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Might surprise you to know some emit sound like your phone makes when battery going flat.

As some will know my brother was very lucky when he suffered long term CO poisoning.

When i use to vist my brother i could not understand WHY i would feel quite unwell.

I thought given my lung issues ITwas because he lived on a hill.

When in fact it was he's kitchen boiler flu and breather had become detached HOW why well anyones guess BUT if he did not smoke with back door open i don't think he would be here.

Shocking part is boiler was serviced few weeks before AND when co alarm went off was not like smoke detector BUT just a low battery bleep.

How do we know well we changed battry but was still making sound.

I guess thats why give post title AS to my brothers long term health YES it as effected him mentally.

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sassy59

Good post JAS and serves as a reminder to test carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors on a regular basis.

Hope your brother comes to terms with things in the future. Wishing you all well. Xxx

in reply to sassy59

Would been nice if would got justice AS is he as council WiFi Monitor they check keep eye on ALSO he won’t use boiler for out heating or hot water.

Even is cooker is electric now ... it’s been tough road with odd speed wobble BUT at least hear to tell tail.

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Wishing your brother well JAS. xxx

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Helen6

Jeff, this doesn't sound right. My Carbon Monoxide monitor makes a bleeping sound when the battery needs changing but the warning sound is a piercing screech which could not possibly be missed. I wonder whether your brother's monitor is faulty.

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That’s what we thought BUT when British Gas confirmed it .. the was no arguing.

I guess brands make different sounds MIGHT even be so this no confusion between smoke co detectors.

But thought would share story AND remind people even if boiler is serviced this no guarantee even if corgi registered worked will be carried out proper.

This no accounting for bad days AM just glad mine don’t nearly kill anyone.

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Sorry to hear about your brother's experience but I agree with Helen - doesn't sound right at all, whatever BG say. Definitely faulty, low battery or past its sell-by date (they have a shelf life of around 10 years). Worth others checking that theirs is in date as well as testing the alarm itself.

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Hi have had few co monitors and even lung ones WELL co sensor losses abilaty to detect over time.

Defo on the ball when it comes to micro analyzing stuff.

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Caspiana

Hello Jeff. 😊

That's pretty scary. I hope your brother is doing better now. xx 🍀

in reply to Caspiana

Hi Caspiana he is ok now we’ll in fashion WHEN he as wobble is best to ignore him and not rise to stuff.

He had brain scan and front brain this like scaring but neurologist use fancy names for stuff.

Illness is not all about smoking like some doctors health care professionals would have you believe.

Things can be beyond any of our control’s.

Usually you don’t read about that side of things

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Tricity125

Hi. Ya. Jeff. How's it. Going. Mate. I. Just. Ended. A. 10 stay. I was rushed in to. ICU. Where they. Worked on me. For nearly. 3 days. Fine. Now the two Amblance woman made a report. About how it nearly cost me my life. With the. 30. Odd. Steps. Where I was staying. In getting me out. To the ambulance they did. Brillant. These two. Young. Really. Pretty. Lucky me. Well. Now. After. 6 yrs. looks like they relize I can't go back there. To my flat. So. Going for. A. Stay in hospice. I hope only for. 6- 8 weeks. Until. They can get me a ground floor flat. A bit sad. Cos mum. Died there. She came to live with me in. 15. Cos we just lost. How. Sue. So. Mum. Worried. About me. Then we. Find. Out. She. Had. A1AD. Cancer. Liver. And gave her. 6 months and they where right. I cared. for her. More or less to the. End. She went. 3 days later. Gone. I was so. Worn out. I wasn't even there. I though she get stronger. And come back with me. Well. It's. A lovely. Place in. East. London. St. Joseph's. So. To me. Flat. Level. Livin. Sounds like. Heaven. Must. Go. A young. Lovely. Nurse. From. Equrake just. Made. Me. A bowl of. Hot. Soup. Past. Mid nite. You. Know we. Have the best. Hospital. In. The country. Bye. Take care. PJ

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Hi Tricity glad you had posative experiences with ambulance 🚑 men women n hospitals.

Sorry to read about ya mar very sad when you lose anybody.

Currently cancer and death is wiping through most my relatives.

Hope the get your new place sorted asp WILL it be shelterd housing given your condition.

