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Escape Planning
According to an NFPA survey (National Fire Protection Association-Twitter / Facebook), only one-third of Americans have both developed and practiced a home fire escape plan.
Almost three-quarters of Americans do, have an escape plan; however, more than half never practiced it.
*One-third of survey respondents who made an estimate thought they would have at least 6 minutes before a fire in their home would become life threatening. The time available; is often, less.
Only 8% said their first thought on hearing a smoke alarm would be to get out!
Images-Dangers From Candles
Candle Fire Safety / Videos Youtube
[PDF] Frequently Asked Questions-Candle Safety
Candles; cause an estimated 15,600 house fires, each year!
An average of; 25 home candle fires, reported, a day.
During 2009-2013, roughly one of every 335 households had a reported home fire.
10 Most Common Causes of US House Fires
I learned a lot; from my Apartment Buildings, going smoke free.
ie I had no idea how much of a fire hazard candles actually are. I never liked the scented ones but did occasionally, light a regular one.
I used incense all the time. Natural ones, 30 cents a stick. Had no idea it was so flammable! Incense stick leads to one-alarm fire in Jersey City, official says. by Patrick Villanova The Jersey Journal April 27, 2017
Dangers of Synthetic Scent
Dangers Of Leaving A Candle Burning
Is Your Health Being Destroyed by Other People's Toxic Fragrances?
Fragrance Is The New Secondhand Smoke. Eliminate Synthetic Fragrance To Improve Your Health.
Synthetic Fragrances and the Environment
The Dangerous Effect Scented Candles Could Have In Your Home
5 Things You Should Know About Air Fresheners
Chemicals In Scented Candles
Images Harmful Effects Scented Candles
Common Ingredients Of Synthetic Fragrances
Alpha-Terpineol: A floral synthetic fragrance, irritating to nasal passages and mucous membranes. Causes disruption of the central nervous system (CNS) and should be in prolonged or repeated contact with the skin.
Benzenethanol: A sweet-smelling, floral, rose synthetic fragrance which is irritating to the eyes, skin, and upper respiratory tract. It affects bone marrow, causes CNS disruption, and is classed as carcinogenic. Exposure can damage the immune system, cause excess bleeding and lead to aplastic anaemia, excessive bleeding.
Benzenemethanol: Used as a carrier for other fragrance chemicals, benzenemethanol is a solvent and sweet floral synthetic fragrance. Once again it is irritating to eyes, respiratory tract, and skin, is carcinogenic, and can adversely affect the central nervous system.
Benzyl Acetate: A fruity, floral synthetic fragrance which has been linked to pancreatic cancer and again is an irritant to the airways and eyes.
Benzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxy: This synthetic fragrance adds vanilla notes but is a nasty additive which aggravates the throat, mouth, lungs, skin, eyes, and gastrointestinal tract. It causes abdominal pain, nausea and kidney damage, as well as CNS damage.
Cyclopentadecanolide: This is one of the artificial musks which are commonly used as a synthetic fragrance in perfume. It is a known hormone disrupting chemical, a carcinogenic, and irritant.
Ethyl linalool; linalool: This synthetic fragrance adds hints of wonderful-sounding French lavender and bergamot. However its reality is very far from wonderful. It is also commonly used in pesticides, is a narcotic and CNS disrupter.
Eugenol: A synthetic fragrance used as a replacement for clove oil. It can trigger contact dermatitis and irritate the skin, eyes, and airways. It is also used in fungicides, insecticides, and pesticides.
Galaxolide 50: Another of the synthetic musk fragrances, also a hormone disrupting chemical, irritant, and a carcinogen.
How to Make Your Home Thyroid-Friendly
Cucumber Detox Soup Recipe / More
Air Purifying Plants
Neighbors From Hell-Part 2
Battle For Chemical Free Air Continues!
This new neighbor guy; still, thinks, he’s going to gaslight me.
And "Pretending" Electronic Sounds, Chemicals, Affect On, The Heart, Etc.
When asleep (or about to go to sleep), your nervous system puts more emphasis on hearing - both because the other senses are not receiving sensory input, but also as a hereditary defensive mechanism to wake you up if you hear noises when asleep.
So, you tend to notice or react to a lot of noises at night that you would ignore in the daytime.
You don't have to; make this stuff, up.
Same stuff. Different day, different place, but same stuff.
As many here know; I’ve been living next door to, “the neighbors, from hell.” For anyone not familiar with my story. My Next Door Neighbors Are Torturing Me! (*All; of the, May Posts).
I finally, had to ask for help. I e-mailed the, then, property managers. (We’ve had 8 or 9 different ones, in the past 11 years).
