Archive for December, 2007

Global Warming “Man Made”?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works just threw cold water on the fire-storm of assertions by everyone from former Vice President Al Gore to CNN to the Associated Press that the entire scientific community agrees that we humans are the cause of global warming.

Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen […]

Picking the Right Remodeling Bid

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

We just got some bids on a remodeling project and the bids are all over the map! And even the lowest bid is much more than we expected we’d have to pay for our project.
Why are the bids so high, and why is there so much difference between
them?

Well, there are two different things going on […]

Book Review: The Self-Sufficiency Handbook

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Okay, so it’s finally come down to this for you: You’re tired of the rat race; you’re tired of the pile of bills; you’re tired of the consumption mentality. You want off the corporate wheel, so to speak; you want to live more simply, get back to basics, sustain yourself and your family and tell […]

Don’t Use Permatex®!

Friday, December 7th, 2007

WARNING! Permatex® is not a suitable pipe dope! It is especially not suitable pipe dope for potable water! This is so critically important, let me repeat it:
Permatex® is not a suitable pipe dope for potable water! It’s toxic!
Okay. Now that I have that out of my system, let me explain:
Permatex® is a gasket sealant designed […]


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