Carbon-monoxide poisoning

I spent a few minutes talking to a I man I used to work with at lunch yesterday.

He was taken back on seeing my beard. I told him it was slightly related to having the tree make our bathroom difficult to get to. I told my story then he told his.

He and his family had flu symptoms for several weeks. They would get well then ill on a daily basis. He was very ill but would feel much better after a day at work. His children would feel much better after a day at school. His wife would feel much better after a day shopping, etc. Slowly, they began to realize that their house was making them ill. About that time, a report on the symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning was presented on television. They became suspicious and had the inspector come. He would walk from room to room and shake his head.

Their furnace heat exchanger had cracked. The measurement in their house was 35ppm and 45ppm can be deadly.

They have been living in a cold house for several days with a hope that the furnace will be replaced today.

They plan to get a carbon-monoxide detector.