I had a close call with our dryer years ago. It caught fire at the outlet. Loose connection. We were at home so not damage to the house. Only I went w/o a dryer for year bc I could not afford to have the outlet replaced. I have since moved into a house but I will not leave the house with the dryer running. I never thought of the dishwasher. I am usually home when I run it . I Will think twice before leaving it running.
I am glad more kitties made it out as well. Sally and Junior On 4/15/07, wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey guys, An addition to the warning to never leave a dryer running while away: never leave your dishwasher running while you're gone either! It can also catch fire. My apartment complex ten years ago experienced this exact thing, and I didn't believe it until I actually spoke with a fireman who verified it. So happy they found more kitties alive!!! That fireman probably saved their lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to send him snail mail tomorrow. :) Wendy --- dede hicken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am heading for bed, but I just called a friend who > is a HS volunteer. He was working with them to find > homes for 4 feleuk+ cats. He said Scooter was an > orange tabby? Right now he has no info, but the > cats > were housed in a room near the cattery. > > This morning they found a cat sitting on top of the > rubble. Later today they discovered a black kitten > peeping through the rubble. Later a large gray one > came running out of the woods and sat where his cage > had been. He was VERY hungry! These 3 are fine. > That brings the total to at least 11 who have > survived. 4 of the survivors are in critical care, > and > the local vets have all chipped in with supplies. > The > other cats that did survive have all been adopted by > volunteers saying they will never be in a cage again > > The young fireman who was hurt did not leave when > the > command was given. They ran through the cat area > opening cages, then smashing windows and breaking > open > doors trying to shoo them out. He went back in the > last time to grab 2 puppies, and the roof caved in > on > him. I will tell you how to contact him tomorrow. > > Fire started in the dryer. Word is that either lint > caught fire, or the timer failed and it overheated. > > Never leave a dryer on when you're away! > > Will keep you posted. > > Dede > > "When you are in the service of your fellow beings, > you are only in the service of your God" > Mosiah 2:17 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast > with the Yahoo! Search weather shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#loc_weather > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world: Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
