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putting fires out : a swanky fire extinguisher

I have a confession to make.  Many times when I am using our range I leave the oven or the stove top on after I am finished cooking.  Tonight I left the broiler on.  Luckily I had to put my piece of salmon back in the broiler because it wasn't quite finished.  The second time I took it out I remembered to shut the broiler off.

Thankfully we have never had a fire, not even a grease fire.  I am beginning to think my luck might run out and we had better get a small fire extinguisher to keep in the kitchen.

HomeHero sells pretty cool looking fire extinguishers that I wouldn't mind putting in my kitchen prominently.

They also sell a 2 in 1 Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm.

Sexy.  I know it's not so fun to think about these things but isn't it better to be prepared?  You can purchase both of these products at Home Depot.  Be safe.  And remember to turn off your ovens. :)

be prepared

on my mind lately...
emergency preparedness

Ready.gov
FEMA
free step-by-step preparedness guide
10-day survival kit

When things happen like Katrina and the fires, it gets me thinking about what I would do if I were in those situations and had to leave my home and/or if it was destroyed.  I can tell you right now, if we had to leave this second we are not prepared.  We don't even have our papers in a central place to grab and go.  We keep talking about getting a safety deposit box at the bank in town but have procrastinated.

Because you make yourself a home in your house or apartment or airstream trailor but when all is said and done it's about the people and not the sticks and bricks.

be safe.