Anyway is late and nothing like bowl soup for supper ;)

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Got to. St. Joes. Hospice today. Brillant place. Hope to now get. Just. Ground level. Flat. To be re- housed. Only been trying. 6 yrs. maybe now it will happen. I would love to go coast. But no. Friend net work. But. Better. Air. London air. Not. Good. And soon be assessed for. Possable lung TX. So. Really it's just a number game. Staying alive long enough. For a shot at TX. Plus. Being well enough. To survive. Op. I found out. That the two main. Lung transplant. Hospital. Do about. 60. Op. Each a year. So consider the amount of sufferers. Wow. That's like wining. a big jack pot. But. Certainly not got this far. Though just. Hoping. And. Not changing. 3 hospital to finally get to hairfield. By fluke it's been. Hard work. Oh. Yea. The. Cost. Is another big issue. The goverment do not like to pay out on such. Ops. Can you believe. Now here's the. Joke. I thought that these. Swaps. Chops. TX. I've been organ donor over 25 yrs. as I was. London. City. / west end. Fast bike Courier. And. Work. All. Areas. On call. All weathers. It was a challenge. And you. Can only do if. Tough. Cold wet. Hungry. Endless motor way.s only to arrive. And can not collect. Or cannot deliver. It's a mental. Job. Well. Comes down to. Cash. I thought a TX. Was like. Even if it went well. £100000. Yea. 10 th of a mill. Or. Even. Half a million. No. Go on. Why. They not. Doing lots. And lots. Cos plenty people do die. Yea they have have to be on a life surrport. But it makes no sense. Right. Quote. Me. on this I watched last night. There was old film BBC 2. Pioneers. Of. Transplant. I. From. The Late 60 till late 80. But I figure was. Said. Around. By. A expert. £40.000 This I really. Want to. Find if that was then in. Late. 80. In case we talking £90.000. Now. How is that not value for money. Why. Why. Are the organ. Laws so messed up it seems that many opt in for. But crunch time. They the DRS. Ask. Relatives. Why. When it was. Who ever. Gone. I have no quimes. About receiving. As I know. Chance I could die. Trying. And. Good luck to who ever gets my. Eyes. Ligs organs. Marrow bone. So. Yea. There you. Go. I think it's all about who you are and your. Wealth. These. Super quack.s they all love the fine life. Expensive. Hols. Homes. Bentleys. Well they work. Dam hard. And stutuied for many years. Doing. Long long hour of. Exams. Training. Usually. Like big. Uni.s. So. That's a issue. But the little man from the city's. Who do there bit. Manuel workers. Ect. Not got. £40.000. Plus. There healths. Usually. Lot. Poorer. Lower standards. Divide. So now Iam thinking. Is it. Cash. If it is. Sure I will raise it one way or another but. Seems to. Pretty. Dishonest to me. My. Big. Big. Dr. At. Royal Brompton. Told me in. 12. When I was 47. That. Yes TX when your 56. Last. Age 51? Messed about for 5 yrs. over. LVRS. I though. That it. No help. From. But consider Iam now sitting in a hospice age 52. I think. He totally. Dishonest. And rather then be truthful. and. You are. More then like die young. And make the most of it. Lied. Go away. Have a pitiful. Diemise And not my problem. Cos you will die. Long before ant where near. 56. Just maybe who know when how time runs out oh yea look up. aphan illness. See if yours is one of 2000. Listed. My is. Quite interesting. Fit and healthy. Sports people can and do drop down dead. To fit. They. F-- k. Me would.tn. I love to be classed. As. Oh. Yea he dropped. Dead. To. Fit. Well sods. I would have to. A 1 in 7000. But. My Mrs. Mate. 1 20 million. How. The. Heck does she fill. And respect. To her. Bless. I can say this. They. Done jack for her. Bless. My. Mrs. Meet up. They were. School. Friends. From. Islington. You. Know what. If I didn't have friends. Which I don't have a lot but. Mainly. Women must not let illness. Ruin it. Yea a lot run from. Us leppers. Dume. GLumE. Yea not us