Couches, deadly inside and out

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

http://realestate.aol.com/blog/2011/11/07/hot-stat-todays-homes-burn-faster-than-ever/?icid=maing-grid7|maing5|dl6|sec1_lnk2|111358

Don't blame me, blame this for being a headline story:

"Even with adequate smoke alarms, a house fire today can become uncontrollable in less than three minutes. That's down from an average 17 minutes in 1975 -- a whopping 82 percent difference."

"A spokesperson for the National Association of State Fire Marshals told AOL Real Estate that the worst culprit in home fires is upholstered furniture, because it often contains highly flammable polyurethane foam. These all-too-common materials provide the fuel for what fire experts call the flashover -- the point at which everything in the room simultaneously bursts into flames. It doesn't help that many of today's homes are built with more open floor plans and modern building materials like wallboard that can lead to faster fires, according to the Wichita Eagle."

So....more evidence to ban couches all together? Doesn't look like it matters if they're on a porch or inside, fire alarms or not.

On another note, I get lots of joy out of how things keep popping up that allow me to keep this topic going.

 

[TheVictors]

Well it took over a year, but you finally get it. Glad you found an article repeating the exact same information I gave you last year. Put inside furniture outside with wind and other fuels like wood, and you've created an unnecessary hazard. Cities like A2 recognize this unnecessary and additional risk.

The fire that destroyed my friend's house on Arch was far more dangerous, spread more quickly and became worse faster because of the couch on the front porch. The AAFD said this and I stated as much the first time you raised this stupid subject.

This has been the point and argument all along. Saying furniture inside should be banned also is a stupid and childish argument given the evidence in the article you cite.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

They are apparently deadly inside. 3 minutes? All joking aside legitimately that's pretty scary. Seems like we should be developing more fire-resistant furniture.

 

[TheVictors]

We have for outside use and they're made of metal and other non-flammable (and weather resistent) materials.

 

[redandguilty]

deadly either way, but inside you have a fire alarm going off earlier in the process

 

[wolverine304]

Do you just enjoy dumb threads, and argueing with people.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Do you just enjoy dumb threads, and argueing with people.

Kind of...yeah. The couch thing is just kind of "my thing" at this point.

 

[wolverine304]

The couch thing, the deer thing, the car thing...

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

The couch thing, the deer thing, the car thing...

I prefer to call them "Entertaining" instead of "dumb". The deer thing is new, mostly I stick to the car thing and the couch thing - and it seems to work every time I bring it up.

 

[Michchamp]

the couch thing is his bag, baby.

 

[wolverine304]

you're basically a troll when you aren't talking about football lol

 

[Michchamp]

he also likes to start long boring threads about his lame car.

If I ever saw him in real life, I would avoid eye contact. He could kill you with a long, rambling, pointless conversation.

 

[uofm06marine]

He owns a car? I had no idea...

 

[TheVictors]

He owns a "car?" I had no idea...

Fixed

 

[redandguilty]

I'm going to tear the bench seat out of the back of a civic and put it on my porch. I don't see how life could be more comfortable than that.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

If it's any consolidation, this article has made me believe that there legitimately is a danger to have a fabric couch on your porch.

Now I'm just wondering why companies aren't being forced to make more fire-resistant furniture? A 17 minute to 3 minute increase in the spread of fire is outrageous.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

he also likes to start long boring threads about his lame car.

If I ever saw him in real life, I would avoid eye contact. He could kill you with a long, rambling, pointless conversation.

Nah, I'm far less argumentative in real life.

 

[tinselwolverine]

The couch thing, the deer thing, the car thing...

I prefer to call them "Entertaining" instead of "dumb". The deer thing is new, mostly I stick to the car thing and the couch thing - and it seems to work every time I bring it up.

I like the deer thing. I'm hoping you push that one in a few more threads - at least while it's hunting season, anyway.

It is hunting season right now, right?

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

TinselWolverine[/color]]

I prefer to call them "Entertaining" instead of "dumb". The deer thing is new, mostly I stick to the car thing and the couch thing - and it seems to work every time I bring it up.

I like the deer thing. I'm hoping you push that one in a few more threads - at least while it's hunting season, anyway.

It is hunting season right now, right?

From what I gather - it's bow season and gun season starts soon at some point, if not already.

 

[tinselwolverine]

Yeah, I just looked up it.

Here is deer hunting season per the State itself.

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10363_10856_10905-240784--,00.html