ezra76
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- Feb 5, 2006
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A 3 family house up the road from me was about gutted by fire early yesterday morning. I drove by it on the way home from work and it was just scary looking. A man died and his wife and son got out. Thier young daughter is in intensive care with horrible burns.
I came home and immediately checked our own escape routes. I had a talk with my GF about what we would and could do in case of a fire. I tried to get it in her head that the object will be get out as fast as possible at all costs. If it means leaving me then go.
We live on the 3rd floor so it's especially important to have a plan. Plan A is the stairs, plan B is the fire escape out the spare bedroom. Plan C would most likely be implemented if a fire like that one happened. That is to throw the television through or into the window, try to take out all the glass and most of the casing, and jump to the 2nd floor porch and then to the ground. I am considering finding something like a sledgehammer to keep nearby the windows. At least something dense enough to take it out in one quick shot.
She says "What about the cats? We should put them both in one carrier."
I laid that one out in black and white. "If I happen to run past one of them I might grab it by the tail and fling it out the window. If you think I'm going to be under the bed like "here, kitty, kitty" you got another thing coming." I basically tried to get it in her head we have less than 10seconds to be outside or we are most likely dead.
Please take the time to talk to your family and take a look at the options. It is a little scary but it needs to be. Make sure they understand there are 2 choices here, get out or die.
I came home and immediately checked our own escape routes. I had a talk with my GF about what we would and could do in case of a fire. I tried to get it in her head that the object will be get out as fast as possible at all costs. If it means leaving me then go.
We live on the 3rd floor so it's especially important to have a plan. Plan A is the stairs, plan B is the fire escape out the spare bedroom. Plan C would most likely be implemented if a fire like that one happened. That is to throw the television through or into the window, try to take out all the glass and most of the casing, and jump to the 2nd floor porch and then to the ground. I am considering finding something like a sledgehammer to keep nearby the windows. At least something dense enough to take it out in one quick shot.
She says "What about the cats? We should put them both in one carrier."
I laid that one out in black and white. "If I happen to run past one of them I might grab it by the tail and fling it out the window. If you think I'm going to be under the bed like "here, kitty, kitty" you got another thing coming." I basically tried to get it in her head we have less than 10seconds to be outside or we are most likely dead.
Please take the time to talk to your family and take a look at the options. It is a little scary but it needs to be. Make sure they understand there are 2 choices here, get out or die.
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