After almost six years; of living next to this lunatic and over, three years of her killing me with chemical air freshener products. (Scented candles, cheap incense, canned sprays, etc), the building manager moved me to a different apartment across the complex. Assuring me that this was a handicapped apt and I wouldn’t have the type of problems, I had with the other neighbor.
Ok.
Except; this manager, moved me next door to, another, chemical junkie! (Same small/duplex-2ft wide, common hall).
This tenant; is allegedly, an old Hippie. He’s got stuff like; Love, Compassion, God, written, all over, an old van. But, he’s, a phony. Good pr; to enhance, his persona.
It appears that this guy; tenant had this new manager and everyone fooled and they thought he (being a hippie), would be, nice to me.
Compassion? He’s been killing me with scented candles, dirty laundry, and noise since the day I moved in.
Unlike; the other neighbor, who was literally, an in your face type, this one, denies doing it.
I have no gallbladder and have severe allergies. To everything, even food. Forget chemicals!
This new neighbor was told this by Management, about my chemical allergies. I; also, told him.
But guess he doesn’t care.
He’s only a Hippie; when it comes to something, he wants.
It sks; being poor, for sure. Studies-Overcrowding And Aggression
I’ve been putting off writing this diary; in an attempt to, reason with my new neighbor. Total failure. I’ve got the “twin” of my ex neighbor. Male version.
I know, I smell a scented candle, all day/night, 2am and later.
I smell a candle; when he wakes me every morning, having someone ring his doorbell at 5:50am and again when he wakes me, at 7am, same way, someone scaring me out of my sleep, with the loud sound of his doorbell ringing. (One morning someone rang his doorbell 4 times between 4am and 6am). This continues throughout the day.
As soon as Management is gone for the day; aprox 5pm, the candles, incense and assorted chemical odors, start. Continues all night. Way into, the am.
After 4 years; of my previous neighbor, almost killing me with these products, I know what they smell like.
Plus, being severely allergic, I have physical reactions. I get dizzy and disoriented, my head gets numb, my nose starts running, my eyes burn, my heart races.
My lungs feel like the won’t work (go in and out) and my chest fills up with flem.
I cough up throat-fulls.
The odor is unbearable; All day, all night, It’s either a petrol smell, or chemical vanilla, or artificial essential oils, like spearmint or orange. $2.49 a bottle junk, they sell in walmart. These people don’t even have good taste.
I don’t know how; they sit in a maybe, a 10 by 14ft room, (750sq ft total), inhaling these chemicals, 24/7.
He’s, killing me and I’m across the hall, behind two closed doors, away from it!
It smells like, living in a gas station.
HUD Officially Went Smoke Free Nationwide; In All Their Low Income Multiple-Unit, Housing.
I read it was going to happen; 3 yrs ago when I was researching smoking, housing law and vaporizers. The article said it was a done deal back then, just a matter of time.
Now; within the next few months, All HUD housing will be “No Smoking, by Federal Law, not just a landlord saying so.”
*HUD’s worried about cigarette smoking? They should be more concerned with tenants using scented candles; to cover up, their cigarette smoking.
Hey Ben Carson; Have I Got A Story, For You!
It’s not even the smoking. It’s the dangerous candles, incense, and other toxic, chemicals, people use to cover up the tobacco smell.
Stupid people. One can hardly smell the tobacco.
Invest; in a couple of, Hepa filter air purifiers. Much cheaper in the end.
Just spray; some diluted; apple cider vinegar, 50/50 mix, with water.
Sprinkle a little baking soda on rug and upholstered furniture and vacuum.
All those scented chemicals are not necessary, to eliminate odors. They are “cover-ups” and don’t fool anyone.
Candles, incense, essential oil, etc odors, linger for hours. They’re made to linger and a “red flag,” to anyone concerned about smoking.
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) *Vaporizers And Electric Cigarettes, Are Allowed. In private dwelling areas. Rule: HUD-Urban Development Department on 12/05/2016
Vaporizing 101
HUD: Unlike with products that involve burning of substances, there is little evidence that ENDS significantly increases fire risks, and there is no conclusive evidence that the vapors emitted by ENDS cause damage to the units themselves.
Therefore, prohibiting ENDS will not necessarily reduce the risk of catastrophic fires or maintenance costs for PHAs, and this rule does not prohibit the use of ENDS.
This rule only proposes to cover lit tobacco products where the tobacco leaves are ignited, such as cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
However, PHAs may exercise their discretion to include a prohibition on ENDS in their individual smoke-free policies if they deem such a prohibition beneficial.
Dryer Safety / Another Fire Hazard, Neighbors who do laundry; at Midnight, 1, 2, 3am, etc.
HUD needs a mandatory, rule; that all Laundry Rooms should close at 11pm and open at 9am. Doing laundry; in between, not allowed.
