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Who knew that gasoline would be one of our biggest obstacles? When Agency Worker came to inspect the house, she told us that the gasoline has to be put up safely so that the girls can't get to it. This is the extra gasoline that DH keeps in the garage for filling the tractor, lawn mowers, etc. It is in gas cans on the floor. She told us that we could put it on a high shelf where the girls would not be able to climb up and get it. DH said that this is not safe because gasoline is explosive!
So last weekend we went to Home Depot to look for "safe" containers for storing gas cans. We discussed the fact that the container will need to be made of fire resistant materials, i.e. we can't use a wood cabinet. We found a large rubbermaid bin that costs $189. It has a way that you can add a lock to keep prying fingers out. Still, DH wasn't satisfied with that choice, and as he is still suffering from jet lag from his trip, he was a little grumpy to have to even think about it right now.
Fortunately, he talked to a guy at his work that has a fire-proof container that is made specifically for holding gasoline and other explosive chemicals, and is willing to sell it to us for $100. We won't be able to get it for a few more weeks because of everything else going on every weekend, but at least we've found a good solution. Agency Worker said that we can still finish the licensing process in the meantime, and that she will just check the gasoline before we are allowed to bring children home with us.
Now we just have to make room in the garage for it....
About Me
- Sunshine
- This is the story of how we expanded our family through adoption. Our family: Boaz (husband and dad), Sunshine (wife and mother), Babygirl (our oldest), Bucky (our son), Blondie (our middle daughter) and Bubbles (the baby)
4 comments:
It's so frusturating to try and get everything setup just the way the want it. I hate to say it, but I know some of the "changes" we have made will go away once the adoption is finalized. I know that a lot of the rules are good ones, but sometimes, they just don't make sense.
I know exactly what you mean. Somebody somewhere was irresponsible, and that causes all the rest of us to deal with crazy rules. One of the things they had to check in our house was that each child had their own towel to use. Since we have 40 to 50 towels in our house, I don't think there's a problem!
That's strange! We have our fire inspection this Friday - I'm a little nervous about it! I'm so busy with projects getting ready for the kids - I feel like Brien and I really need to take a quiet weekend away before we get our little one(s). I hope there's time, then again, I hope there's not! LOL
So true! We are in the same boat - we just completed our first home visit/inspection - and we found out that we had to bolt our CD cabinets and entertainment center to the wall! Guess I'll be getting out the drill and drywall anchors! You just never know, do you? My best to you as you also go down the adoption road.
Tamara
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