Friday, Dec 19, 2014 at 13:07
Very true Tom. And it's just basic science. Light a fire in an enclosed space and see how long it takes to fill it with smoke when you throw some green leaves on it.
But it seems that today's generations, plus some leftovers from previous eras, do not possess any "common sense". Sorry about being cynical but Tom is right. So we have regulations to follow, not the experience and knowledge passed on to us by our peers.
All maybe initiated by the advent of radio, television and the computer. We no longer went into the shed with Dad and learnt from him and Granddad. I wonder where we will be in a few generations. Knowing nothing and relying on search engines! Hmmmm I wonder if we will ever get so bad as to have regulations how to use a carving knife at the dinner table.
I was still a nipper when we had gas and/or coal fireplaces in each bedroom to keep us warm at night. Even with
the chimneys of those days, chimneys that worked, we were never allowed to shut the bedroom door. There had to be two "openings". While the openings weren't to outside at least the rest of the house made for a much bigger area to be filled with deadly gases. Each room back then also had vents high up in each outside wall that provided a small amount of ventilation as
well.
But the link is handy as a reminder etc. Some who work with sharp knives do tend to get lazy. We can all make mistakes errr that should be "slip ups"!
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