My grandmother lives outside the city in rural areas. We go out to see her once every month with mum. Our wish is always to bring her home with us. But, she is a stubborn and proud woman. She’s fought all our efforts and insists on living on her own. My grandpa built the house she lives in, and we all love it. It’s such a beautiful log cabin surrounded by woodland. The only issue is the area is too isolated. Grandma isn’t getting any younger, so we worry about her safety. Three years ago, before grandpa passed away, he set up a gas furnace in the house. It was a better way to heat the home during winter than using logs. Up until his death, it was always working perfectly fine. But my only concern was that no furnace technician had checked out the system since its installation. One day, while at work, I felt apprehensive and went to visit grandma. She welcomed me, and I decided to spend the night. I’d brought along a CO detector and just wanted to check out the house at night. I left it by the modern indoor furnace and went to sleep. At around 1 am, I woke up to a loud beeping noise. The detector had confirmed my suspicions about the heating system. I ran and swung open all the windows to let in lots of fresh air. Grandma was awake and safe within minutes. I told her we needed to call in an HVAC technician to come and service the furnace. After making a phone call the following morning, an AC expert came and set up a CO detector next to the gas furnace. Also, he checked the whole unit and made several repairs to prevent any more incidents. Grandma was lucky I had come to the house that night.
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