Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
Fire Hazards at Home.
Our society wherein ,I reside has installed brand new fire extinguishers & other fire safety equipment ( fire hydrants, etc ) in the twin towers.Towards , the weekend, a talk was organised for making residents aware about the dangers of fire .
Hardly anyone turned up to listen to the dangers of fire. We assured ourselves, that for an earlier talk , held on an evening, in the week that went by, more people had attended.Some couldn't care less. Some pretended to be busy as it was a Sunday. The lecturer who gave the talk quipped, that except money, nothing is more important .Even our own safety, does not seem to bother us.Only twenty - twenty five people attended. And nearly, all of them, were senior citizens. One senior citizen remarked, that youngsters should care more & should have attended. He said even if senior citizens know a thing or two about fire hazards & ways of dealing with it, many times because of advancing age, senior citizens may be helpless to do anything .Probably, just like elders have become baby sitters for their grandkids, they are expected, to be fire fighters for generation next even literally & otherwise !
Fire consists of three components...fuel, oxygen & heat.When these three things combine, a fire starts. And before anyone blinks, it can spread rapidly & result in disasters.
It was told ,that that there are three methods of extinguishing fires.The first is starvation.This means if the television has caught fire, just try to remove things near it which can catch fire next. The second method is blanketing .This makes use of an ordinary blanket such as a cotton bedsheet to cover the fire & try to bring it under control.At least, it can prevent fire from spreading. And third method is cooling which is usually done by water.
Fires are classified into five types. A category is solid or general fires. B is fires in which liquids are on fire. C is fires in which gases are involved. D category is for Industrial fires involving metals,etc. Last is category E for electrical fires.
It was emphasized that all electrical & electronic equipment need to te turned off by switching off the switches & not by remote.Maybe,this will make us get up & stretch our legs .And lo & behold, we would have become fit as well ! A win win situation for all ! And the icing on the cake is that , this will bring down the power bill as well !
In Mumbai, most of the homes have piped gas for cooking. And yet, people have kept LPG clyinders as well, as a spare. LPG cylinder contains some amount of residual gas.It keeps expanding & contarcting as per the temperature prevalent. And one day , this gas may just catch fire ! One solution to prevent such dangers is to surrender the LPG cylinder .Maybe , we would receive letters from PMO thanking us for giving up LPG subsidy. Never mind, that we did so ,for our own safety. The idea or the thought of benefiting anyone & that too,someone unknown never ever crossed our selfish & self centred minds !
Attention was drawn to the fact that near, the air conditioners installed at or near windows, curtains are generally hung.A single spark from an air conditioner is enough to start a fire which will spread rapidly through the curtains.Throwing lighted cigarettes, bidis ,etc into trash cans is another sure shot way of igniting fires. Throwing body spray containers , air fresheners into the bins is another such fire peril.A can of body spray or an air freshener has the same components as an LPG cylinder.And similar to the LPG clyinder, it is never empty.It always has residual compnents which are highly inflammable. Advisable to crush the cans & then trash them.
The speaker asked all listeners to clear all things kept outside flats & on or near stairs..He said that in case, there is a fire, residents will panic & be unable to find their way through the things kept near the stairs He said that people living in towers are habituated to taking the lift which is fatal during fire accidents. So ,once in a while, it is good to take a flight of stairs up and also down to know the path we need to take in case of an emergency .The added bonus is a fitter body.
The residents were requested to have a window type open & shut grill in one window of each flat.This will help in evacuation in case of fire or any other accident. All such small & necessary precautions will make the building a safe zone .It will prevent speedy evacuation as also less damages to life & property.
The residents were requested to take good care & maintenance of their electronic & electric equipment like geysers, ovens, televisions, refrigerators, washing machine etal to prevent untoward fires & accidents.
Demonstration of fire fighting equipment was done to make residents familiar with their use. And water hoses were sprayed to exhibit the height up to which the water spray would reach in case the water hose pipes needed to be used .And last but not the least, onlookers must clear the way to allow fire fighters to reach the place of fire for timely evacuation & containment of damage.
