Violent summer thunderstorms can strike at any time, resulting in a power failure that can last for hours. But if you are at work or traveling, how will you know if your pet is stranded at home with no air conditioning and at risk of… Read More
One night last month my elderly friend Barbara nearly died due to a power failure that that shut off her oxygen concentrator. Barbara suffers from emphysema and depends upon her oxygen machine to breathe. She also has severe hearing loss. So even though the oxygen… Read More
Did you ever drive away from your house and later wonder if you closed the garage door? Well, it happened to me last weekend when I was leaving for a long holiday weekend. I had driven nearly 10 miles and suddenly realized that I couldn’t… Read More
It takes only minutes for a child to drown, which is why most towns have swimming pool safety laws requiring homeowners to enclose pools and spas with a fence at least four feet high with a self-closing gate. And because the pool gate is often… Read More
