I didn't realise houses could suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning. Why did the people go to the hospital? Were they awaiting the arrival of the poorly house?

Punctuation! Punctuation!
Punctuation!

The venting of gas fumes from cookers and ascot type water heaters are the main culprits. Its the same as placing a hose on the exhaust pipe of a car poking it through the window and waiting to go to sleep. Thats what happens you go to sleep and theres no coming back.

My life partner Alan and I once went to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning but it turned out to be a hangover

I'm sure someone must have called the Ambulance service too... old Trumpton would never convey a patient.... I think the Argus is no more than a Trumpton PR Dept stooge

very poor puncuation Argus

Does the Editor ever read what his staff are churning out?

Ever get the feeling the Argus 'journalists' don't take their job seriously?

Delilah wrote:
Ever get the feeling the Argus 'journalists' don't take their job seriously?

They take it seriously enough. They are just too thick to realise or even know in most cases what is wrong with the rubbish they print or how to put it right. Perhaps a P45 lottery each week might help.

To judge by the reporters' punctuation, they also write many of the readers' comments.

Hi.

I am writing to enlist your support for this year's Carbon Monoxide (CO)-Awareness Week, which will take place week starting Monday 17th November 2008, launch event from House of Lords, home coming event will be in Liverpool this year, we will travel throughout the U. K during this week. I would be delighted if you could back our efforts by doing something to raise awareness about carbon monoxide (CO) during this week and back our CO-Awareness Week campaign.

By way of background, I am President of CO-Awareness, a non-profit organisation, and founder of CO-Awareness Week. I work 40+ hours a week as an unpaid volunteer. Our details are listed in the N.H.S keep well,Keep warm booklet. My children and I were poisoned by carbon monoxide (CO) so we know only too well the devastating effects this silent killer can have on family life. CO-Awareness support those poisoned by CO, their families and careers. Nobody at CO-Awareness is paid a salary.

Knowledge is the key to preventing carbon monoxide poisoning. In most cases of accidental poisonings, victims don't realise that CO was being produced or building up in the air they were breathing. Everyone needs to know about the dangers of CO and how to protect themselves from this silent killer. The older generation, those with heart, lung problems, pregnant mothers, unborn babies, and young children are all particularly vulnerable to CO dangers. The general public, medical profession (including testing at post-mortem's) and industry need to take this issue more seriously. In addition, 97,400 (census 2001) children under the age of 16 look after their loved ones at home, and the National Curriculum could do so much more to teach children about CO as a key life skill.

CO-Awareness Week seeks to raise and promote CO awareness but with your help this can reach an even wider audience this year. We are playing our part but we are also looking to you to support our campaign.

Last year: http://www.hse.gov.u
k/press/2007/gnnnw12
407.htm

Please do let me know if you can do something to help us raise awareness in 2008.

Regards

Lynn

Lynn Griffiths.
CO-Awareness President
www.co-awareness.org

Mob: 07715899296

CO-Awareness Week 2008 starts Monday 17th November 2008. If you require more information about this year's events please call us on 07715899296. Why not join the other many organisation and use our logo during the week. Showing you like many other's are backing our campaign to stamp out the silent killer?

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