Plan your emergency escape

IN THE event of a fire,
earthquake or an explosion, sur-
vival time may be measured in on-
ly seconds.

Be sure to make note of several
exits whenever you enter a restau-
rant, store, theatre or any other
public building.

Each building has its own char-
acteristics, which can mean dif-
ferent evacuation routes.

When you are in a_ theatre
waiting for the movie to begin,
count the number of rows to the
nearest exit.

Check for the location of
stairwells in hotels or apartment
buildings so that in the event of

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an emergency or power failure
you will know in advance where
to find the exits.

In most cases you have only a
few moments to decide on what
action to take. Once the alarm
sounds, do not delay in making
your way toward an exit. Your
pre-determined actions could save
your life.

If you encounter smoke as you
are evacuating, get down and

crawl below the smoke. In most
cases it is the smoke, not the
flames, that causes injury and
death,

Never attempt to evacuate by
way of the elevator — it could
stall on the fire floor and you
would be trapped.

The District of Worth Van-
couver Fire Services encourages
you to make a practice of plan-
ning your emergency escape,
wherever you are.

For further information on how
you can plan to get out alive, con-
tact the District of North Van-
couver Fire Services non-
en.ergency number, 980-7575, or
your local fire department.

Floral artists display blooms

FLORAL ART, ijike sandcastle
sculpting, is a temporary art form.

Inevitably, like the tide coming
in, flower arrangements wilt and
die. But there is nothing tem-
porary about the people who take
up the floral art challenge.

Witness 82-year-old Frances
Hornby — she became intrigued
many :decades and hundreds of
beautiful arrangements ago.

. Says Hornby, ‘‘Garage sales

‘and swap meets are wonderful
places to find new and interesting
shapes to include in arrange-
ments.”

The current president of the
B.C. Florai Art Society (BCFAS),
Duka Roberts, said, ‘‘Once a per-
son starts to arrange flowers for

fun, things like hiking, gardening
and beachcombing take on new
dimensions.

“You find yourself constantly
on the lookout for interesting lines
in nature that can be incorporated
into the next arrangement.”’

What happens when a flower
arranger accumulates too many
props or grows tired of a par-
ticular piece? ‘‘That’s easy,’’ says
Hornby, ‘‘take them to the next
Floral Art Society meeting and sell
them at the mini-sale table.

“Everyone wins — someone
gets a treasure, i thin out my
storage cupboard and the proceeds
go toward educational treats for
our group.”

The BCFAS meets on the se-

cond Monday of each month from
10 am. to 2 p.m. in the Elks
Hall, 6884 Jubilee Ave., Burnaby.

Anyone interested is invited to
contact the membership chairman,
Vera Belle Berton (882-0802), for
further inforraation.

“We are now busy working on
our major event of the year, the
annual Christmas show at
Oakridge mali, Nov. 14 and 15,”
says Society president Roberts.
**Come and enjoy this non-judged
show and see what appeals to you.

**We will also have for sale an
excellent supply of dried plant
material, plus many beautiful
crafts created by our members.”’

For more information call
Marie Bensley at 987-2591.

Home-made cleaners environmentally friendly

‘THERE ARE environmentally
friendly substitutes that you can
/ use for clean-up jobs around the
home, and you can make many of
. them yourself.
' To. make non-caustic drain
“opener; try: mixing 250 mL of
baking soda with 250 mL of salt
. and. 125 m1 of white vinegar...
..Pour,- this: mixture down the

plugged: or.-slow-running. drain,

‘followed by boiling water..

To make sure drains stay clear,
try a tablespoon of sali followed
by boiling water on a weekly
. basis.

For furniture polish, combine

. £5 mL of lemon oil with 1 litre of
* mineral oil. .

_.. Youvcan even put this in a spray
‘bottle.

“= For furniture -that has a hard
: protective coating, mix 25 mL of
olive oi] with 15 mL of white

vinegar and a litre of warm water.

This polish works best when
warm,

To make your own polish for
floor and furniture, mix 15 mL of
carnauba wax with 5C0 mL of
mineral oil,

Heat this mixture carefully in a
double boiler, let.it cool, and then

‘apply it with a soft cloth.

Did you know that baking soda
or white vinegar. will work as
fabric softeners? Just add about
50 mL of baking soda to the wash
cycle or the same amount of
vinegar to the rinse cycle.

As for static cling, that can be
solved by putting a small damp
towel into the dryer with the
clothes.

Cedar chips or dried lavender
are effective as moth repellents in-
stead of moth balls.

Remember when using home-

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