logcabinmama Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Not sure where to post this, but thought this would be ok. I got this in an e-mail this morning and it is really something I wouldn't have thought about. [Cathy" 1/18/2006 7:43 AM >>> > Received from a friend who is in the property > insurance business. It is well worth readi ng. This is > one of those emails that if you didn't send it, rest > assured someone on your list will suffer for not > reading it. The original message was written by a lady > whose brother and his wife learned a hard lesson this > past week. > > > Their house burned down.....nothing left but ashes. > They have good insurance so the house will be replaced > and most of the contents. That is the good news. > However, they were sick when they found out the cause > of the fire. The insurance investigator sifted through > the ashes for several hours. He had the cause of the > fire traced to the master bathroom. He asked her > sister-in-law what she had plugged in the bathroom. > She listed the nor! ma! l things....curling iron, blow > dryer. He kept saying to her, "No, this would be > something that would disintegrate at high > temperatures". Then her sister-in-law remembered she > had a Glade Plug-In, in the bathroom. > > The investigator had one of those "Aha" moments. He > said that was the cause of the fire. He said he has > seen more house fires started with the plug-in type > room fresheners than anything else. He said the > plastic they are made from is THIN plastic. He also > said that in every case there was nothing left to > prove that it even existed. > > When the investigator looked in the wall plug, the two > prongs left from the plug-in were still in there. Her > sister-in-law had one > of the plug-ins that had a small night light built in it. She > said she had > noticed that the light would dim and then finally go out. She > would walk in > to the bathroom a few hours later, and the light would be back on > again. The > investigator said t! hat th! e unit was getting too hot, and > would dim and go > out rather than just blow the light bulb. Once it cooled down it > would come > back on. > > That is a warning sign . The investigator said he > personally wouldn't have any type of plug in fragrance > device an ywhere in his house. He has seen too many > places that have been burned down due to them. > > > PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ADDRESS > BOOK. NOT ONLY COULD IT SAVE SOMEONE'S HOUSE, BUT IT > COULD SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE ********************************** I have one and I just unplugged it. If you are using one, use in only for a short time then unplug it. Don't leave it in for a long period of time. Link to comment
cartoongirl Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks Snowmom! I use the airwick plug ins. I only plug it in when company comes over that way the oil last twice as long. I'll be sure never to leave it plugged in when I am sleeping or out of the house! Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 These hoaxes are why I included several links in the WWW forum to search the hoaxes before alarming others with this stuff...please check this link for more on this HOAX... Hoaxbuster glade hoax ...scroll down and click on "Air Freshener Causes Fires Warning" if it doesn't take you directly to the hoax. Link to comment
Homesteader Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Whether it is true or not, this is a good reminder to always be careful and mindful of what you are plugging in and leaving on in your home. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 It's OK...I've received that hoax email from a few people who send it with good intentions....but spammers take advantage of people's generosity and collect those names you see on the forwarded lists. This is why it's not a good idea to foward things....erase all the addresses from anything you want to send and send it as an email from you....then request that others don't foward it with your name on the address lines. Link to comment
cartoongirl Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Quote: Whether it is true or not, this is a good reminder to always be careful and mindful of what you are plugging in and leaving on in your home. Very true! Link to comment
redhenfarm Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 When I worked at a residential job training program the security/safety officer wouldn't allow these in any office/dorm because he said they were a fire hazard. Not sure if he read the hoax or had other reasons to believe this. Link to comment
Kygal Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 i always double check everything on www.snopes.com there is a lot of info there. i even looked up a bunch of things i believed as a kid and found that whomever was pulling my leg. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 hmm...maybe that's what I should do about the stuff you told me? ~Jo Link to comment
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