Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 HI Debbie, I'm so sorry that happen to you. I had a candle bust in a glass once and it melted and ruin a counter top. So every since then I am very cautious not to use them unless I will be in the room with them and to always cut the wick back before lighting them, this is a must! Your table can be refinished. Even though I know this doesn't help much right now. Just know that it can. You were blessed that all of you are okay. Take care and know that your in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Lu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 HI Debbie, I'm so sorry that happen to you. I had a candle bust in a glass once and it melted and ruin a counter top. So every since then I am very cautious not to use them unless I will be in the room with them and to always cut the wick back before lighting them, this is a must! Your table can be refinished. Even though I know this doesn't help much right now. Just know that it can. You were blessed that all of you are okay. Take care and know that your in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Lu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 > Subject: candle danger and smoke dectectors-offtopic but please read! > > I have had 2 disasters with candles in 2 days. The first I had a 3 wick on a large glass plate with a ring on my dining room table. The candle had 3 extra wicks and it caught them on fire somehow and the wax melted down the side in a split. It poured out onto my new tablecloth. My dd found it as she was walking through and noticed that the flames were too high. > > Then tonight the tapers caught the candle ring on fire on the same dining room table! This time the table was on fire. I am just devastated. The tabletop is ruined. At least we got the fire out. My smoke detector went off or the whole room would have been on fire soon. > > So, this is my advice to everyone. Don't burn candles in rooms that you are not in!!! Also, everyone, PLEASE put smoke dectectors in EVERY bedroom, hallways on all levels, and one on each floor of your home. Here the ad for the fire department is EVERY FLOOR, EVERY BEDROOM! I have one in my game room on the basement level, one at the top of the stairs in the foyer on the first floor (this is the one that went off-it is near the dining room as the dining room and living room open off the foyer), one at the top of the stairs to the second story in the hall and one in every bedroom. > > If you have smoke dectectors already in these locations, please change your batteries. > > The very SCARY part of all this is that the dectector that went off is the one that was beeping for 2 days as it needed a new battery. I have no idea why it needed one as I replace them all Christmas Day every year. But, I hollered at my dh until he changed it, LAST NIGHT!!! It is so high I can't reach it. > > I just started to cry. We are very, very blessed. My scrapbook room is on the other side of the wall of the dining room. A few minutes and my pictures could have been lost. And worse, we could have lost our dear kitty. > > Don't put this off! Get smoke dectectors and/or new batteries. PLEASE! > > Debbe > the ex-candle expert > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 > Subject: candle danger and smoke dectectors-offtopic but please read! > > I have had 2 disasters with candles in 2 days. The first I had a 3 wick on a large glass plate with a ring on my dining room table. The candle had 3 extra wicks and it caught them on fire somehow and the wax melted down the side in a split. It poured out onto my new tablecloth. My dd found it as she was walking through and noticed that the flames were too high. > > Then tonight the tapers caught the candle ring on fire on the same dining room table! This time the table was on fire. I am just devastated. The tabletop is ruined. At least we got the fire out. My smoke detector went off or the whole room would have been on fire soon. > > So, this is my advice to everyone. Don't burn candles in rooms that you are not in!!! Also, everyone, PLEASE put smoke dectectors in EVERY bedroom, hallways on all levels, and one on each floor of your home. Here the ad for the fire department is EVERY FLOOR, EVERY BEDROOM! I have one in my game room on the basement level, one at the top of the stairs in the foyer on the first floor (this is the one that went off-it is near the dining room as the dining room and living room open off the foyer), one at the top of the stairs to the second story in the hall and one in every bedroom. > > If you have smoke dectectors already in these locations, please change your batteries. > > The very SCARY part of all this is that the dectector that went off is the one that was beeping for 2 days as it needed a new battery. I have no idea why it needed one as I replace them all Christmas Day every year. But, I hollered at my dh until he changed it, LAST NIGHT!!! It is so high I can't reach it. > > I just started to cry. We are very, very blessed. My scrapbook room is on the other side of the wall of the dining room. A few minutes and my pictures could have been lost. And worse, we could have lost our dear kitty. > > Don't put this off! Get smoke dectectors and/or new batteries. PLEASE! > > Debbe > the ex-candle expert > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 candle danger and smoke dectectors-offtopic but please read!