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Gene Hackman has died
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#82Rest in peace. Three deaths (counting the dog) and no foul play. Carbon monoxide?
I bought my parents a few CO detectors for Christmas a few years ago. I reminded them that they don't have any gas appliances, but they do heat with wood.
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#83Him, his wife and his dog found dead in the house ? Carbon Monoxide, possibly? Shame. I had no idea the guy was that old.
Friendly reminder that “most CO detectors use a sensor with a defined, limited lifespan, and will not work indefinitely.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_detector
True. Newer ones will last ~10 years, and will shout an EOL warning when they near the end of their life. I've got hardwired combo smoke and CO detectors (AA battery backup) from Kidde at the house and they have this feature.
The nice part of having them hardwired is that the house is now like an office/other building: if one trips, they all trip, so the whole house is alerted. The newer ones have far fewer false alarms, too (pizza in the oven I am looking at you...).
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#84Him, his wife and his dog found dead in the house ? Carbon Monoxide, possibly? Shame. I had no idea the guy was that old.
> The local gas provider, the New Mexico Gas Co, was involved in the investigation alongside the Santa Fe county sheriff’s department, Associated Press reported, raising speculation that carbon monoxide poisoning lay behind the deaths
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/27/gene-hackman-ca...
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#85He was a great actor and seemed like such a great human as well. Never realized until today, reading his bio that he is a former marine. Semper Fi. Rest in peace Marine!
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Seems odd it is still fairly common, don't most people have detectors at this point?
Yes but people forget to check them. A new threat could be cheapo detectors from Amazon. I bought a house recently and the fire marshall had them replace all their Amazon crap detectors with the real deal.
Shitty detectors; people simply forget to check on them or don't bother to install one in the first place or don't even know they should have one; expired detectors that don't work anymore but also don't alert that they're non-functional. Plus, older people tend to get worse at maintaining out-of-the-way stuff like that, more forgetful, harder to get around, may visit entire sections of their house (like a basement) almost never so just forget about it or don't notice signs that something needs to be replaced or repaired.
Check on your parents' smoke and CO detectors next time you visit!
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#87Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…
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#88Him, his wife and his dog found dead in the house ? Carbon Monoxide, possibly? Shame. I had no idea the guy was that old.
Not when responders arrived according to this article, https://abcnews.go.com/US/actor-gene-hackman-wife-found-dead...
The Academy Award-winning actor was found on the floor in the mud room, according to the search warrant. It appeared he fell suddenly, and he and his wife "showed obvious signs of death," the document said.
Arakawa was found lying on her side on the floor in a bathroom, with a space heater near her body, according to the search warrant.
Her body showed signs of decomposition, the document said. There was mummification to her hands and feet, the document said.
A German shepherd was found dead about 10 to 15 feet from Arakawa, the document said.
But two other dogs were found alive. One healthy dog was near Arakawa and the other was located outside, according to the search warrant.
The Santa Fe City Fire Department found no signs of a possible carbon monoxide leak or poisoning, the document said. If there was carbon monoxide at the scene, it could have vented out of the home through the open front door before responders arrived.
New Mexico Gas Company also responded and "as of now, there are no signs or evidence indicating there were any problems associated to the pipes in and around the residence," the document said.Re: Gene Hackman has died
#89Him, his wife and his dog found dead in the house ? Carbon Monoxide, possibly? Shame. I had no idea the guy was that old.
Like Weird Al’s folks and those poor people at the Bahama’s Sandals.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
CO poisoning during cold still weather is not uncommon in old/poor houses heated by gas or oil here in western Europe. What is the weather like in, I assume California, now?
Seems odd it is still fairly common, don't most people have detectors at this point?
And even if they do have them, they degrade over time and only last around 10 years tops. It's quite possible that the ones they had failed, and failed silently. Such as loss.