Category: Health & Safety
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How To – Proper Disposal Of Medicines In Your Home
Every year we hear clean water reports that say large cities like NYC have levels of pharmaceuticals in their drinking water that can be a concern for the people that live in that area. You will hear reports of water that has passed through the treatment plants to be recycled and put back into our…
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How To – Preventing Mold And Insulation of Heating Ducts in Crawl Spaces
One of our visitors from the Seattle Washington area asks about a problem with condensation on his duct work leaving some mold growth due to moisture in his crawl space. The problem they are having is that their home has a partial basement and a dirt crawl space under part of the home. The area…
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How To – Choosing Fuel Type For An Emergency Backup Generator
Whether you are planing for a winter ice storm or summer hurricane there are a number of considerations that you need to take into account when planing your backup electric power supply. The first thing you will need to do is size the generator necessary to provide electric for your primary services. You will want…
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How To – Long Term Storage Of Food Pantry Essentials
Keeping a stockpile of food items is essential for many reasons including storms and natural disasters or just to limit your need to travel in adverse conditions such as heavy snows of winter. Most food products are packaged to allow six to eighteen months of storage in normal conditions. However once you open and begin…
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How To – Safe Driving Tips For Deer Season
Every Fall the number of accidents caused by collisions with deer populations has risen. For the past 5 years West Virginia has been the hardest hit but other states with similar agriculture and high deer populations see very similar numbers. Since deers have a high center of gravity… meaning very thin legs and heavy bodies…