tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post8341688836005687059..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Evidence that this is a strange countryjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-10429680633477899072014-07-23T21:41:57.083-07:002014-07-23T21:41:57.083-07:00Battery candles are less of a fire hazard, and the...Battery candles are less of a fire hazard, and they don't make me cough.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-21671478673229569262014-07-21T19:09:07.771-07:002014-07-21T19:09:07.771-07:00Interesting responses. When we were poor, we heate...Interesting responses. When we were poor, we heated our freezing San Francisco apartment by running a constant flame under an inverted flowerpot on the stove. Worked okay. Eventually the pot would crack as its impurities weakened it. But it never occurred to us that this was dangerous.<br /><br />My church lets votives burn out -- rather quickly I think.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-53349772193242822512014-07-21T12:19:49.316-07:002014-07-21T12:19:49.316-07:00Our neighbors have one of those ceramic firepots,a...Our neighbors have one of those ceramic firepots,and it gives a nice flame. But it's dangerous. They have been known to explode.This worries me,especially since they have two little kids,but they say they are careful.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-15281541123929778342014-07-21T05:42:29.090-07:002014-07-21T05:42:29.090-07:00A woman I know left a candle burning in her mother...A woman I know left a candle burning in her mother's house eventually causing a fatal fire. Whether it was accidental or arson/murder is a matter of opinion. I only burn candles when the power is out for an extended time in the evening. I don't like electric candles but...<br /><br />And I'm seeing churches put the votives out immediately after the service. Insurance?PseudoPiskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070541512355253553noreply@blogger.com