sickies. But. Lot of good people see. Us for what we really. Fighter. Survivors. To a lot we inspire. But. Can be really hard. Work. But if you can keep. A smile going. If. Laugh and joke. If just do your very best. Never complaint or. Sorry. That's all you can talk about. You. Will make. Many. Many. Friend. But. You must. Get out. Even on just. Your door step. It's. Worked for me. And I. Learn the gift. Of the. Gab. . As. A fruit market. Seller. As. A kid.i. Was. confident only talk about what you know. Oh listen to me. Mr. Know it all. I have over 10 yrs of this. Illness. And. Think of my self as a strong. Surviver. Not a sufferer and weak. I think. Mentally. To cope with this. A1AD. Genetic Empysema. Is. Like a normal man. Having to climb. Everest. Twice. A year. And that's. No. Joke. Deadly serious. It's like being. A deep sea diver. Complex. Astronaut Isolation. Bomb. Disposal. Get it. Wrong. Loss. Your. Bits. Run out of. 02. Loss your nerve. Panick. . Die. Gasping. Alway. Remember. Trade secret. The. 6. P s Should be. Easy enough. To remember. SIX. PEE S. Now. Yr ill. Should alway take time pace. Pace. Pace. We. Don t have that. Rush rush. Like you have when. Normal. Hundread mile a hour life. Right here. Goes. So so easy. 1 Proper /. 2 Planning. 3. /Prevents. /4. . Piss./. 5. Poor /6. performance. Can. And do. Alway will get caugh t. Out. I. Place. Reminder s. Chech. Cyclinder. Habit. Routine look. Ahead. To. Event. Outing. Dr even. On-line. shop. God send Get out early. When cooler. Stress. And COPD. Are. Joined at the hip. But. Very. Bad. Stress. If you do just. Enough little things. They do add up. And can make a big. Diffferance. Dr. Tell. Some time what's easiest for them to say. Not alway the truth. Plus. Who. Know your body. No one only you. Look up. Info. Become a expert. So they cannot. Fob you of. Manage. Your. Own illness. Leaving it. To. other. Can be deadly. Look into. Holistic. Meds. Invest. In. Good. Fresh. Foods. As we are what we eat. And for all you. Smoker. S. Sadly. Terriable. Addiction. But. My God. You lot put us. Back in to. TB. Days. Please. Please. Please. Please please if you have a bad. Chest. How❓❓❓❓❓❓❓❓. How. You think you can still smoke. Honest you will have such a nasty. End. I've watched a few times. When stuck on. Sick wards. It. Goes on for about. 12. To 24. Hour. Of. No stop struggling to breath weaker. Weaker. And until. You can. Hold. Your own body they colaspe inward more if short. If if you can stay up right. And. Really good friend. Nurses. Who ever. Can be turnaround. But for most. It's. What's the word Horrific be very. . Care ful. How you eat. Seen it trigger. Breathing duress. . They. Should. Speed it up over 5 mins and show kids of today how they could be in. 40. Odd yrs. or so. Yea. You. Would. Not. . Take up. Puzzles. Crosswords. If you fould. You. Had Dementure. Or. Start. On. Doing. Pub. Crawls. If. Found out. Liver All messed up bad. Hips. What. Going to road. Running. But how. I. Shake my head. How can. You not be able to. BREATH. Correctly. But still. Want and do and plenty. Still. Smoke. Go. On. I will be mean now. I. Saw. A true. Horror. Like. Nothing. You could imagine. Yea. This will. Give you cos for. Night mares. So. Nervous. End now. Yea. A very. Good. Relative of.my. Smoked. So bad. That in the end. And this is so true. He. would just. not die. He add a hold the size of a ping pong. Ball. I side of his neck. This went on and on and on for two years. His. Daughter. God bless her. Use. To. Be allowed to. Feed him. No one else. Would or could with stand. The. Horror. What. Would. Happen. He never got. Fill up. As mush as was spooned down. His. Scrag Yea. Old. London. Talk For yr. neck. It would. Ozz. Out. Please. Don't smoke. I think I said just. A little bet to much. Oh lastly. If you see me. Struggling to breath. With. Oxygen. Pack. On. Maybe. Not a good idea to ask me. Have I got a ligh boy. Remember that old chestnut. Have you got a

