properly CHARGED so it'll work if you need to use it.<br /><br />But it's money well-spent, and likely to save some people from losing their homes & possessions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69143540045645137862019-04-11T17:13:55.537-04:002019-04-11T17:13:55.537-04:00Thanks for the reminder. My fire extinguisher is c...Thanks for the reminder. My fire extinguisher is covered in five years worth of dust, a fire hazard itself I’m sure. NOTORIOUSnoreply@blogger.com