Make sure your protective gear is doing its job so you can do yours.
Working with power tools, ladders, and other dangers, even the most cautious DIYer can suffer an accident every now and again. So don’t skimp when it comes to safety. Below, we’ve listed six of the most important pieces of safety equipment, and what you should look for when choosing them.
1. SAFETY GLASSES With an alarming 2.4 million eye injuries happening in the U.S. every year — 90% of which could be prevented by protective eyewear — the question is really when shouldn’t you wear them.
What to look for: Depending of the type of home improvement job there are two basic types of safety glasses to have on hand. Read more…
When I think of the dangers of cellular phones, I picture my wife — a real estate agent — rooting around in her giant purse, trying to find her ringing phone as she drives along.
There’s no doubt about the dangers of that. But there is a murkier danger — one that was already being discussed years ago when I started writing this column. To this day, scientists are still divided on whether radiation from cell phones can increase the risk of getting cancer.
Radiation is a loaded word that conjures up unreasonable fear. So let’s be clear about what we’re talking about first.
The arguments
Your cell phone is a tiny transceiver — a combination transmitter and receiver. Power is radiat
A report this month from Resources for the Future looks at the stimulative effect of last summer’s $3 billion car rebate program (“Cash for Clunkers”). The report concludes that the program increased new vehicle sales by about 390,000 during July and August of 2009, with the net increase reduced to 250,000 from June to December. The difference suggests, the report concludes, “that, as intended, the program significantly shifted sales to July and August from other months.” Will cash for appliances provide a similarly short-term shot in the arm for appliance makers? The industry has definitely seen shipments surge in recent months, following the roll out of rebates in most states. That includes a 10-percent year-over-year climb in June. Appliance retailers, including hhgregg, also credit the program with robust sales. The ap Read more…
Parenting has been the greatest joy in my life, but it has, at times, also been the greatest challenge. I would imagine this is true for just about all parents, probably particularly so for stay-at-home moms who rarely get a break, like I was when my own three children were newborns, toddlers, and preschoolers.
The day-to-day toil of keeping our house and taking care of three children whose needs seemed to be all-consuming – just as I would take care of one child’s need for a bottle, the next would need a diaper changed, one would need a snack, and another would need consoling for an “owie” with a kiss and a Sesame Street Band-aid – was often more than I could handle. Honestly,
A Sunday review by Sally. I’m a big fan of this home in Lebanon because it shows off how lax other countries are about building codes.
Chammas Chalet by Paul Kaloustian
Notice that the stairs don’t have those pesky handrails that if I didn’t use I would die but still stairs look SO MUCH BETTER if they don’t have them. Also how cool is it that the kitchen countertop continues to flow into the open floorplan to create a dining table? One long, nice plateau. That particular design is becoming more common in homes, and I really, really, really like it.
A report this month from Resources for the Future looks at the stimulative effect of last summer’s $3 billion car rebate program (“Cash for Clunkers”). The report concludes that the program increased new vehicle sales by about 390,000 during July and August of 2009, with the net increase reduced to 250,000 from June to December. The difference suggests, the report concludes, “that, as intended, the program significantly shifted sales to July and August from other months.” Will cash for appliances provide a similarly short-term shot in the arm for appliance makers? The industry has definitely seen shipments surge in recent months, following the roll out of rebates in most states. That includes a 10-percent year-over-year climb in June. Appliance retailers, including hhgregg, also credit the program with robust sales. The ap 
