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To: Scripts who wrote (525)	12/7/1998 8:36:00 AM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

Ed--Thanks for the reminder about not running the kerosene heater at night. It is one of those commonsense maxims you expect people to know. I've never done that. That's why I have minus 10 degree rated sleeping bags for the family. On a similar safety note, this is a good time of year to pick up fire extinguishers for the home. They are usually on sale prior to Christmas. I bought two additional kitchen size Kiddie ABC extinguishers to supplement the big one I have. These are small and lightweight enough for a child to use. Every winter when I lived in an unnamed large midwestern city some moron would set his house on fire trying to thaw his water pipes after a spate of severely cold weather or power outage using a propane torch. Just like clock work usually one, sometimes two or three, would go up and occasionally catch a neighbors house on fire as well. Of course heat guns work best for thawing pipes. My fear is that after rollover more folks, even "smart" folks will resort to the propane torch method if electric service is unavailable. Add to that numerous fires from people trying to keep warm using badly maintained or unfamiliar fuel based heaters and the fire department should be busy if they can get the calls. Yes, friends stock up on fire extinguishers NOW...all sizes, all types. "flatsville"