I have been working on trying to grow my hobby based Internet business. It has been successful up to the point where I need to decide how much more time and energy and money I should invest. My real job in energy management is too important to abandon, so I only see this sideline as a fall back point if ever needed. These times are difficult to judge and define personal economic strategy. The Democratic...
Continue reading...Observation
The “Big Game”
Wow! Some Super Bowl game. (Am I permitted to use that SB term?) So sue me. We had to cheer for Pittsburgh at our house as Gloria and I and the kids lived about 40 miles from the stadium for about the first half of our lives. Gloria was born in Steubenville, Ohio which was even closer to Pittsburgh than Youngstown. The Cardinals put on quite an effort, no slouches there. I would not have...
Continue reading...WAW! What a Week!
This has been a busy week. The “almost house fire” has kept me busy. Lots to do to get everything back to normal after that event. The electrical repair was a little pricey but not too bad. The service was outstanding. My heat pump repair was very pricey and the workers somewhat of a fiasco, more about that in another post. It deserves one of its own. Read Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey page. The...
Continue reading...A House Fire (almost)
This could have been much worse. The pictures above show what happened inside my electrical service meter box on the side of my house on Friday (1/16/09). My 200 amp service panel is just on the other side of the wall, about two foot of 2/0 wire between here and the breakers. Gloria told me while I was at work that the power in the house was acting “funny” and that the house was getting...
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