We recognize that some risks are undertaken willingly ( kiteboarding, using the stairs, forgetting to buy a smoke detector, juggling chainsaws).

FORBES: How About a Budget for Regulations?

In order to get the CO, the house had to pass a town inspection, which it had initially failed due to a wire near the stove, an outlet near the kitchen sink and a battery in the smoke detector in the attic.

FORBES: Buying a First House in the Midst of a Financial Crisis

The electrician I hired, after calling a random name in the phonebook forgot to put the battery in the smoke detector.

FORBES: Buying a First House in the Midst of a Financial Crisis