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rojerono
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Jeannie
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PSA - and my night from heck.
First, let me say I am at work and the whole family is fine. BUT I haven't really been to sleep yet because we all spent the night in Southside Hospital.
It's a long azz story - but the short version is this:
Last night I was doing laundry and noticed the laundry room had a faintly sooty smell. I didn't think anything of it since our furnace is due for a check up anyway. We went upstairs and I thought I heard beeping, but we were all watching old home movies so I didn't think on it too much. I put my little guys upstairs to bed and went back down to do laundry and I heard beeping. I could not figure out what it was. Rob said it was probably one of their toys or the dehumidifier and I was going nuts looking for it and couldn't find the source. Finally - I found it. In the laundry room above the rafters. One of the carbon monoxide detectors was going off! I took it upstairs and Rob insisted it was probaby just the batteries. So he tested the batteries, deemed them low and replaced them. Then replaced the batteries in the detectors upstairs and on the main floor. The ones on the main floor and the basement ALL started going off again. The one upstairs did not.
We called Marran (oil company) who said we needed to call the Fire Department before they could come. They came and had everyone leave the house and go to the car. Two trucks, flood lights, tons of men in uniform... They came to the car to let us know that an ambulance had been called so we could be 'checked' since the CO levels were extremely high.
We all seemed fine. I had a headache and my 12 year old nephew who was visiting was a little sick to his stomach (which could just as easily have been nerves). They called the hospital and the doctor said that even though Rob and I could refuse being taken to the hospital, they would strongly suggest we go just to be checked out. We evidently had no choice about the kids since the levels in the house were 'off the charts'.
So we went, got oxygen and blood work and were released a few hours later after our blood levels came back okay.
The downside is that spending the night in ER sucks. The upside is that everyone is okay and the boys have an adventure to talk about. They are REFUSING to remove their hospital bands!
We were told by the firemen, the doctors and the ambulance corp that if we hadn't left the house, we would not have spent the night at the hospital.. but we would likely not be alive to talk about it either. SO.. check your Carbon Monoxide detectors... because you just never know.
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chelle
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Isn't it obvious?
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Thank GOD you're all OK!!!
I check mine all the time. I have the one's that plug in cuz I'm so bad with checking batteries 
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:23 AM |
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mcl916
my two loves
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Megan
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
OMG how scary!!!! Ours goes off inthe basement all the time, but it's always been false alarms. I'm glad you're all ok 
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:26 AM |
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HeathKernandez
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
omg THANK GOD YOU'RE ALL OK...
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:26 AM |
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MsSissy
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
 Thank god everyone is OK.
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:30 AM |
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Thankfully everyone is ok! Sorry you had a scare and I'm so glad it all owrked out. You must be emotinally, mentally and physically exhausted!!!!!
The boys are walking around proud with their braclets I'm sure.
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:35 AM |
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headoverheels
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
oh my god!! i am so glad you are all okay how scary!!
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:36 AM |
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JChia
Mom of 2 Princesses
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Jen
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
omg thats horrible - thank god everyone is OK!
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:48 AM |
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michele31
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Michele
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
It is sooo scary!!!! So glad that you are all okay. I am telling Scott to check our detectors tonight. This is so nerve wracking.
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:49 AM |
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Marcie
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
OMG!!! Thank God all of you are ok!!
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:52 AM |
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MDF
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
I am glad that you all are alright. that is so scary. I'm always afraid of something like that happening.
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| Posted 4/6/09 10:58 AM |
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Xelindrya
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Veronica
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
scary stuff!
I have one that I'm always glancing at
Im terrified of this!
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| Posted 4/6/09 11:49 AM |
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CouponKT
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Glad you are all okay!!!!!!!
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| Posted 4/6/09 11:53 AM |
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pinky
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
OMG! Thank God you are all ok
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| Posted 4/6/09 12:09 PM |
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JennasMom
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
So glad you are ok and as the wife of a LT in the FDNY, if your CO detector ever goes off please call the Fire
Department and have it checked out, you never know
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| Posted 4/6/09 12:15 PM |
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CrankyPants
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Thank goodness you are all okay!
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| Posted 4/6/09 12:18 PM |
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Wow....thank God you are all okay!!! So glad you kept looking for that sound! 
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| Posted 4/6/09 12:24 PM |
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twobabies
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Thank god you are all ok
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| Posted 4/6/09 12:38 PM |
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Im glad everyone is ok. I changed all the batteries in our alarms because of your post. Thanks.
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:04 PM |
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july0105
My three little miracles
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
wow! I'm so glad everyone is okay. Take care!
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:13 PM |
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BMonster
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
So glad you're all ok. What an ordeal!
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:35 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
OMGosh how scary! I am so glad you're all OK.
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:39 PM |
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saraH
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
Glad to hear you are all ok.
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:42 PM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
How scary! Thank goodness everyone is OK
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| Posted 4/6/09 1:48 PM |
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IrishMom77
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Re: PSA - and my night from heck.
so glad that you are all ok
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