http://www.homesafetyzone.com/safety-tip/home-safety-tip/ Home safety tip advice involves attitude more than anything else. en-us Thu, 25 May 2006 13:15:22 EDT Thu, 25 May 2006 13:15:22 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 Protect yourself with a home safety tip When you're a catcher in baseball, you have to protect the plate. Home plate. If a runner is trying to score from third, and the throw is coming in from the outfield, you don't stand aside. You throw your body in front of home plate, and take the punishment if you have to. Whatever you need to do in order to ensure the victory of your team, you do. So your home safety tip for baseball and life is to be sure of victory by doing whatever you have to. There is no easy way out, no half-assing this one. You either have what it takes or you do not. The runner either achieves safety at home, or you reign supreme and keep things intact for the people who depend on you. As we see it, it's pretty clear cut. It's a fight to the finish and only the strong will survive. At home, it's important to have a number of things in the forefront of your mind. There's no single home safety tip that will be the answer to your problems, but the general rule of "do what you have to do" will protect you and others from... Fires. Be sure your smoke detectors work and the kids put down their flame throwers. Slips and spills. Keep the leaky pipes and appliances from... well, leaking. People can get hurt. Carbon monoxide. One of the most underrated safety measures is to install carbon monoxide detectors. The silent killer lurks. It waits for you. It sleeps, and can put you in a permanent sleep if you aren't careful. Keep this safety tip in mind. Stray bullets. It goes without saying, but if you are in one of those neighborhoods where homes get shot up in the middle of the night over drug disputes, you might want to consider moving. All the home safety tips above are kind of secondary. Thu, 25 May 2006 13:15:22 EDT