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- Jan 22, 2013
Thanks for doing that Dan. This tells me he's "off the grid" as I'm sure he'd take a look knowing it came from you.
Thanks for doing that Dan. This tells me he's "off the grid" as I'm sure he'd take a look knowing it came from you.
That was very thoughtful of you. I realized a few days ago that we are coming up on a year of him being off the boards. I am also hoping that he is doing okay and that he will find his way back here someday. His presence is definitely missed.
Just wanted to pass on that I sent Willy an e-card for his birthday earlier in the month, still not picked up. Sure hoping and praying all is well with Willy.
Going to a funeral this afternoon (Dh) of one of my friends; Her husband passed on Monday, he was only 60 years young.
Dan, thanks for trying to contact Willy. You are the most caring DISer here on the CB and I appreciate you for that. Micca, you're a strong 2nd!!
Aww I'm glad to hear she's better!! Sorry for the delay. For whatever reason I wasn't getting alerts for this thread for a while.Cool pics Jane, Thanks! DGD is back at daycare today so she's near 100%.
I'm really sorry to hear that but I did want to say I enjoyed seeing and reading your about your trip!Going to a funeral this afternoon (Dh) of one of my friends; Her husband passed on Monday, he was only 60 years young... sigh.
So guys we had quite a scare yesterday morning.
Long story short we had a lead acid battery used for our old battery operated lawn mower (we have a different battery operated lawn mower that is much better but we kept the old one in case we needed it). Well we needed to use the old lawn power because on one of the more recent storms lightning hit close to our house and killed our battery charger for our lawn mower we currently use and my husband was in the middle of mowing the front yard (after having mowed the backyard and the sides already) and the battery needed to be charged.
Anywho my husband accidently left the old lead acid battery charging overnight........because it basically was being overcharged the battery emitted hydrogen sulfide which is extremely dangerous gas that can kill you. We noticed it in time (because of the smell of rotten eggs) and my husband put the battery outdoors (this was at 5am) and we opened the windows in the house up but closed off office door where the battery had been charging and closed off the ventilation that room has with the rest of the house but left the window open in the office, packed up our cat in his carrier and left the house. We parked at our neighborhood pool for over an hr and came back and the smell was gone from the house though still slightly present in the office.
We left to go to a prearranged thing we had that day but kept our cat confined upstairs (the gas is heavier than air so upstairs was much safer than dowstairs). We had to close all the other windows because of storms coming in but we left the office window open and still closed off from the rest of the house. We got back to the house like 8hrs later and the smell in the office was completely gone except for a burning plastic smell (from the battery when it had been charging). That window in the office is still open and will probably remain that way for a while longer.
We did get some minor side effects like a scratchy throat and slight irritation in the eyes and because of the way the symptoms can take days to appear we will be watching ourselves closely.
ETA: We do have a way to get rid of the battery by way of Household Hazardous Material drop-off center but they aren't open Monday (today) nor Tuesday (tomorrow) so it will have to wait until Wednesday.
Thank you! I'm still slightly worried about all of us. It's one of those times that I wish our smoke detectors, which are also a carbon monoxide detector, could detect a more variety of gases but I don't think most people would encounter other gases beyond carbon monoxide.Wow! That's very scary indeed! I'm so glad you guys are alright!!
That's not a bad suggestion really. We're pretty darn confident the gas itself is gone (the house has been aired out for a longer period than it ever has since we moved in) it's more the side effects that has me still concerned. It's not that I'm freaking out or anything now that is but I do want to keep an eye on us if we start to feel bad or if the sore throat gets worse. But I appreciate you thinking of that stuff as it hadn't even occurred to me other than buying a very expensive detector kit.Yikes Mackenzie, that's awful! Sure glad you took precautions to air out the house and to keep your cat safe. I'm wondering if the Fire Dept. might be able to check the chemical level just to be sure you aren't at risk now. We lived in a condo where the homes were connected by the garages, and the neighbors accidentally left their car running in the garage. The neighbors began suffering effects and the fire dept came out to check the carbon monoxide levels in our place. Fortunately the fumes hadn't made it from their garage to ours but it could have had they not caught it sooner. If not the FD maybe the utility company?
Oh no! I hope you don't have any damage or anything and that everyone is ok where you're at. Tornados can be scary stuff for sure.Crazy weather here today. Harvey has made his way to our area. We were mostly getting just rain and a little wind. Now we have 8 active tornado warnings all around us. They have all been fairly weak, thankfully, and none directly in our immediate vicinity, but it's making for an interesting day.
I've lived in tornado alley most of my life, I'm a bit surprised when I see people get really scared over tornado warning & watches but I understand. Of course they can be deadly but I've never been within 30 miles of a twister. One has to be aware, but I'm more concerned about the electricity going out. Besides the hail storm back in April did a ton more damage than any tornado damage I've ever experienced. OTOH a dear friend lost everything in the Norman, OK tornado about 15-20 years ago.yes, we are used to hearing sirens, but we are usually super lucky. We seem to live in the perfect bubble. We did have damage from a small tornado once, but for the most part, the really bad stuff horseshoes around us. But still, we always have our "tornado closet" ready for an emergency just in case.
Yeah lived here my whole life as well. Be aware is really what you gotta do but no need to freak out (except when you see that green sky--then it's time to get more serious lol). The closest I've been was 2 years ago when a rain-wrapped tornado touched down a few miles of our house (I believe it was an EF0 or EF1 so little damage and luckily it didn't seem to hit houses from what I know) and that was scary not just because of the proximity but because you couldn't see anything outside because of all the rain so you didn't know where it actually was but the vast majority have not been near me. Hail is no joke for sure.I've lived in tornado alley most of my life, I'm a bit surprised when I see people get really scared over tornado warning & watches but I understand. Of course they can be deadly but I've never been within 30 miles of a twister. One has to be aware, but I'm more concerned about the electricity going out. Besides the hail storm back in April did a ton more damage than any tornado damage I've ever experienced. OTOH a dear friend lost everything in the Norman, OK tornado about 15-20 years ago.