Hardly anyone turned up to listen to the dangers of fire. We assured ourselves, that for an earlier talk , held on an evening, in the week that went by, more people had attended.Some couldn't care less. Some pretended to be busy as it was a Sunday. The lecturer who gave the talk quipped, that except money, nothing is more important .Even our own safety, does not seem to bother us.Only twenty - twenty five people attended. And nearly, all of them, were senior citizens. One senior citizen remarked, that youngsters should care more & should have attended. He said even if senior citizens know a thing or two about fire hazards & ways of dealing with it, many times because of advancing age, senior citizens may be helpless to do anything .Probably, just like elders have become baby sitters for their grandkids, they are expected, to be fire fighters for generation next even literally & otherwise !
Fire consists of three components...fuel, oxygen & heat.When these three things combine, a fire starts. And before anyone blinks, it can spread rapidly & result in disasters.
It was told ,that that there are three methods of extinguishing fires.The first is starvation.This means if the television has caught fire, just try to remove things near it which can catch fire next. The second method is blanketing .This makes use of an ordinary blanket such as a cotton bedsheet to cover the fire & try to bring it under control.At least, it can prevent fire from spreading. And third method is cooling which is usually done by water.
Fires are classified into five types. A category is solid or general fires. B is fires in which liquids are on fire. C is fires in which gases are involved. D category is for Industrial fires involving metals,etc. Last is category E for electrical fires.
It was emphasized that all electrical & electronic equipment need to te turned off by switching off the switches & not by remote.Maybe,this will make us get up & stretch our legs .And lo & behold, we would have become fit as well ! A win win situation for all ! And the icing on the cake is that , this will bring down the power bill as well !
In Mumbai, most of the homes have piped gas for cooking. And yet, people have kept LPG clyinders as well, as a spare. LPG cylinder contains some amount of residual gas.It keeps expanding & contarcting as per the temperature prevalent. And one day , this gas may just catch fire ! One solution to prevent such dangers is to surrender the LPG cylinder .Maybe , we would receive letters from PMO thanking us for giving up LPG subsidy. Never mind, that we did so ,for our own safety. The idea or the thought of benefiting anyone & that too,someone unknown never ever crossed our selfish & self centred minds !
Attention was drawn to the fact that near, the air conditioners installed at or near windows, curtains are generally hung.A single spark from an air conditioner is enough to start a fire which will spread rapidly through the curtains.Throwing lighted cigarettes, bidis ,etc into trash cans is another sure shot way of igniting fires. Throwing body spray containers , air fresheners into the bins is another such fire peril.A can of body spray or an air freshener has the same components as an LPG cylinder.And similar to the LPG clyinder, it is never empty.It always has residual compnents which are highly inflammable. Advisable to crush the cans & then trash them.
The speaker asked all listeners to clear all things kept outside flats & on or near stairs..He said that in case, there is a fire, residents will panic & be unable to find their way through the things kept near the stairs He said that people living in towers are habituated to taking the lift which is fatal during fire accidents. So ,once in a while, it is good to take a flight of stairs up and also down to know the path we need to take in case of an emergency .The added bonus is a fitter body.
The residents were requested to have a window type open & shut grill in one window of each flat.This will help in evacuation in case of fire or any other accident. All such small & necessary precautions will make the building a safe zone .It will prevent speedy evacuation as also less damages to life & property.
The residents were requested to take good care & maintenance of their electronic & electric equipment like geysers, ovens, televisions, refrigerators, washing machine etal to prevent untoward fires & accidents.
Demonstration of fire fighting equipment was done to make residents familiar with their use. And water hoses were sprayed to exhibit the height up to which the water spray would reach in case the water hose pipes needed to be used .And last but not the least, onlookers must clear the way to allow fire fighters to reach the place of fire for timely evacuation & containment of damage.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Book Review : Kaleidoscope Colours of Life
This is Book 3 of A Living Series by author & motivator Inderjit Kaur.She is the voice of positivity . She exhorts all towards affirmative action of staying positive & moving on in life. This, in spite of ,all adversities.