Light. boy Or. Ask for a. Cig. As. This alway make. Me. Go. Mental. And. Refrain my self. From. Having. A fit. Heart attack attack. Tak tak. Tak. Or. Want to get in my car. And start. Going. Back wards and forwards over. Said. Moron. Head. Then. Finally. Do. A wheel spin. Before returning for one.a. Last. Dounut. On top of moron. Head. With me laughing ill like. a. Madman. Ha. Ha. Hhhha. He he. Haha. To finally. Look at. Said morons head. And put. 20. Benson in. And. Set. Alight. And say. Have you. Got alight. Boy. Have you. Got alight. Suppose. I better say. Ok. This is a mad. Reply. And. Nothing. To do. With. Jeff. It just I. Always. I if looking. At. . Jeff. Posts So. Just away for me to. Let it out. Be a bit. Mad. Like I am. Yea. Not every ones cup of tea. But. Fine buy me. I know Iam. Cool. And love being. Me. Love life. World. Wonders. Of it all and happy. Just. For now. This day. is all that matter. Being. Content. Happpy. Healthy. Enough That not in pain. Not hungry. Thirsty. Got a bed. Roof. It's true. Life what you. Make it. Some are delt. A saw. Deck. Others. Well. What chance did they have. So. Yea luck. Fate how. Stars. Buthave try to. Make it work. Life is for livin. Being ill must carry. On. It's. Tough. The world is not fair. How many. Kids. Suffered. Or died today. Just though. Dirty water. How sad. But. How greedy. Are these. Powers that be. We. Really need to unite. And say. Why. Why no. Share out invest. Why. Be so greedy Africa. Really. Cuts me up. Such. A continent so much wealth. Resouses. But. Why. Such. Greed. Corruption. Also. Weapon firm goverment deal in death. The war in Sierra. How are. The west. And. President. Potin. . Dwarth. Rat. Piglet. Adding. This. War. Crime. Against. Humanity. Well that. All. Got quite a bit off of me chest. But still feel like I've been glue. Sniffing from. A big black bin liner. My Lord. My blowers. Are. Shot. Please. Love your self.s. Please love your. Lungs. No one else. Can start to love you. Until. You first. Start. Love yourself. BW. Take care. Look after. Your. Self. And. Loved ones Bye. PJ. Just. Reread. If any. One as. Idea. And is a tech wizz. With. Sensors. I have a good investment plan for. A smart device to help people like as. I've been on to many. Hospital medical firm. Never. Even reply. If we can all find the right people maybe we can develop a. Smart. Device for. 02. Users. Ups and lowers. O2. Alerts if. Gets. Dangerous. Sense.s. When we. Still so no need for o2. Which would conceive how. Limited. O2. Have. A. Friend contact alert. Plus. 999. Of the really frail. Alarm for when. 1/4. Full. Voice activate. Forgetting. Stranger. Way. Saying. Give them. Space. Do not intrud. Ermergack. For if. Felt. A risk. From abuse. As. Very. Van valuable. When. Trying to breath. Any. I. Have. £3000. To invest. And it's going to take a lot. Maybe. £100000 yea. Tenth. Of a milll. Must like. A million. But. I if done right. By. The right. People. I know if it does all I would like to. It will really. Add. Breathing. Duress. And make. Getting out and about easier. For. Newbies. Plus. Old timers. Who suffered for. Years. We. Need. Wizz kid. Sons. And. Daughters of this. Silcan age. We live in micro. Chips. Prospers. Computers this I know. Nothing. But. I know about tech. And know it should of been done. Long. Long ago. But it suit the meds. Firm to treat us with inhalers. Meds. Cheap. And continues year. After. Year. Perfect. For thee billion dollar industry I tried. Many. Researchers. In. Hospital. But. They. Are. Told what. By. The big. Gun. Glaxo. And. The like. Names. I cannot be bother to remember. But there many. Bp. Pharmo company. S. Have there own idea. And. Always want. A. Huge profit My. Will work. I. Don't want to get rich even dough. I think if I made. A break though. I should get. Some. Rights. Royalties. So. If any interested. I will share. My. £ 3000. To your. £6000. Investment. Only so. This get. Done quicker. But. My one share to your. 2 share. 50/50 or when who ever in but I get to name it. But to poor country. It will be free. Only. Europe. USA. Will we sell. To be honest. I would just love to have. Every thing. This smart. Device will have my life. Will. Be. A lot easy Maybe it can be done cheap. Like £50. £80. Grand. I have not got a clue. Pretty. Green. When it comes to. Pharmlogical. Equipment. Somthink. I know nothing. But. Oximeters. Pulse. Pedometer. God look. What goes in a smart phone. How little light. But. You think. Apple. Sumsang. Are going to get on board. Come. Please. Unite. Or. Tell me about. Your idea. I have £3000. Willing. invest No jokers. please. Serious here. I want to help. Folk. Welll better. Say once again. Fair welll. PJ

in reply to Tricity125

Hi Tricity that is lot on ya chest your walking round with.

Anyway am not Organ doner and would never be unless we was treated more human and not like a resource.

Also in my view country with open borders dose not care about its people AS can be so easily replaced GUESS that’s why crime punishment is joke and hospital mortality is.

Am planing on keeping hold of my NI nummber for ever just to be spiteful BE no Albert Winifred getting mine lol

As to Everest I should be ok HILs not my thing AND how good is that curing bus routes SO we don’t have to worry bout being taken out by a bus.

Doctors GPs well well well what good could I say ... so all leave that there.

As to air quality defo agree about coast London just wish you would got move quicker BUT that’s councils adult social care social workers ... the just don’t care.

As to my mortality gosh I forget quite a lot now BUT will remember to be mean to those that are deserving

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