>> I have had 2 disasters with candles in 2 days. The first I had a 3 wickon a large glass plate with a ring on my dining room table. The candle had3 extra wicks and it caught them on fire somehow and the wax melted down theside in a split. It poured out onto my new tablecloth. My dd found it asshe was walking through and noticed that the flames were too high.>> Then tonight the tapers caught the candle ring on fire on the same diningroom table! This time the table was on fire. I am just devastated. Thetabletop is ruined. At least we got the fire out. My smoke detector wentoff or the whole room would have been on fire soon.>> So, this is my advice to everyone. Don't burn candles in rooms that youare not in!!! Also, everyone, PLEASE put smoke dectectors in EVERY bedroom,hallways on all levels, and one on each floor of your home. Here the ad forthe fire department is EVERY FLOOR, EVERY BEDROOM! I have one in my gameroom on the basement level, one at the top of the stairs in the foyer on thefirst floor (this is the one that went off-it is near the dining room as thedining room and living room open off the foyer), one at the top of thestairs to the second story in the hall and one in every bedroom.>> If you have smoke dectectors already in these locations, please changeyour batteries.>> The very SCARY part of all this is that the dectector that went off is theone that was beeping for 2 days as it needed a new battery. I have no ideawhy it needed one as I replace them all Christmas Day every year. But, Ihollered at my dh until he changed it, LAST NIGHT!!! It is so high I can'treach it.>> I just started to cry. We are very, very blessed. My scrapbook room ison the other side of the wall of the dining room. A few minutes and mypictures could have been lost. And worse, we could have lost our dearkitty.>> Don't put this off! Get smoke dectectors and/or new batteries. PLEASE!>> Debbe> the ex-candle expert>>> [This message contained attachments]>>>> ________________________________________________________________________> ________________________________________________________________________>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2001 Report Share Posted November 23, 2001 candle danger and smoke dectectors-offtopic but please read!>> I have had 2 disasters with candles in 2 days. The first I had a 3 wickon a large glass plate with a ring on my dining room table. The candle had3 extra wicks and it caught them on fire somehow and the wax melted down theside in a split. It poured out onto my new tablecloth. My dd found it asshe was walking through and noticed that the flames were too high.>> Then tonight the tapers caught the candle ring on fire on the same diningroom table! This time the table was on fire. I am just devastated. Thetabletop is ruined. At least we got the fire out. My smoke detector wentoff or the whole room would have been on fire soon.>> So, this is my advice to everyone. Don't burn candles in rooms that youare not in!!! Also, everyone, PLEASE put smoke dectectors in EVERY bedroom,hallways on all levels, and one on each floor of your home. Here the ad forthe fire department is EVERY FLOOR, EVERY BEDROOM! I have one in my gameroom on the basement level, one at the top of the stairs in the foyer on thefirst floor (this is the one that went off-it is near the dining room as thedining room and living room open off the foyer), one at the top of thestairs to the second story in the hall and one in every bedroom.>> If you have smoke dectectors already in these locations, please changeyour batteries.>> The very SCARY part of all this is that the dectector that went off is theone that was beeping for 2 days as it needed a new battery. I have no ideawhy it needed one as I replace them all Christmas Day every year. But, Ihollered at my dh until he changed it, LAST NIGHT!!! It is so high I can'treach it.>> I just started to cry. We are very, very blessed. My scrapbook room ison the other side of the wall of the dining room. A few minutes and mypictures could have been lost. And worse, we could have lost our dearkitty.>> Don't put this off! Get smoke dectectors and/or new batteries. PLEASE!>> Debbe> the ex-candle expert>>> [This message contained attachments]>>>> ________________________________________________________________________> ________________________________________________________________________>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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