No, not a five finger discount because everyone left town and you decided to stay put and see what you could lift from the local hardware store.  We do not condone miscreant behavior in any way.  This is the season ...

Day 20. Quite a milestone really, if you have taken the last 19 days and done something to better prepare yourself and your family for the hard knocks of life, then I will consider this project a success. And if ...

Nuclear power is a wonderful source of energy. It produces zero greenhouse gases, and it provides decades of energy without relying on foreign countries.  When compared to coal, oil, gas or even hydro, it has far fewer casualties per unit ...

I suppose it’s expected that I take a moment to tell you where I was ten years ago.  I was living in Charleston, S.C. in Military housing, on the Naval Weapons Station.  I had the day off.  I watched the ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) offers the following cautions on the use of gas-powered generators and other tools: Shock and Electrocution • Never attach a generator directly to the electrical system of structure (home, office, trailer, etc.) unless a qualified ...

By now I am sure you have heard the news, and probably seen the reports on television.  The 5.8 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mineral, VA, occurred on Tuesday, 23 August at 1:51 PM. (USGS details page) I was surprised, ...

It’s not very often Uncle Sam gets it right.  I figure when they do get something right they should be recognized and perhaps in this case even applauded.  The unfurling of the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) by New York ...

Electricity seems to surround us. We take it for granted, turn the switch and the light, radio, computer, phone, etc. will turn on. Or not… Loss of electricity is one of the more common situations we find ourselves in. Wind storms, ...

Thunderstorms, Ice Storms, High Winds, Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and bad drivers all have one thing in common. These various events can knock the power out at your home anywhere from a few minutes to a several days, even weeks. ...

If you have not read the Nuclear Power Primer article, please take a moment to click over and read it. I changed the name of this article from Meltdown 101 to Radiation 101 because it seems to fit better. As I write ...