I have an interest in life safety. Partially by professional experience and training. Personally from having knocked on a neighbor’s door because their house was on fire.
Family member babysitting three kids. Living room filling with smoke. I said “the house is on fire. You need to get out.”
The adult had lit a wood fire in a gas fireplace. And was trying to put out the flames that were showing at the mantel.
Fires burn upward. It had burned down the chimney that far. I’d seen the flames outside. That’s why I said “stop the car.”
He was still not quite ready to admit defeat. So I directed the kids and they went outside.
I said, “we need to go.” And turned. Fortunately they followed.
We were all across the street waiting for the fire department. My beloved called 911 from the car when I got out to knock.
That fire department has a five minute response time.
Before they arrived the youngest child mentioned their turtle. The adult started past me saying they would get some clothes too.
I stuck out my arm and said “it’s not worth dying for.”
They hesitated for a moment and then the attic flashed over with back draft. And the sound was a whoosh.
And a minute or two later the fire fighters arrived.
I only knew the psychology from professional experience. I learned from an old fire inspector named Roy who patiently explained how stupid I was in trying to design an ethane distribution system for a research lab by telling me some of the things he had seen people do.
As cool as all those things you want sound, they are not as cool as not dying.
I didn’t want Roy to tell me my design was dumb. But he did and I am thankful for it.
You wondered where the devices went. I told you. It’s unfortunate you don’t recognize the difference between opinion and informed opinion. Particularly since you write a relatively popular blog...popular because it contains informed opinions.
This is not among them.
And unlike others the consequences are potentially lethal.
Fun fact: when I knocked on the door, one or more smoke alarms were going off.