Coffee Break: Carbon Monoxide Alarm – Corporette.com

There’s been a number of unfortunate stories in the news lately where travelers have been killed by carbon monoxide leaks — so I bought this little travel carbon monoxide detector for my family and our travels. We often AirBnB places with kids (and sometimes grandparents) and, to be honest, I haven’t given two thoughts to whether the carbon monoxide alarms are working in a house. (The ones in our house beep relentlessly if they’re out of batteries… which means I can see some traveler disabling them instead of replacing the batteries the way a homeowner might.)

(In at least one of the stories I heard, though, the carbon monoxide leak was at a resort, so this isn’t just a rental problem…)

I like that this one is under $25, and can be both plugged into an outlet and has batteries in case of power outage. I just got mine so we haven’t tested it yet.

Question for those of you who travel more (or are more safety-conscious in general) — do you have a safety checklist when you arrive at a new place, such as checking whether there is a working fire/carbon monoxide detector, or familiarizing yourself with where the fire extinguishers are? I’ll admit my “safety checklist” in the past primarily consisted of more baby-proofing type stuff when we were traveling, such as putting temporary bumpers over sharp edges and plug-in plastic outlet covers.)

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Workwear sales of note for 11.21.22:

Other Sales of Note:

• Buffy – Black Friday Sale: 20% to 40% off on select items
• Crate & Barrel – Black Friday sneak peek, up to 30% off; 10% off full price items
• Parachute – Save up to 40% off last-chance items
• West Elm – Early Black Friday Deals, up to 70% off (50% off a lot of their most popular furniture)