This causes carbon monoxide poisoning right?

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Op… I just don’t even know what to say. How do you think truck drivers surivive?????? That poor person was probably homeless or working two jobs, just trying to get some rest.

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Maybe google for a couple minutes before your next safety intervention.

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I've napped in my car before. Why not? It's perfectly safe. Who would ever bother me?

Poor guy.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it’s not impossible to get carbon monoxide poisoning under these circumstance even if you are in well ventilated conditions. Not likely, put possibly. So you can simmer down PP.

It’s also possible to be struck by lightning.

But there is a difference between a car sitting and a car that’s moving. So PP need not be so nasty.

https://www.nationwide.com/lc/resources/farm-and-agribusiness/articles/dangers-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning#:~:text=The%20risk%20of%20CO%20poisoning,area%20with%20minimal%20air%20movement.

This link is about gas powered lawn mowers, tractors, etc. Not cars.

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Anonymous wrote:Was he parked in an enclosed garage or something?

It was outside, but the windows were all closed-not a crack open and he was sound asleep so I assume he was there for a while before I came or the poor many was exhausted and fell asleep for a short period of time before a crazy lady showed up and woke him.

Are you sure he wasn't dead? Did you check his pulse?

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You just may have saved that man's life.

WELL DONE OP!

[Anonymous]

OP, even though his life wasn’t actually in danger I find it heartwarming that you put yourself in an uncomfortable/awkward situation with the intention of saving a stranger’s life.

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Oh man, now I feel guilty. I thought you are not supposed to run a parked car for very long with the windows closed. Now I need to do some google investigation. Maybe it only happens if you are there for hours and hours?

No, you nincompoop. It happens when there is no ventilation. That is why a method of suicide is sitting in your car in your garage with the garage door closed, and letting the car run. It’s also why if you are stranded in a winter storm and keep the car running for heat, they say to make sure the tail pipe stays clear of snow. If it becomes blocked with snow, the gases back up into the car and you die.

Seriously, you thought a car running for hours causes carbon monoxide poisoning? What do you think happens when people go on hours long road trips? How old are you? How do you function day to day?

I admit I am a nincompoop and I feel bad waking him. Growing up we were always told to open the windows a crack when running the AC or heat too long on car rides.

Sorry for calling you a nincompoop.

Thank you. It is nice to see someone on DCUM apologize for name calling.

You’re welcome! You seem like a very caring person.

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He was fine as is but I think your heart was in the right place.

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The purpose of a car is to get from point a to point b. Running the engine & burning gasoline imported from the Middle East just to stay cool is not good for the planet. He should have checked into a hotel.

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Modern cars do not leak CO into the passenger cabin (unless something is really, really wrong). If they did, then we'd have people dying left and right on long drives. The bigger risk is to the environment as exhaust pours out of a stationary car for a long time.

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This is absurd OP! We do this all the time if toddler fell asleep in the car. One person sits with kid and we leave AC on and windows up if it's a hot day.

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Oh man, now I feel guilty. I thought you are not supposed to run a parked car for very long with the windows closed. Now I need to do some google investigation. Maybe it only happens if you are there for hours and hours?

No, you nincompoop. It happens when there is no ventilation. That is why a method of suicide is sitting in your car in your garage with the garage door closed, and letting the car run. It’s also why if you are stranded in a winter storm and keep the car running for heat, they say to make sure the tail pipe stays clear of snow. If it becomes blocked with snow, the gases back up into the car and you die.

Seriously, you thought a car running for hours causes carbon monoxide poisoning? What do you think happens when people go on hours long road trips? How old are you? How do you function day to day?

I admit I am a nincompoop and I feel bad waking him. Growing up we were always told to open the windows a crack when running the AC or heat too long on car rides.

What?! Opening windows with AC or heat on is truly just wasteful!

No one can be this clueless - boggles the mind.

[Anonymous]

LOL - if this were the case, then we'd all die of carbon monoxide poisoning from hours' long road trips.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually it’s not impossible to get carbon monoxide poisoning under these circumstance even if you are in well ventilated conditions. Not likely, put possibly. So you can simmer down PP.

Yes it is. And especially in well-ventilated conditions. What are you even talking about?