Holiday Safety Reminder

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lightNlife

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If you're the type who uses twinkle lights, or any other sort of strand lighting to decorate your home for the holidays, please be careful! This time of year, injuries and death from electrocution tend to spike. An ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound (or more!) or cure. In addition to prevention, educating yourself about how to respond in the event of an electrical emergency is quite valuable. Below is a link to an article outlining the proper response and first aid to someone who has experienced an electrical burn.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/112186/explanation-electrical-burnselectrical-burns">First Aid for Electrical Shock and Burn</a>
 
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lightNlife

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If you're the type who uses twinkle lights, or any other sort of strand lighting to decorate your home for the holidays, please be careful! This time of year, injuries and death from electrocution tend to spike. An ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound (or more!) or cure. In addition to prevention, educating yourself about how to respond in the event of an electrical emergency is quite valuable. Below is a link to an article outlining the proper response and first aid to someone who has experienced an electrical burn.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/112186/explanation-electrical-burnselectrical-burns">First Aid for Electrical Shock and Burn</a>
 
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lightNlife

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If you're the type who uses twinkle lights, or any other sort of strand lighting to decorate your home for the holidays, please be careful! This time of year, injuries and death from electrocution tend to spike. An ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound (or more!) or cure. In addition to prevention, educating yourself about how to respond in the event of an electrical emergency is quite valuable. Below is a link to an article outlining the proper response and first aid to someone who has experienced an electrical burn.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/112186/explanation-electrical-burnselectrical-burns">First Aid for Electrical Shock and Burn</a>
 
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lightNlife

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If you're the type who uses twinkle lights, or any other sort of strand lighting to decorate your home for the holidays, please be careful! This time of year, injuries and death from electrocution tend to spike. An ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound (or more!) or cure. In addition to prevention, educating yourself about how to respond in the event of an electrical emergency is quite valuable. Below is a link to an article outlining the proper response and first aid to someone who has experienced an electrical burn.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/112186/explanation-electrical-burnselectrical-burns">First Aid for Electrical Shock and Burn</a>
 
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lightNlife

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If you're the type who uses twinkle lights, or any other sort of strand lighting to decorate your home for the holidays, please be careful! This time of year, injuries and death from electrocution tend to spike. An ounce of prevention is certainly worth a pound (or more!) or cure. In addition to prevention, educating yourself about how to respond in the event of an electrical emergency is quite valuable. Below is a link to an article outlining the proper response and first aid to someone who has experienced an electrical burn.

<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.helium.com/tm/112186/explanation-electrical-burnselectrical-burns">First Aid for Electrical Shock and Burn</a>
 
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AnD

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But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder.

Stupid floodlight

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder.

Stupid floodlight

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder.

Stupid floodlight

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

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But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder.

Stupid floodlight

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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AnD

New member
But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the reminder.

Stupid floodlight

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
 
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dbtoo

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>AnD</b></i>

But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>


which reminds me of a story. My daughter (about 5 yrs old at the time) loved to play with her barbie dolls. She would setup a little playhouse in her room. One day, she decided to use a keychain with a little picture in it as part of the room decoration. Looking for some way to hang it, she noticed her nightlight. She uplugged the nightlight, hung the keychain on the prongs and proceeded to plug the nightlight back in. Needless to say, the sparks flew, and the circuit breaker popped. My wife tried resetting the breaker, but it wouldn't hold. By the time I got home, the circuit breaker could be reset (of course, the little barbie doll house was all cleaned up for diner time!) After a couple of days of this same routine, I finally noticed the burn marks on her outlet.

Kids! She remembers to this day, how she created her own 'fireworks' for her barbie playhouse! Kids.!
 
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dbtoo

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>AnD</b></i>

But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>


which reminds me of a story. My daughter (about 5 yrs old at the time) loved to play with her barbie dolls. She would setup a little playhouse in her room. One day, she decided to use a keychain with a little picture in it as part of the room decoration. Looking for some way to hang it, she noticed her nightlight. She uplugged the nightlight, hung the keychain on the prongs and proceeded to plug the nightlight back in. Needless to say, the sparks flew, and the circuit breaker popped. My wife tried resetting the breaker, but it wouldn't hold. By the time I got home, the circuit breaker could be reset (of course, the little barbie doll house was all cleaned up for diner time!) After a couple of days of this same routine, I finally noticed the burn marks on her outlet.

Kids! She remembers to this day, how she created her own 'fireworks' for her barbie playhouse! Kids.!
 
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dbtoo

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<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>AnD</b></i>

But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote></div>


which reminds me of a story. My daughter (about 5 yrs old at the time) loved to play with her barbie dolls. She would setup a little playhouse in her room. One day, she decided to use a keychain with a little picture in it as part of the room decoration. Looking for some way to hang it, she noticed her nightlight. She uplugged the nightlight, hung the keychain on the prongs and proceeded to plug the nightlight back in. Needless to say, the sparks flew, and the circuit breaker popped. My wife tried resetting the breaker, but it wouldn't hold. By the time I got home, the circuit breaker could be reset (of course, the little barbie doll house was all cleaned up for diner time!) After a couple of days of this same routine, I finally noticed the burn marks on her outlet.

Kids! She remembers to this day, how she created her own 'fireworks' for her barbie playhouse! Kids.!
 
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dbtoo

New member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>AnD</b></i>

But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote>


which reminds me of a story. My daughter (about 5 yrs old at the time) loved to play with her barbie dolls. She would setup a little playhouse in her room. One day, she decided to use a keychain with a little picture in it as part of the room decoration. Looking for some way to hang it, she noticed her nightlight. She uplugged the nightlight, hung the keychain on the prongs and proceeded to plug the nightlight back in. Needless to say, the sparks flew, and the circuit breaker popped. My wife tried resetting the breaker, but it wouldn't hold. By the time I got home, the circuit breaker could be reset (of course, the little barbie doll house was all cleaned up for diner time!) After a couple of days of this same routine, I finally noticed the burn marks on her outlet.

Kids! She remembers to this day, how she created her own 'fireworks' for her barbie playhouse! Kids.!
 
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dbtoo

New member
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>AnD</b></i>

But Lauren, the spark spray from one of my tree's floodlights when it arced out was so pretty, and the noise so cool...aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"></end quote>


which reminds me of a story. My daughter (about 5 yrs old at the time) loved to play with her barbie dolls. She would setup a little playhouse in her room. One day, she decided to use a keychain with a little picture in it as part of the room decoration. Looking for some way to hang it, she noticed her nightlight. She uplugged the nightlight, hung the keychain on the prongs and proceeded to plug the nightlight back in. Needless to say, the sparks flew, and the circuit breaker popped. My wife tried resetting the breaker, but it wouldn't hold. By the time I got home, the circuit breaker could be reset (of course, the little barbie doll house was all cleaned up for diner time!) After a couple of days of this same routine, I finally noticed the burn marks on her outlet.

Kids! She remembers to this day, how she created her own 'fireworks' for her barbie playhouse! Kids.!
 
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