The book has two parts. Part A is titled Rainbow. In this part, there are seven stories pertaining to the seven colours of the rainbow namely Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, & Red.There are seven real life stories which reflect the seven colours of the rainbow .The seven colours in turn indicate spiritual enlightenment, devotion, confidence, peace, optimism, compassion & courage.In all the tales, in the face of great clamities,ordinary humans were inspired by situations to march on in the face of great difficulities.They learnt that they had to move on & surge ahead .They tried to learn from their problems & moved ahead .They stayed positive & in turn inspired others.
The second part of the book is Part B : Contrast & Hues. This forms the major part of the book. In this, the author has penned thirty eight chapters .These chapters relate to positive outlook, commitment, Gratitude,Simplicity, Reflections, Submissions, Ripple effects etal.The author opines that hard situations test us & expect us to emerge stronger . It is a competition with ourselves & we need to excel every day more than yesterday.So , we are our own competitors. She pens the AAAAAA concept.....Aware-Awake- Arise- Adapt-Acquire-Accept .
The author says that what matters is how many times have we tried .It hardly matters that we failed umpteen times. Because each failed attempt teaches us new lessons .Contrast is about self awareness & about bringing discipline.Hues is about our determination to get better .This will make for a more peaceful & positive world This world would be for us, by us & for us !
The author cites powerful quotes by famous personalities like Maya Angelou, Elbert Hubbard,Nelson Mandela, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Disney , B.C.Forbes, among others to prove her point on positivity .The book is a powerhouse of positive thinking & optimism.
The book has two parts. Part A is titled Rainbow. In this part, there are seven stories pertaining to the seven colours of the rainbow namely Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, & Red.There are seven real life stories which reflect the seven colours of the rainbow .The seven colours in turn indicate spiritual enlightenment, devotion, confidence, peace, optimism, compassion & courage.In all the tales, in the face of great clamities,ordinary humans were inspired by situations to march on in the face of great difficulities.They learnt that they had to move on & surge ahead .They tried to learn from their problems & moved ahead .They stayed positive & in turn inspired others.
The second part of the book is Part B : Contrast & Hues. This forms the major part of the book. In this, the author has penned thirty eight chapters .These chapters relate to positive outlook, commitment, Gratitude,Simplicity, Reflections, Submissions, Ripple effects etal.The author opines that hard situations test us & expect us to emerge stronger . It is a competition with ourselves & we need to excel every day more than yesterday.So , we are our own competitors. She pens the AAAAAA concept.....Aware-Awake- Arise- Adapt-Acquire-Accept .
The author says that what matters is how many times have we tried .It hardly matters that we failed umpteen times. Because each failed attempt teaches us new lessons .Contrast is about self awareness & about bringing discipline.Hues is about our determination to get better .This will make for a more peaceful & positive world This world would be for us, by us & for us !
The author cites powerful quotes by famous personalities like Maya Angelou, Elbert Hubbard,Nelson Mandela, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Disney , B.C.Forbes, among others to prove her point on positivity .The book is a powerhouse of positive thinking & optimism.
KALEIDOSCOPE - COLOURS OF LIFE
A LIVING SERIES: BOOK 3
BY
INDERJIT KAUR
Blurb
"Patience helps you endure all the troubles and issues that bother you. When you reach a stage, where the only remaining option is to release the things that are clinging on to you and pause your life, you feel enlightened and feel the positive impact of the change, and you no longer see yourself a victim of life.
Kaleidoscope - Colours of Life is a of inspiring stories, suggestive poignant thoughts and ideologies that serve as a guide in every stage of life. Interlaced with threads of experiences of life and the lessons learnt from them, the book depicts seven inspiring stories weaved into the magnificent array of a rainbow. Charting the various shades of life, the book further highlights the ups and downs of each of the characters, who are embedded here as a metaphor for a rainbow, in the patio of a plethora of circumstances.
By sharing wisdom, experiences and insights, Kaleidoscope - Colours of Life intends to deliver a message that will inspire and empower the readers to sense happiness and contentment, and help them to navigate life as a truly confident individual."
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Inderjit Kaur
Inderjit Kaur is an author, motivator with a powerful voice of spreading positive words through her writings. A highly influential blogger and inspirational guide who with her tag line ‘Keep smiling, keep shining’, has brewed up with the original concept of living through her books of A living series.
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