That’s the word from the Contractor’s State License Board’s SWIFT (Statewide Investigative Fraud Team) unit. They opened the latest edition of California Licensed Contractor, the little mag they send out to us contractors every quarter, with that leader. And the next article on page one was titled “CSLB Helps Protect Wildfire Victims”.
Now, I have [...]

It’s finally happened! BernzOmatic has finally released a recyclable line of fuel cylinders they’ve dubbed the Fat Boy™.
I mean, I don’t know about you, but for me, dealing with spent propane and MAPP gas cylinders has just been a pain. You’re not supposed to throw them into the trash, though many people do. [...]

PEX, (or cross-linked polyethylene tubing) is `legal’ for installation in homes and businesses in 49 States of the Union — but not in California. This despite the fact that the 2001 California Plumbing Code (CPC) listed PEX “as an acceptable material for domestic water piping,” (but didn’t approve it for installation). So do the International [...]

Took a long weekend over the 4th to go camping. Not far away, just “over the hill” to a little campground called East Fork, near Willow Creek. Got away late on Wednesday and went into Willow Creek for dinner, then back to camp.
It has been a couple of years since I had any time off. [...]