1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: Harry, Let's get right to it, because I was thinking 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: about when you sent me this email last night. I'm 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: looking around my house and you know, we have a 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: fireplace right in the middle of the living room, you know, 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: the whole nine yards. We're going to talk about home 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: safety tips for the holidays. Let's start with we have 7 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: a live tree. Let's start how important is it to 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: continue to make sure that thing has water on? 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: Oh, it's so important. You ever see any of those 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: videos when they actually light to Christmas? 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Yes, I have a friend of mine that does it 12 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: outside every year, and I've never seen anything like it. 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 2: It is unbelievable how quickly it gets consumed. So we 14 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: don't want it to dry out. And a lot of 15 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: this is just common sense, but it needs to be 16 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 2: repeated every year. Don't put the Christmas tree over a 17 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: register vent that's blowing warm air on it. Not that 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: it's going to catch fire, but you're going to dry 19 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 2: it out. Make sure. And when you first cut that 20 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: tree and cut the little you know, stump down at 21 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: the bottom, open up the and let us start drinking water. 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: It's amazing. You're gonna You're gonna fill up that stand 23 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 2: every day, every day, okay, and it'll take about two 24 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 2: or three weeks before it starts sealing off. So keep 25 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: it really watered, I mean from a standpoint of just 26 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: keeping it from drying out. 27 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: So important. Okay, that's number one. And then I started 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: paying attention. I talked about the fireplace right and hanging 29 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: garland that could be hanging down off the mantle, say 30 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: above it, and you don't want that obviously, right. 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: Right right, and and kind of the same way. I 32 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: guess a lot of it depends, I'm on what type 33 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 2: of garden you know, you got that foil garden and 34 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: stuff like that. How much heat comes out of the 35 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,760 Speaker 2: fire box and just kind of warms that mantle. But 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 2: you don't want to be hanging evergreens there. And I 37 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: see it all the time this time of year, and 38 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: I'll even say something to the people like them, So. 39 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 3: You guys use that fireplace during the holidays and it's 40 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 3: always yeah, you know, we always make a good fire 41 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 3: and Christmas, and go like what you know, I just 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 3: I'm not trying to be you know. 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: Nosy, but I wouldn't put that garland there. And then 44 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: they look and they go, oh, yeah, that makes sense. 45 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: Because I do have a question for you on that 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: one though, is the fake garland stuff is flammable? As 47 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of people will go out and 48 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: then they'll you know, when they get their tree, they'll 49 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: get the garland that you know is live for all 50 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: intents and purposes. Is there a difference as far as 51 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: being more flammable, Well. 52 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: There is to a degree. So some of them will 53 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: say flammable. In fact most of them will, okay, but 54 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: it's nothing like a real live garland. Again, going back 55 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 2: to the story about the Christmas tree, how fastly it 56 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 2: can busts. This would lot of your garden garland's plastic. 57 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 2: It may melt or kind of warp. So I was 58 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: really kind of focusing on the live. But it's really 59 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: not a good place to put garland anyway because there's 60 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 2: a lot of heat coming out of that firebox. 61 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: Yes there is, okay, now talking about a lot of folks, 62 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: I've seen it done. They burn the gift wrapping, yeah, 63 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: or boxes right right in a fireplace after people open 64 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: them up. 65 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 4: Not a good idea, it's not, it really is. 66 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 2: And here's the story on that. So I think a 67 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: couple months ago we might have talked about making sure 68 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 2: the chimney is clean, making sure the creoso's gone out 69 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: of the chimney. It's flammable, make sure you haven't had 70 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 2: a chimney fire. Let's say you didn't heed the advice 71 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 2: and you don't know when you had that chimney cleaner inspected. 72 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: If there's kreosode in there, it catches fire with real 73 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: hot quick fires, which is exactly what paper produces. 74 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: And so that would be more reason than to follow 75 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,839 Speaker 1: that up based on those of us that have seen 76 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: a Christmas tree and the way it ignites and burns 77 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: almost immediately. 78 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 4: Sure don't burn tree trimmings in the fire place. 79 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and it happens all the time. I mean, it 80 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: happens all the time. And you know, once we get 81 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: to November, I'm sure you know, you watch the news 82 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: and there's there's a house fire almost every other no 83 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 2: doubt about it, and they never say what caused it. 84 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: But we don't have those problems in the summer, and 85 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: a lot of times it's just because we've got everything inside. 86 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 2: People are burning fires, they're cooking more, et cetera. So 87 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: I know these are common sensical, but boy, just just 88 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: think about it. What happens it's pretty You throw the 89 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: paper in there and maybe you get a little different 90 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: color of flames. But that's burning so hot, and if 91 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 2: that chimney's dirty, you run the risk of a chimney fire. 92 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: And if you've already had a chimney fire and that 93 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: liner's cracked, you run the risk of starting the house fire. 94 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: Okay, sometimes my wife does this from time to time, 95 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: where she'll close the flume right, and then all of 96 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: a sudden, I'll fire up the you know, the fireplace, 97 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and then you know, smoke is everywhere now. Cracking the 98 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: window certainly helps, right m M. Anything else that the 99 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: well recommend, it's the. 100 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 2: Real deal too, Not so much as that. I mean, 101 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 2: it certainly would do that if the damper was closed. 