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LightArrow Since: Feb, 2012
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#2: Apr 12th 2012 at 9:45:17 PM

Oh no! surprised

Leave the place for a little bit? surprised

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Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#3: Apr 12th 2012 at 9:46:56 PM

Open your windows, doors.

Get fresh air in.

Turn off anything that burns.

If you live in an apartment, warn your neighbours.

Evacuate.

Get help from a technician.

Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
Catalytic
#4: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:01:11 PM

Call emergency services. They should at the least send EM Ts to make sure everyone is okay.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#5: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:02:52 PM

I hope this guy has actually evacuated, otherwise he's in deep trouble.

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#6: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:04:30 PM

[up]Like how? I know it's bad, but what happens? surprised

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Grimview Catalytic from British Columbia Since: Mar, 2012
Catalytic
#7: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:06:16 PM

Death.

"Lock up your girlfriends, lock up your wives, Grim's on the loose so run for your lives." - Pyrite
Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#8: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:06:17 PM

Well, if we're talking the average boiler going all carbon monoxide on you, it's the equivalent of slowly drowning.

But in air.

And eventually, death. Like drowning.

edited 12th Apr '12 10:06:58 PM by Inhopelessguy

AikoHeiwa I AM NOT A TREE from Aikoland Since: Feb, 2011
I AM NOT A TREE
#9: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:06:45 PM

Stay, you'll be fine

NO TREE FOR ME (ALSO LOVES HER BOYFRIEND)
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#10: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:07:45 PM

[up][up][up]and[up][up] Oh.

sadsadsad

I hope the OP is safe.

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Inhopelessguy Since: Apr, 2011
#11: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:09:49 PM

I sure hope so. Otherwise, he's drowning. I would go into details, but let's just say it's just as slow and as horrifying as drowning.

If he's lucky, he'll get away with headaches and disorientation. If not...

Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
#12: Apr 12th 2012 at 10:10:11 PM

[up]Oh noooooooooooooooo! sadsadsadsad

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Malph (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#13: Apr 12th 2012 at 11:10:47 PM

@OP: If you're reading this, it means you're fine. Or really lacking in good judgement.

In the case of the former: Good.

In the latter case: What're you doing? Get the hell out of there!

edited 12th Apr '12 11:12:27 PM by Malph

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#14: Apr 12th 2012 at 11:15:34 PM

Lalala sitting reading the internet while my gas alarm goes off la la la ooh got a bit of a headache la la la reading the internet la la la feeling sleepy la la la might have a nap la la DEAD.

CO is not nice.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
MidnightRambler Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan! from Germania Inferior Since: Mar, 2011
Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan!
#16: Apr 12th 2012 at 11:34:35 PM

This is probably a Troll post. There can't really be people whose first response to a carbon monoxide alarm going off is to post about it on the internet, right?

...Right?

Anyway, for Bookyangel 2438 and anyone else who was wondering: the dangerous thing about carbon monoxide is that it "takes the place" of oxygen in your red blood cells, and it stays in that place, which means there's less capacity for oxygen transport. This will make you feel sleepy and light in the head, and eventually lose consciousness - and unless someone finds you in time, it will kill you. Usually, you won't realise what's going on (the stuff is odourless), and you won't be able to do anything about it.

My room has an old-fashioned gas heater, so I bought a CO alarm when I moved in. The chances of it ever being needed are very slim indeed, but the idea that it's possible to just die like that - without feeling anything, without being able to resist - is such High Octane Nightmare Fuel to me that I feel a lot more comfortable in my own room with that thing on the wall.

edited 12th Apr '12 11:41:25 PM by MidnightRambler

Mache dich, mein Herze, rein...
InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#17: Apr 12th 2012 at 11:37:10 PM

That's the primary reason why I'll never live in a house with gas.

The secondary reason is that it's really, really hard to blow your house to bits with electricity.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'
Bookyangel2438 from New York City Since: Jul, 2011
MidnightRambler Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan! from Germania Inferior Since: Mar, 2011
Ich bin nicht schuld! 's ist Gottes Plan!
#19: Apr 12th 2012 at 11:46:35 PM

it's really, really hard to blow your house to bits with electricity

Tempting Fate, my friend, Tempting Fate...

Mache dich, mein Herze, rein...
IraTheSquire Since: Apr, 2010
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#21: Apr 13th 2012 at 12:23:31 AM

Inverurie, Midnight: Oh, it can be done, especially if a water heater is involved...

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ElRigo I'm freezing! Send help! from Baja Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
I'm freezing! Send help!
#22: Apr 13th 2012 at 12:50:36 AM

As I know, it can be slower than drowning or faster depending on the saturation of CO in the air. Besides being with no real smell, it also causes you to lose motor abilities. Most of the time you are not even aware you are inhaling CO besides the mild headache and slight dizziness until its too late.

SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#23: Apr 13th 2012 at 1:20:43 AM

Yeah, might be joke post because who the heck goess to post on Internet that their home is somehow dangerous while it is dangerous? Thats like going to tweet about your house burning...

But yeah, hopefully OP didn't die painful death of CO sad

ElRigo I'm freezing! Send help! from Baja Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Awaiting my mail-order bride
I'm freezing! Send help!
#24: Apr 13th 2012 at 1:23:17 AM

[up] Statistically speaking someone must have the bad judgment to do this.

InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
'80s TV Action Hero
#25: Apr 13th 2012 at 1:24:05 AM

Yeah, but he's dead now.

'All he needs is for somebody to throw handgrenades at him for the rest of his life...'

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