candles...like em or hate em?

[rudeguy]

for some reason I have always liked candles. I have one in every room of the house except the boy's room. There is usually at least one going when I am here.

How do you feel about them, and what is your favorite scent? Vanilla is my scent of choice.

 

[Baked]

There's always flashlight.

 

[mercanucaribe]

To me, candles aren't for scent but for heat and light. If you use them for smell, well maybe you should sharpen your man card and and use it to shave your legs or something. If you want smell, that's what incense is for. If you like the fruity candles smell, don't invite me to your house!

 

[Nomada]

Candles, Alice in Chains, and narcotics!

 

[Spikesoldier]

Originally posted by: Baked
There's always fleshlight.

fixed that for you

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: Spikesoldier

Originally posted by: Baked
There's always fleshlight.

fixed that for you

beat me to it

 

[Safeway]

Did you know that burning a scented candle indoors for 1 hour releases the same amount of harmful chemicals/soot that smoking a pack of cigs indoors does?

If you want to flame me, don't. I go to UT and this was an experiement I conducted while studying indoor air pollution. The cigarettes were allowed to burn slowly or sporadically attached to special "smoking device" that exhaled. Basically a bag with an extra hole that you pump.

 

[0roo0roo]

i consider them a horrific fire risk. not worth it at all.

 

[notfred]

I don't have any feelings towards candles at all.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Did you know that burning a scented candle indoors for 1 hour releases the same amount of harmful chemicals/soot that smoking a pack of cigs indoors does?

If you want to flame me, don't. I go to UT and this was an experiement I conducted while studying indoor air pollution. The cigarettes were allowed to burn slowly or sporadically attached to special "smoking device" that exhaled. Basically a bag with an extra hole that you pump.

:Q

Was this published?

 

[ToeStub]

Do you smell so obnoxious you can't even stand yourself?

 

[cjgallen]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Did you know that burning a scented candle indoors for 1 hour releases the same amount of harmful chemicals/soot that smoking a pack of cigs indoors does?

Exactly.

I HATEHATEHATEHATEHATEHATE candles.

 

[0roo0roo]

# Candles cause an average of 9,400 fires and about 90 deaths each year in the U.S. Many of these fatalities occur under emergency circumstances. (National Fire Protection Association)
# Reports show that 41% of home fires involving candles are caused by candles either left unattended or negligently placed too close to combustible material. (U.S. Fire Administration)
# Reports indicate that 45% of home fires involving candles start in the bedroom. (USFA)http://www.kiddeus.com/Hurricane+Stats.shtml

 

[DainBramaged]

Candles help me work.

 

[alm4rr]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: Safeway
Did you know that burning a scented candle indoors for 1 hour releases the same amount of harmful chemicals/soot that smoking a pack of cigs indoors does?

If you want to flame me, don't. I go to UT and this was an experiement I conducted while studying indoor air pollution. The cigarettes were allowed to burn slowly or sporadically attached to special "smoking device" that exhaled. Basically a bag with an extra hole that you pump.

:Q

Was this published?

this was in the news a month or 2 ago

 

[Safeway]

Yep, it most definately was. UT is at the top of Universities research wise. And yes, it was published and well documented.

 

[dighn]

keep them around for power outtages which are extremely rarely around here

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: rudeguy
for some reason I have always liked candles. I have one in every room of the house except the boy's room. There is usually at least one going when I am here.

How do you feel about them, and what is your favorite scent? Vanilla is my scent of choice.

I use flourescent bulbs.

They are less likely to start a fire;than candles.

Scented candles bother my asthma.

 

[Black88GTA]

I never use them. That said, I have probably 20 very nice scented candles sitting at my apartment in boxes. I get them free from work on occasion, but don't know what to do with them. Save 'em for power outages, I guess :shrug;.

 

[Ornery]

They can make for a very romantic mood, BUT THEY STINK! It's a love/hate thing I guess.

 

[Mr Smiley]

I dont need candles, I have lights. And if I want my room to smell good, I use incense.

 

[monk3y]

I have a scented candle which I light once in a while.

 

[eplebnista]

love em!

 

[mugs]

eh... I have no particular affinity for them other than for the effects they have on women and the butt stink in the bathroom.

 

[JoeKing]

It's amazing how lighting one candle can affect the ambience of a room.