102 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 2: But a lot of times it's negative air pressure inside 103 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: our homes. So remember, you build a fire, it creates heat, 104 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,799 Speaker 2: It warms the chimney, and it creates a drawl bringing 105 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: the smoke out. But if you got the kitchen fan 106 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 2: and somebody's doing a cooking and it's a ventilating fan, 107 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 2: that's pulling air, and that's pulling air down the chimney, 108 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 2: or the bathroom fan, it's pulling air down the chimney, 109 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 2: so you get a negative air pressure inside the house, 110 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 2: you start a fire, and the smoke can't really warm 111 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 2: up the chimney, so it starts coming into the house. 112 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: That's not a good look. No, just crack the window. 113 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: So now, now here's the one that these things terrify me. 114 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: They always have. I don't know why. I never had 115 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: a bad experience from them, but talking about space heaters, 116 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: these things just scare me to death. Now, there are 117 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: certain places, in certain ways that you would suggest do 118 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: not do these things. If you're using a space heater, 119 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: what would they do well? 120 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 2: For sure? And if people read the directions and all 121 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 2: people do Number one, a lot of them will say 122 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: don't use in bathrooms for just basic reason. A lot 123 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: of water. Make sure they're ul listed, make sure it 124 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 2: has a ground false circuit interrupter on the plug of 125 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 2: that space heater. And the number one thing is people 126 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: get a space heater and then they run a lamp 127 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 2: cord extension cord that's fifteen feet long. 128 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 4: That's a no no. 129 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 2: It tells you do not use extension cords with this. 130 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 2: Those things are pulling about fifteen hundred watts. That's a 131 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 2: lot of juice. So no extension cords on a space heater, 132 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: and don't run them under the carpet or under a 133 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 2: throw rug in a doorway or in the family room. 134 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 2: People walk over that carpet. It's abrasive on the back 135 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 2: with jute. So no, no to the extension cords, and 136 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 2: read the directions. And if you're going to buy one, 137 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 2: see what that thing is actually designed to be, how 138 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 2: it's designed to be used, and keep flammables away from 139 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 2: these things, you know, like blankets and stuff about it. 140 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: Well, and with all that in mind, a lot of 141 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: us have a fire extinguisher. Probably a lot more of 142 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: us do not. 143 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 2: Boy, I agree with that. And then the next big 144 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: question is doeserve by the family know how to use it? Yeah, 145 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: And I'll bet you a lot of people driving right 146 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: now said no. No. 147 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 4: There's you know, the old the old fire extingus. 148 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: You know, pull the pin, you take, you aim, you 149 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: sweep at the base of the fire. But there's a 150 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 2: lot of fire extinguishers out there now that come in 151 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: almost it's almost like an aerosol, like an aerosol campaign, 152 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 2: only it's about twice as big as an aerosol, has 153 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: as much power as a regular good sized fire extinguisher 154 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: so they can be conveniently located. They're inexpensive and there's 155 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 2: no mystery. I mean you it's like aerosol. You press 156 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 2: the button down on the top and it's blowing out 157 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: the powder and putting out the fire. It's an ABC, 158 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 2: so it takes care of you know, all types of fires. 159 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 2: But man, today they just go you know, fireplace, no fireplace, 160 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 2: a lot of cooking. If you do anything at all 161 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 2: and you don't have one, go buy one today and 162 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 2: put it in the kitchen cabinet underneath the stove, okay, 163 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 2: and you can probably get to the garage with it. 164 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 2: You could probably get to the fireplace with it. You 165 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: can get to the cooking. But there's nothing worse than 166 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 2: having a kitchen fire or something like that and you 167 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 2: have nothing. 168 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: All right, I got less than a minute. Last thing 169 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 1: that I found interesting you put on here about trimming 170 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: candle wicks. 171 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, that's another thing. Number one we all know, 172 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 2: blowout the candles before we go to bed. Before you 173 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 2: light it again, make sure it's just got about a 174 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 2: quarter inch wick at the top. Tom. If it's got 175 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 2: a real long one, you'll get a real long flame. 176 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 2: It'll produce a lot of smoke. You can kind of, 177 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 2: you know, you can kind of start messing up your 178 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 2: walls if you're burning them a long time with the 179 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 2: long wick, So trim those wicks down. The base of 180 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 2: a pillar candle should almost be two times the size. 181 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 2: Add the pillar candle, make sure it's good and steady, 182 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 2: and stay safe. 183 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 4: Amen. Merry Christmas to you, my friend. You are the 184 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 4: very very best. Tom. 185 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 2: You have a merry Christmas too. Well talk in a 186 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 2: couple of weeks. 187 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 4: I guess I'll look forward to it, all right. God 188 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 4: speed ahead.