Out of the Blue

After a minor grease fire in the grill over the weekend (ever try grilling bacon? wow!), MrsBlue asked what we would have done if it had been a major fire, and my reply was that we have a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. This inspired a quick inspection of the extinguisher, which turns out to have been way overdue, as it was in desperate need of a recharging. We picked up a pair of new extinguishers (we decided the one in my office was a bit small) in the meantime before figuring out where to recharge the old one, so we should be safe for now. I've made a vow to try and remember to check on these things regularly going forward, and thought sharing this story might help in case anyone else had lapsed in this area.

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Re: Out of the Blue May 18, 2009, 15:48
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I always check the extingishers, smoke detectors and carbon detecor on daylight savings in the fall as you know you're going to be hibernating most of the winter so you really need that stuff up to spec moreso than the summer when you're out and about. And yes, check with your local fire department - they may inspect and/or recharge your extinguishers gratis.

What happens (I live in an apartment building) if some old guy falls asleep on his stove and the whole fucking thing burns down.

Implement Carousel ala Logan's Run in your building. No more old people! Of course a lot of us would be headed for Carousel pretty damn soon too, heheh.
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