[senco-forum] Plesae read and spread the message

Commiserations, Janice.  What an awful thing to happen.  I hope that you
are feeling rather better today.  No, you're not the only one without
smoke alarms, either; I keep forgetting to ask the fire brigade to come
around and offer advice, even though they will supply alarms free.  I now
intend to write a large note to do it after Christmas - and hope that
nothing disastrous happens meanwhile.

Incidentally, my father's alarm was never activated on the few occasions
he burned toast under the grill, but screeched merrily away whenever he
grilled bacon - he didn't even have to burn it!

Have a good Christmas

Jean

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> Subject: Please read - it could save your life
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> It was one of those nights. Last night - 13th as it happens.3.30 a.m. I
> couldn't sleep, husband snoring, thought I'd go downstairs and heat up my
> wheat bags (you know those useful little things that keep your back warm).
> Had a drink of milk, o.k. with brandy in, put the wheat bags in the
> microwave and punched the timer 5 times for 5 minutes.
> Then went to my computer to check e-mails - foolish woman.After a while ,
> could have been 20-30 mins or more- I lost track really -  I smelled smoke
> - toast burning ? My sense of smell isn't good. Went to look in kitchen -
> yellow smoke billowing through, whirling around the ceiling, opened
> utility room door and couldn't see a thing for smoke - literally not even
> my hand in front of my face - realised it was the microwave - it hadn't
> switched off - faulty timer - opened door again, reached in and opened
> microwave door to stop it working. Closed doors to the kitchen to keep the
> smoke from going upstairs and all over.Then put a damp dishcloth over my
> nose and tried to go and open the back door - thought if I opened it smoke
> would go - got half way before I had to turn back for the acrid smoke -
> eyes, mouth, lungs and me with asthma - are you mad woman? Silly me. Not
> thinking straight are you.Tried to get round the back of the house and
> open the back door from the outside - key wouldn't work.Sat and thought -
> then dialled 999.Firemen came in about 3 minutes - breathing apparatus -
> blue flashing lights -  bright yellow helmeted men - they told me to wake
> husband and son in case it 'blew' - where were the gas and electricity
> main switches ? Go in lounge and close door - don't come out until they
> tell us.Anyway - they opened back door - they used a fan to blow the smoke
> out of the house, chucked the microwave in the garden etc. Lovely men
> firemen - great blokes.Did I have a smoke alarm ? No, stupid, idiotic
> woman,and no excuses at all.Did I have an escape plan - my son said yes,
> he was going to jump out of his window onto the top of the bay window
> below and the lawn - ha ha.Well, they left about 4 a.m. and promised me a
> smoke alarm.So here I am, suffering the after effects of smoke inhalation
> (not good for an asthmatic - doctor says use inhaler a lot), feel sick and
> smell won't leave my nose, feeling panicky because I could well have gone
> back to bed and forgotten all about those wheat bags - my mind wasn't
> tuned in at all - middle of the night.Utility room covered in a sort of
> yellowy smelly goo, floor sticky and everything is yellow from the smoke
> and smells like hell. Mind you - we will have a good chuck out tomorrow -
> well overdue. Husbands new shirts all yellow as well ooer.The moral of
> this story - shut doors at night, get yourself smoke alarms, have an
> escape plan or better still - ring 01279 507070 and ask for Station
> Officer Martin Graham who will come round to your house for nothing and do
> a fire safety check and give advice re: an escape plan.If you see smoke -
> shut the doors - get out with all your family and ring the fire service.
> Don't try and open the doors. More people are killed by smoke than
> flames.Now we have 2 smoke alarms fitted by a lovely fireman (took him 5
> mins) and some very good advice.Have a good week-end and go to Do It All
> or wherever and buy AND FIT smoke alarms.Oh yes, and tell everyone you can
> think of how stupid I am - you've probably got smoke alarms already
> ???????I'll write a bit in the newsletter for school.See you MOnday -
> older and wiserJanicex Janice Wray Secondary SENCO, Herts
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