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Never tuck
an electric blanket in on the sides. It may overheat and start a fire.
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Never flush
insecticides down a drain or toilet.
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Never smoke
while using an insecticide, it may catch fire.
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Never use a
fan while in a darkroom working with chemicals. The fan could blow some
of the dry chemical into the air and cause a health risk.
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Keep baking
soda on hand to extinguish a kitchen fire in an emergency.
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Change all
the locks when you move into a new home. You don't know how many extra
keys are floating around town.
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Instead of
keeping a spare house key in the usual places, like under the doormat or
in the mailbox, wrap the key in foil and place in a 35 mm canister and
bury it where you can easily find it.
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Don't leave
notes for workmen or family members. It's a shout to burglars that
there's no one home!
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To keep
your tools or items such as ladders, paint the handles of tools and
parts of the ladder with bright colored paint. Thieves tend to avoid
stealing items that are easy to identify.
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Fireplace
logs can be hollowed out to make a hiding place fro small valuables.
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Hollow out
the leg of a table or chair for hiding small objects. Drill from the
bottom, then cap all the legs with rubber tips.
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Frost or
cover your garage windows so burglars won't be able to tell if the car
is gone.
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Install a
peephole in the door separating the house and garage. That way, if you
hear some noises, you can check it out without opening the door. Always
keep this door locked.
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Perfumes,
makeup and deodorants can lead to the accidental poisoning of a small
child or animal. Keep them stored high.
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Install a
second peephole for the children who may be home alone, at some time or
another, if they are not tall enough to see through the standard
peephole.
