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RedheadTinman t1_irw60t7 wrote

Reply to comment by IggyWithoutThePop in Dozens of children and daycare employees are rushed to hospitals after carbon monoxide leak - Allentown, PA by throwawaypaycheck1

To add to that: if you’re staying in a hotel/motel with a heater (or are in a room near their utilities), there are battery powered detectors that’ll save your life. I nearly lost a sibling to carbon monoxide poisoning in a hotel room, and they still suffer long term effects like headaches after 3 years.

ETA: the battery powered ones can usually be purchased in most hardware stores, or places that sell smoke detectors.

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Pawneewafflesarelife t1_irz94jf wrote

For some reason, CO detectors are really rare here in Australia, so we've had to buy one of those portable ones. The employees at Bunnings (Aussie version of Home Depot) didn't even know what the monitors were when we went to buy one and there were only like 2 for sale to pick between. All my apartments in the states had one installed.

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FailOsprey t1_irwfe04 wrote

>I nearly lost a sibling to carbon monoxide poisoning in a hotel room, and they still suffer long term effects like headaches after 3 years.

...this sounds like something someone would say if they were trying to justify a lawsuit.

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throwawaypaycheck1 OP t1_irwhok7 wrote

Long term effects of acute CO poisoning are real.

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FailOsprey t1_irwj8yr wrote

I don't doubt it, but I don't necessarily believe in this particular anecdote. Based on this one account, I wouldn't rush out to buy a portable carbon monoxide detector for when I stay in a hotel. When money's involved, there seems to be a higher than normal instance of long term side effects. Maybe its psychological, maybe it's greed. It's the world we live in.

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IonizedRadiation32 t1_irxfqm9 wrote

Who tf do you think you are to just come up to someone you don't know telling you about someone close to them suffering and saying "yeah, I think they're faking it for the money", based on less than zero evidence?!

Seriously, the internet's veil of anonymity hits some people unbelievably hard.

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LadyKaitlyn t1_iryb1wj wrote

Nah you don't get it bro, this guy brought up the totally factual point that most illnesses caused by the negligence of a business are made up to scam them out of money. So you should always assume a family member who "nearly died" is just tryna get that bag. 🤒💰😜

Source: his ass

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RedheadTinman t1_irxvtws wrote

No lawsuit was filed, and I don’t see one being filed - it’s probably been too long.

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