'It is just unfortunate,' neighbor said of 2 found dead near generator

[TomSea]

'It is just unfortunate,' neighbor said of 2 found dead near generator

LEONI TWP., MI - They called the losses unfortunate and sad.

Lonnie and Leona Sibbett had been good neighbors. They were friendly and kept their property neat. Lonnie Sibbett, 75, sometimes offered advice or assistance with lawn mower troubles.

"It's a terrible thing to have happen," said Stacey Berry, who lives just north of the Sibbetts' home on Munith Road in Leoni Township.

Friday night, police found Lonnie and Leona Sibbett dead in their enclosed garage. Authorities believe they died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Continued: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2017/03/it_is_just_unfortunate_neighbo.html

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

I assume vs. electric, this was a propane/gas generator.  Sad.

Thought this might be of use to some.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

I assume vs. electric, this was a propane/gas generator.  Sad.

Thought this might be of use to some.

It's more common than you think, even putting the generator outside by an open window, which is common with generators as you have to run a cable inside, is enough to do it.

[Frank Cannon]

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

Tom, you have to get out of your mom's basement more often. This dumb-assery executed by this couple is the number one way people die from carbon monoxide poisoning. That is why generators are festooned with shitloads of warning stickers telling morons not to run them indoors....

https://www.cpsc.gov/content/winter-warning-portable-generators-hold-top-spot-in-cpsc-report-on-carbon-monoxide-deaths

[240B]

Confused. The husband was a veteran and a home builder. The most important issue is that he was a mechanic, including a tractor mechanic. I don't want to get all Colombo on this but I find it very hard to believe that any man with his experience and knowledge could make a mistake like that. This usually happens to young people or people with no mechanical experience.

So, could this have been deliberate? Suicide?
Or was something else involved?

After reading the husband's resume' and age, I simply cannot believe this was an accident. And why would they both go into the garage together to check on the generator? Something is not right about this.

[Frank Cannon]

Confused. The husband was a veteran and a home builder. The most important issue is that he was a mechanic, including a tractor mechanic. I don't want to get all Colombo on this but I find it very hard to believe that any man with his experience and knowledge could make a mistake like that. This usually happens to young people or people with no mechanical experience.

So, could this have been deliberate? Suicide?
Or was something else involved?

After reading the husband's resume' and age, I simply cannot believe this was an accident. And why would they both go into the garage together to check on the generator? Something is not right about this.

Just one more thing.....

[raml]

My generator also says at least 5 feet from the house too besides use it only outdoors. Mine connects to an outdoor electric plug so no cables going into home just switch over in my home to generator and it switches all electricity to it had the electric company set it up for me. I also wonder why they were in the garage together but maybe they were trying to figure out how to run it and were just watching it for awhile and were overcome. I sure hope it was just an accident.

[Cripplecreek]

It's more common than you think, even putting the generator outside by an open window, which is common with generators as you have to run a cable inside, is enough to do it.

If I use mine its inside the open garage door about 40 feet from the house. My power was only out for a little over 24 hours so I didn't use it this time. The governor was in my neighborhood today.

https://www.facebook.com/GovernorRickSnyder/posts/10154403588403359

More than half of us in Jackson county were without power at some point. Saw lots of downed trees, roofs stripped of shingles, and toppled chimneys on my way down to North Adams today. My aunt down in Hillsdale county just got her power back on today.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVP4lYRF2t4&lc=z12qvz5bal25hl5hj04cdlahmsmsxbggdeo


Fast forward to 15:30. Darwin award candidate.

[Smokin Joe]

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

I assume vs. electric, this was a propane/gas generator.  Sad.

Thought this might be of use to some.

It's amazing what will kill you. When I was camped down near Surgis one year, some gal used a Coleman gas lantern to keep her tent warm and never woke up. Carbon monoxide killed her.

[thackney]

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

I assume vs. electric, this was a propane/gas generator.  Sad.

Thought this might be of use to some.

Versus electric?  Instead of an electric powered generator?  What do you mean?

Sadly, regardless of gasoline or propane powered, this is all too common.  For portable trailers as well as homes.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

A lot of folks have generators in case of a power outage. I'd never heard of this happening before.

I assume vs. electric, this was a propane/gas generator.  Sad.

Versus electric?  Instead of an electric powered generator?  What do you mean?

That was my first thought as well -- a back up generator powered by...electricity????

@thackney

[Sanguine]

That was my first thought as well -- a back up generator powered by...electricity????

@thackney

I believe that is more commonly called a battery.