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No Smoke Detectors In Fire Damaged Apartment
I have seen people remove their smoke detectors when the batteries are going dead, because the detector gives warning beeps. They should have replaced the battery before it goes bad. An easy way to remember is to buy your detector a new battery for Christmas. BTW: if a new battery doesn't keep it from beeping, you need a new detector.— November 18, 2012 8:16 p.m.
Renewable Sandwich Bags
Don't just accept what "they say". For a child to make 60 pounds of "lunch trash" in a year, mom would have to use 1/3 of a pound of plastic bags every day! I would believe maybe 1.5 ounces per day, or about 17 pounds per year. That does not take into account the short "minimum" days where the kids don't eat. 200 plastic zip bags cost about $3.00. If you used 3 bags per day (sandwich, veggies, cookies) then you would use 540 bags, or $8.10 of bags. If the reusable bags last 3 years, then it would be about the same as plastic bags. I have used the cost of "Name Brand" bags, but the cost would be much lower with generic ones. I am not sure that I would wash a cloth one in a dishwasher. The cotton may hold onto dishwasher detergent and not rinse out completely. If you really want a reusable container, why not try plastic containers with snap on lids. They go through the dishwasher just fine, and they are a lot cheaper than these reusable bags. You can get them in a lot of different shapes, and you could put things in them other than just sandwiches. Sandwich one day, spaghetti with sauce the next in the same container.— September 6, 2012 9:42 p.m.