[Fot] Fot Digest, Vol 104, Issue 19

[Mike Harmuth]

Hi John, we got one for my 97yr mother in law who lives next door. They
work, she fat fingered the call button one morning while putting it on
(bracelet model). I was making coffee, looked out the window and saw two
cops pounding on her door (she's about a deaf as you can get). I went over,
cleared things up but now she's afraid to put it on again. I installed a
couple of phones on each level of her house directly on the floor. She's
fallen, and can't get up  (cliche but true) but can make her way to the
floor phones and call us for help.

Not the best solution but something she'll use.

So related to the call button, don't roll over on it while under the car
(Like I'm always doing with the remote alarm on my car keys).

I have an Echo smart speaker (Alexa, play Deep Purple) in the garage for
music. I set it up to work as an intercom so my wife can call me back to
the house. You can tie it into your phone and use it to call for help (or
call anyone) hands free.

mike h

On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 7:00 AM John Davies via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Lots of good advice!
>
> On eye protection, I prefer to use a visor.  Same sort of thing as a
> welding
> helmet, but clear, protects the whole face.
>
> On rusty nails and tetanus, good idea, but it's not the rust, it's where
> the
> nail has been!
>
> And lastly, I'm now on my own, widowed.     I've wondered what I could do
> if
> injured/disabled in the workshop, beyond struggling to the phone, so carry
> a
> mobile in the overalls.    But there are personal alarms that the disabled
> elderly can carry, usually on a necklace.   Press the red button, and the
> call centre can speak to you, as you lie there!   Anyone used one?
>
> John
>
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