Since my main lemmy’s password is locked behind Bitwarden, I had to make a new account to post. Originally I started using passwords manager because I keep forgetting passwords. But my paranoid ass is so worried that someone saw me typing my Bitwarden master password so I feel the urge to change it. So now I forgot the new master password.
The password is a few word passphrase generated from a keyword. Like an acoustic poem, if you know what I mean. I know all the words except one word, and I know the starting letter of the word, just forgot the exact word. 🥲 Guess I’m gonna flip through the dictionary to find a word that feels right.
Um so… has anyone experienced memory issues? I’m a young adult (18-25 age range), so I feel so strange to be forgetting stuff so early. Like do young people normally forget things?
Um… about that… I live with my parents and I keep asking my dad to install a carbon monoxide detector, but he keep saying things like “I’ll get to it when I have time”… bruh it’s been years, I first asked when I heard of that reddit carbon monoxide story. 😬 Um… I don’t think he ever installed it, I mean there’s a smoke detector… and I just checked, there doesn’t seem to be a carbon monoxie detector… um… 😬 should I be worried? Now I’m getting worried…😟
Don’t be worried, but they don’t really need to be installed like it’s some big operation. Swing by a hardware store, or even target or Walmart, I have the simple Kidde brand ones in my house, they have ones that show the PPM of CO for like, 10 to 20 dollars or something. You can put it on the wall if you like, just a couple of screws, or 3m strips or whatever. It’ll come with a 9volt battery.
If it’s not this time then at least you have it going forward. Small CO leaks do have short term memory issues, (I believe) sleep issues, irritability, and headaches as symptoms, but the worry is if a little is leaking then what happens if a lot starts leaking. Knowing is half the battle. Your dad is plain lazy, they’re cheap and easy to install, and every house should have them. (I believe it’s even code that you must have them).
For reference, in my house my PPM has never been above zero. You’re more than likely fine, but it is alarming your house doesn’t have any.
If you turn it on and ppm is up and it starts going off then I’d jump to action, which is usually calling the fire department if it’s critical levels or just the gas company if it’s lower, and seeing your doctor. Again not saying all of this to panic you, don’t freak out, just good to know these things for your own safety.
You probably just forgot your password lol, but just to be safe pick up a CO alarm :). Maybe today if you don’t have any
Since you didn’t mention how they usually work, for OP, they literally just plug in to any power outlet. That’s it. They cost like $50 CAD. They’re just about the size of a smoke detector. They’ll display a number and beep if CO levels are dangerous (upon which you should immediately leave the house and call the fire department).
Oh interesting, no mine are 9volt batteries, but I have seen the fancy ones that you wire into your house, I’m waiting for a clear weekend to redo all of my alarms and do those fire/CO combos that wire in and will send alerts to your phone if you’re out of town too