Medical Alert Systems Are Better Than Cell Phones.

If you’re shopping for an medical alert system or comparing different systems, you’ve probably wondered why a Guardian Alert medical alert pendant system would be better than just carrying a cell phone.

Don’t feel bad, it’s a natural question. After all, cell phones are great for calling for help in all sorts of situations, whether we need a neighbor to lend us a hand, our children to come visit, or the police to come in an emergency.

Here is the problem with cell phones. First of all, nobody carries their cell phone on them around the house. The first thing we do when we walk in the door is plug our cell phone into its charger.  Second, the batteries can and will run out.

Let’s break these down into steps.

1. You don’t always carry your cell phone around the house.

It’s true that your cell phone is a wonderful emergency device, if you have it with you. But do you have it with you all the time? If you’re like most people, you charge your cell phone when you get home. Now we all know that medical emergencies can and will happen anywhere at any time! If your cell phone is not on your body, IT WON’T DO YOU ANY GOOD. You mind as well depend on your regular home phone for help.  And we all know this doesn’t work. Works great if you fall right next to it and can reach it without moving, but if you break your hip on the stair landing and can’t get to the phone, it’s useless.

2. Cell phone batteries can and will run low.

Unlike a medical alert pendant, cell phone batteries are subject to constant use and often run low. When you’re recharging the batteries on your cell phone it is physically impossible to carry with you. Medical alert pendants are designed with batteries that last for months and months (it helps that they hardly ever have to send a signal…). That way they’re always there when you need them.

So for safety around the house, particularly if you’re an independent senior or if you’re trying to keep a parent or elderly friend safe, there’s nothing quite as effective as a medical alert pendant from Guardian Alert.  Unlike LifeAlert, our medical alert pendant systems are water resistant, and do not have any monthly bills or contracts.

Oh, here’s another reason. If you get hurt, will you be able to think clearly and remember the phone numbers you want to dial? It is a known fact that people cannot remember the number 911 in an emergency.  When stress and shock kick in the body can do some strange things.  Are your fingers going to work the way you want them to? Wouldn’t it be much easier simply to press a button and know that help will be on the way?

But the cell phone is great for situations when you’re away from your home. Medical alert pendants only work in and around your home.

Exploding Pyrex

This is a true story that can be verified on SNOPES!
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/pyrex.asp
 
I wanted to add this post to our blog since it can affect the lives of anyone.  Make sure you read this post and realize the truth behind it.  New Pyrex dishes have to go!

Do you have any new Pyrex dishes in your cooking utensil collection? This is a must read.  I Checked at Wal-Mart and all the warnings are there. 
 
About 5:30 PM there was a loud bang from the oven.  Sylvia opened the oven door and the Pyrex dish had shattered into a million pieces. Our roast beef dinner was peppered with small shards of very sharp glass.  Normally, I am quick to inform Sylvia she did something stupid. However, this time she was nowhere near the stove when it blew.  I shoveled the glass and the now mashed potatoes into a bucket with two putty knives.  I then sucked the remains with the shop vac.  I let everything cool down and then scrubbed the oven with Simple Green and some hot soapy water.  It took over an hour to clean up the mess.  Upon completion I ran the oven empty to see if the temperature controller was working okay.  I suspected the oven got too hot and the dish simply blew.  This was not the case however.  The oven came up to temperature and cycled normally.   We threw a disgusting frozen pizza in the oven and it cooked okay.

What is going on?

I ran a Google search on exploding Pyrex dishes and got ten million hits.
Exploding Pyrex is very common.

Here is the story.

A long, long time ago in a country we all know and love was a company named Corning.  They made Pyrex dishes.  The material they used is called borosilicate glass.  This stuff is indestructible.  But like everything else, the Bottom Liners had a great idea:  sell the technology to another company.  The Chinese discovered that using soda lime glass was almost as good as borosilicate glass and a lot cheaper.   Today, Wal-Mart is the largest distributor of Pyrex products.  Corning not only sold the technology to a company called World Kitchen, they also sold the rights to the original Pyrex logo.  The consumer will never know the difference.

Now it seems people are getting hurt using soda lime Pyrex.  We were lucky because the dish broke while the oven was closed and the damage was limited to the oven cavity.  Others have been less fortunate.  Some dishes explode when they are lifted from the heating rack in the oven with devastating results.  Some people are heavily scarred.  World Kitchen is in denial.  They say that the dishes are another brand, not theirs.  Contrary to their denials the victims usually have more than one of these dishes and the Pyrex logo is clearly visible..

If you buy a Pyrex dish beware.  The label on the front says oven safe, freezer safe, microwave safe.  The instructions on the back tell another story.  You cannot move a soda lime Pyrex dish from the freezer to the oven and expect it to survive.  The fine print goes on and on about what you are not allowed to do with the Pyrex dish.  The fine print has prevented World Kitchen from being sued because they have warned the consumer that their Pyrex dishes are junk from the get go.  And they are the same price as the original Corning dishes. 

What to do?

If you own borosilicate Pyrex dishes no fear.  They have to be more than 25 years old to be sure they are indeed Corning dishes.  I am not sure if the old Pyrex dishes have anything stamped in them that indicate they are made by Corning.  You may continue to use the soda lime dishes for holding stuff.  Just do not attempt to roast or microwave with them as the hazard is very clear.

The reason the soda lime dishes let go is that over time they develop micro-cracks.  Once a few micro-cracks are present and once some liquid finds its way into the cracks you have the bomb situation.  The liquid is like shoving a crowbar in the dish and pulling it apart.  Super heated liquids expand rapidly and it is the super heated liquids that force the soda lime glass to shatter into tens of thousands of shards.

Since Corning no longer makes Pyrex and Sylvia proudly holds a large collection of the soda lime Pyrex, we decided that one bomb in the kitchen is enough.  The Pyrex dishes will go bye-bye in this week’s trash.  I do not know what we will use for cake and pie dishes going forward.  If you have some suggestions we are listening.

We strongly urge you not to use the soda lime Pyrex for the oven, stovetop or microwave.  The slightest invisible crack is all it takes to have a mess and a possible injury.

As to World Kitchen:   them and their cheap dishes.  In case you are wondering:  World Kitchen is not a USA company.

We suggest you go to www.truthorfiction.com and search Pyrex dishes to see their findings after you.