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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (7044)	7/23/1999 6:32:00 PM
From: daffodil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

>>Sounds like a recipe for people to get electrocuted, suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning, burn their home down because of candles and other heating appliances. People buying all this equipment and they don't know how to use it. << I think John's idea about going without electricity for awhile is a good one...I tried to see how long I could go without heat last winter and gave up at about 50 degrees! However, your point is an excellent one, Cheeky...so many of these things use gasoline or propane, and I know that a lot of people will be dumb enough to use them indoors. I imagine that there will be a lot of articles in the newspaper, warnings on TV and so on, but there will probably be some tragedies nonetheless. I did buy a fire extinguisher as part of my preparation. It's puny, I know, but I thought that I should take some extra precautions with the wood stove, even though I've had them before in other houses without any problem. And, of course, having a home fire extinguisher is a good idea, anyway.