Carbon Monoxide Detectors– Required in Homes Effective July 1, 2011
Posted: February 16, 2011 Filed under: Home Keeping & Maintenance Leave a comment »Carbon monoxide- a gas produced whenever any fuel is burned. It is odorless and tasteless, but highly toxic. Common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion. Exposure to high levels can kill a person in minutes.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning, more than 20,000 visit the emergency room and more than 4,000 are hospitalized.
Carbon Monoxide Detector- a relatively inexpensive device similar to a smoke detector that signals detection of carbon monoxide in the air.
Effective July 1, 2011, per California’s Carbon Monoxide Poison Prevention Act of 2010, carbon monoxide detectors will be required in every “single family dwelling unit”. Violators will receive a 30 day notice to correct and if they don’t each offense is punishable by a maximum fine of $200.
Now I doubt that the “Carbon Monoxide Police” will be going door to door checking for compliance but I ask you this….with Carbon Monoxide Detectors being such an inexpensive and easy way to save lives and prevent illness why wait until July 1?
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NEW YEAR ~ NEW CALENDAR
Posted: January 2, 2010 Filed under: Home Keeping & Maintenance, Lifestyle 2 Comments »One of my favorite things about the New Year (besides champagne and parties, of course) is getting a New Calendar. High tech options be damned. I love my old fashioned calendar and will not give it up!!
The size, the color, the texture ~ I give much thought to all. It has to be pleasing to look at and feel right to the touch. Looking back it seems that I’ve gone through phases…in my early 20s I liked them to be paper bound and filled with artwork. There was the year of the Impressionists & the year of Gustav Klimt. For a while I liked inspirational or funny sayings. Of course there was the Day Planner phase. For the past few years I’ve preferred a simple, medium sized book style bound in leather and in some fantastic color. This year it is a deep red. It is soft and beautiful and serves no other function besides being my calendar.
For me, regardless of style, a brand new calendar symbolizes endless potential. I love to flip through the blank pages and day dream about the upcoming year. What goals will I reach? What escrows will I close? What parties and travel and wonderful adventures will fill the pages?
As I look through 2009’s calendar I am thankful that although there were some challenges there were also many, many, many good times.
And so with 2009 lovingly tucked away and 2010 a blank page with endless potential I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR.
