Comments on: My Wife — Defender of the Little Guy http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/ A blog on my latest adventures, pictures, and travels Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Joe St http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Joe St Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:47:37 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/#comment-370 According to this website http://www.aceweekly.com/Backissues_ACEWeekly/2002/020502/heltershelter020502.html there may be a real link: Quote: SC Johnson and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) recently recalled about 2.5 million Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil Air Fresheners. According to the CPSC's press release, the things "could pose a risk of fire." Quote: Don't take my word for it. Plugin® fires have been reported in Battle Ground, Washington and right nearby in Smyrna, Tennessee, according to KIRO, channel 7, in Seattle. The regular Plugins® - not just the Extra Outlet ones -have been recalled in Britain. And the Austin Fire Department officially concluded that a fire in December 2001 was caused by a malfunctioning plug-in air freshener. http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:OQULvK0VrsIJ:www.ci.austin.tx.us/fire/downloads/marapril02.pdf+plugin+probably+cause+for+fire+freshener&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=17 However, anyone who wants to risk their family's life for the sake of some perfumed air, go right ahead. ;) According to this website http://www.aceweekly.com/Backissues_ACEWeekly/2002/020502/heltershelter020502.html
there may be a real link:

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SC Johnson and the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) recently recalled about 2.5 million Glade® Extra Outlet Scented Oil Air Fresheners. According to the CPSC’s press release, the things “could pose a risk of fire.”

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Don’t take my word for it. Plugin® fires have been reported in Battle Ground, Washington and right nearby in Smyrna, Tennessee, according to KIRO, channel 7, in Seattle. The regular Plugins® - not just the Extra Outlet ones -have been recalled in Britain.

And the Austin Fire Department officially concluded that a fire in December 2001 was caused by a malfunctioning plug-in air freshener.

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:OQULvK0VrsIJ:www.ci.austin.tx.us/fire/downloads/marapril02.pdf+plugin+probably+cause+for+fire+freshener&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=17

However, anyone who wants to risk their family’s life for the sake of some perfumed air, go right ahead.

;)

]]> By: Jay http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Jay Mon, 03 Apr 2006 17:16:11 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/#comment-368 Turns out if you google the plugins causing fires, it's very likely a myth. Turns out if you google the plugins causing fires, it’s very likely a myth.

]]> By: Joe St http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Joe St Mon, 03 Apr 2006 15:56:38 +0000 http://www.ocellated.com/2006/04/03/my-wife-defender-of-the-little-guy/#comment-367 I heard that those plug-in air fresheners can cause fires. What if you put some plants in that room, and otherwheres around the house, to contribute to nice clean air. I heard that those plug-in air fresheners can cause fires.

What if you put some plants in that room, and otherwheres around the house, to contribute to nice clean air.

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