From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 08:26:45 MDT
>From: spike66 <spike66@attbi.com>
>Currently building codes require smoke detectors to be
>installed in new homes, one in each bedroom and in some
>hallways, always on the ceiling. Its the law.
>Last night one of my smoke detector batteries ran low
>and the infernal device started chirping. It occurred to me
>that these blasted contraptions introduce more risk than they
>alleviate. Reasoning: one must get up on a ladder to change
>the damn battery, usually while groggy from interrupted sleep,
>not to mention being extremely pissed, and this causes the
>unfortunate prole to risk falling off and breaking major limbs.
>This risk is elevated if said prole is drunk, clumsy, elderly, or
>stupid. Fortunately I am none of the above (by most people's
>estimate) but still.
Don't wait for it to run out.
For a number of years now various organizations have been
advocating changing the battery twice a year, on the days we use
for changing to/from daylight savings time. For those who live
where this is not practiced, choose two other dates.
Spike your too valuable to lose. ;)
Brian
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Extropy Institute, www.extropy.org
National Rifle Association, www.nra.org, 1.800.672.3888
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