For many years, the material of choice for clothes dryer venting was the common flexible plastic vent hose. Invariably, I run across this material in some homes several times a month. As a courtesy to the new home buyer, I write this up as a potential fire safety hazard. There are two problems w
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01/02/2008
According to the EPA and other sources, Radon is second only to cigarettes as the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. It has also been labeled as the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers and smokers alike. It is estimated that about 20,000 US citizens will die this year due
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01/01/2008
I'M sure that is the burning question that every kid that grew up on a farm like I did wants to know. Many, many moons ago, Hazlehurst, GA was a sleepy little rural farm town tucked away in the middle of nowhere. It was so small, that we used to joke that both city limits signs were on the same
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12/31/2007