I often have a small flashlight on my key chain, which ends up on my dresser at night. But my dresser is totally in view of the doorway, so, that wouldn't work against intruders. (Normally I'd prefer to cower in the dark and perhaps take the phone with me as I slide to the floor on the far side of the bed. R. keeps a loaded gun easily reachable on his side of the headboard and feels that he has very good night vision.)
I never thought about suddenly having a tree through the house, which you really don't want to run into in the dark.
My first fire extinguisher is in the pantry right next to the back door, under the philosophy that fires happen in the kitchen and I want the fire extinguisher (and thus me) to be between the fire and the door. Later I added three more extinguishers--one by the front door, one on a windowsill in the bedroom and one on the windowsill in the office (our windows are big enough to climb out of in an emergency). Fires can happen in surprising places after all.
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on 2012-03-05 11:41 pm (UTC)I never thought about suddenly having a tree through the house, which you really don't want to run into in the dark.
My first fire extinguisher is in the pantry right next to the back door, under the philosophy that fires happen in the kitchen and I want the fire extinguisher (and thus me) to be between the fire and the door. Later I added three more extinguishers--one by the front door, one on a windowsill in the bedroom and one on the windowsill in the office (our windows are big enough to climb out of in an emergency). Fires can happen in surprising places after all.