‘The manager of Bay City said the limiter was tripped sometime between the time of installation and the discovery of the man’s body. ‘
Thanks you captain Obvious...(eyes rolling)
Just another reason to never own a home without a fireplace or wood burning stove.
You said — “Just another reason to never own a home without a fireplace or wood burning stove.”
Not in this guy’s case. All that had to be done is walk outside and reset the tripped breaker. Nothing more was needed.
And in addition, the limiter did not limit the heating from the furnace for the house. That was included in there and he could have had all the heat he wanted, no problem...
I can tell you from the personal experience of having a wood-burning stove as a backup to our electric central heat that even for a 65 year old man and 62 year old woman, it is an exercise in strength and endurance just to keep the trees cut down, cut up and split (even with a chain saw and a hydraulic splitter), stacked - not to mention then having to feed the fire all day just to keep it going on real cold days, then regularly having to clean out and dispose of the build-up of ashes and prepare the stove by cleaning out pipes and buying and burning a creosote eliminating log annually. For a 98 year old man, even if he had a source for pre-cut and split wood, just the logistics of keeping enough hauled from an outside woodpile into the house would soon become impossible for him.- My uncle is 81 yrs. old and still keeping a wood stove going, but I don’t know how long he will be physically able to do it any more. He has used wood heat exclusively all his life - from childhood, so is acclimated to and prefers wood heat. We put him in a gas heater nine years ago, but he won’t use it. - Sometimes family can’t enforce things on an elderly person (nor should they) - in which case, there are a few times when the “state” authorities do have a humanitarian place in extreme situations.
This situation with a 98 year old WWII veteran suffering in such a way is deplorable beyond description.
Won’t help if you can’t feed it.
Sorry but I’m tired of seeing people make remarks while doing nothing to solve the problem. I’ve spent my life trying to help others. I believe in teaching by example.Show me a person I will show them how to help themselves. If they are unable I will do it myself to help them.