So; this new, neighbor, decided to try and play me, immediately (as many others, in my life, have previously, tried. Un-successfully).
His behavior, probably works with other people.
But; I’m a Senior and our local Senior Center, takes good care of us. I emailed the lady there, a month, ago.
I’m not easy. I move slow.
Having led a reckless life in my youth; I’m, now, the cautious type.
Although; I never, let people hurt me, without a fight. It’s my policy.
As if; this bunch of bullies could intimidate me; because they’ll go past my door and not bag their dirty laundry, or they’ll, crank up the odors from the candles and sprays, make even more noise, etc.
They do it anyway. Every day. The threat; that they’ll do it even more, only works short term.
(5/4 This morning; I opened my apt door to check if a package had arrived and I could, absolutely smell the chemical odor from an, apparent pineapple scented, candle that I smelled last night).
Like the tenant before, this guy; is, killing me by inches. So he might as well just bring it on!
I only know this new neighbor 2 months. I don’t; have the total goods, on him, yet.
I was minding my own business, as usual.
I wasn’t here 3 hours; when he knocked on my door, pretending to ask me, if a car blocking his van, was mine. I told him, I don’t own a car.
Then; casually asked me. to keep my computer down. That he could hear my videos. At 2pm in the afternoon.
Gave me his life story.
Planting the seeds, to try and bully me.
Then; he tells the Maintenance guy, my, music is loud.
Next day; his, doorbell starts ringing, at all hours, non stop.
It started slow. First it was an incense odor, (strawberry). Then the candle odors started. I’m sure, it’s candles. I get sick from one whiff. Same symptoms all the time. Plus, they reek!
This guy; might as well put up, a neon sign.
He’s using my other; former neighbor’s, “play book,” exactly.
I told him; I understand and know the definition of the word “gaslight.”
He didn’t like that. They never like it when they realize you’re smarter than them.
Same stuff. Different day, different place, but same stuff.
So many stupid people. Why? When it’s much easier to be smart? I have no idea.
That woman/my former, neighbor thought she was smart ratting me out for being a smoker after the buildings went smoke free.
Like every criminal, she made a mistake.
She introduced me to the building Owner; who’s also, their Attorney. He’s an ok guy. Now that I complied; with his no smoking edict, I’m on his, “good” list.
[PDF] Change Is In The Air-HUD Action Guide-for Establishing Smoke Free Public Housing.
Being an x-smoker, I totally sympathize with people, who rented these apartments, under the condition, that smoking was allowed.
I personally believe the rule change; should only occur, as an old tenant moves out and a new tenant moves in.
I’m a Fireman’s daughter and also, personally, fear fire.
So; I wouldn’t want to be the one, who makes the rules.
I’ve come to the conclusion; that these people, enjoy, the high, they get from the petroleum and essential oils in these candles and sprays. Like meth heads.
methamphetamine
Anhydrous Ammonia
Lacquer Thinner
Heet Gasoline Additive and so much more unbelievable poison. Same thing with these candles, sprays.
American Meth full movie Youtube
meth amphetamine (crystal meths drug effects).
Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) (In California)
The other day after 48hrs straight; of these new neighbors burning candles,
I passed out, for like 5hrs.
All of a sudden I got weak and totally nauseous.
Felt, I had to lie down.
As soon as I hit the bed, I was out and not like sleeping, totally out, felt nothing. Only other time I ever had an experience like that, was when I got bit by a spider a couple of years ago. That time I passed out on the floor. This time I made it to the bed. Just.
The pain in my heart and the heart racing fast, is happening again too.
I realize this was the only available apt. Just my luck; to get the same type of neighbor, a (probable) smoker, with, an agenda. Can’t prove it, but sure smells like it.
Then; in-between, burning,the scented candles, incense, or, if they think someone might smell the candles, etc, then they start spraying this stuff all over.
HUD US Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW, Washington DC 20410
Telephone (202) 708-1112 TTY (202) 708-1455
Find the address of the HUD office near you.
History Of, Public Housing Projects
Facts about Public Housing
Public Housing: Image Versus Facts
I remind myself; this is, “The Projects,” Public Housing. Albeit, a fancy one.
Where I’m from; NJ, only the most economically, desperate people, live in Public Housing. It’s so, dilapidated and run-down.
Abysmal Condition, Of US Public Housing “Projects.”
That was a new; just built, complex. One of the; better Projects, where Ben Carson, got stuck in the elevator. Brand new and the elevator doesn’t work?
I bet; he wouldn’t even dare, ride on some elevators, like, in the Newark or Jersey City, NJ, New York, and those, in many other City’s, Projects!
*You need to tour; the, Low Income, not just Senior Projects, to get the real picture of the poverty and need for improvement, Mr Carson.
GOP-HUD Housing Budget Cuts
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