Recent Blog Posts by Jim Datlen

It's All About Respect

Today, one of my friends posted a little story on Facebook that has inspired this blog.  My friend encountered a rather nasty woman yelling at a senior citizen in a mall parking lot.  The reason for the yelling?  The nasty woman thought the senior gentleman in question was driving too slowly as he approached a pedestrian crossing at which the woman  was waiting ...

Smoke Detector Alarms - Have You Checked Yours Lately?

BEEEEP, BEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEP!  It might be annoying, especially when you've burned the toast for the 4th time this week, but smoke alarms save lives.  A few days ago in the city of Toronto, a father and his young daughter were both killed due to a house fire.  And today on the news, I listened to the announcer introduce a representative from the Ontario Fire Marshal who proceeded ...