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Old 05-26-2011, 06:10 PM
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Default Reminder re House Numbers

If you removed your house number from your window, PLEASE put it back. This is where emergency personnel look to find your home -- not your lamppost, not the curb, not your neighbors. The seconds it takes for them to locate your home when they have to look elsewhere to find your house could cost you your life.

A dear friend of mine called 911 last Friday with a heart attack. She thought the numbers on the window looked tacky and had removed them. EMT arrived but had difficulty finding her home -- she and three of her neighbors had removed their numbers, it was dark and it took them almost a full minute to find the house. Fortunately, she's still alive but she did major damage to her heart. EMT and her cardiologist said that had they not had to search for her house, there would have been less damage to her heart.

So, please do the necessary so that your house can be found as quickly as possible in an emergency!
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