Home fire fighting is important to learn. There are usually no obstacles to the fire department coming to an alarm, …
STRESS
A LOOK AT STRESS Before we can understand our psychological reactions in a survival setting, it is helpful to first …
Be Prepared for a Brownout
Because brownouts are designed to happen by the power suppliers who deliberately reduce voltage occasionally in order to make us …
Be Prepared for a Blackout
When the power in your house and neighborhood goes out, follow the tips on this list in order to conserve …
Picking Locks
If ever locked out of your house, use this tutorial and learn how to pick it! On top of feeling …
Make Your Own Mud Room Mat
Cork is a very durable, eco-friendly, and available material that is also water-resistant, which makes it great for the laundry …
Patching Drywall
If you end up with a hole in your wall, calling someone to come fix it or even offering to …
Get Clearer Skin With Homemade Ingredients
This video shows you how to make your own pore strips instead of buying expensive creams and scrubs from pharmacies. …
Make Your Own Foxhole Radio
This instructional video teaches you how to make your own foxhole radio, just like the ones soldiers in WWII used. …
Tips for Scratched DVD’s and CD’s
If one of your favorite DVD’s or CD’s is badly scratched, don’t throw it away! Watch this video by the …
How to Repair Leaking Pipes
If the pipe freezes and cracks for several inches or more, a new section will be needed. This usually requires …
General Plumbing Maintenance
Plumbing Systems Close and open the main water supply shutoff valve (periodically) to ensure that it has not stuck …
Proper Pipe Insulation
Insulating Pipes Pipe insulation will keep cold-water pipes from sweating in warm weather and will reduce heat losses from …
Outdoor Main Drains
Fixing Main Drain Plugged with Roots Sometimes the main drain from the house may be plugged with roots, or …
Plumbing Help
Flush Tank Problems Several problems can develop: -Tank continues to run after tank fills -Tank doesn’t fill but water …
Fixing Plugged Sink or Lavatory Drains
If all other sink and toilet drains are open the blockage is probably local. 1. Check the stopper for accumulations …
Fixing a Stopped Up Toilet
This could be due to use of too much toilet paper. It could also be due to other materials being …
Emergency Planning
CREATING A FAMILY PLAN Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact …
Cozy Vocab
When winter rolls along and you’re building house fires to stay warm, brush up on your hearth vocabulary. BELLOWS- a …
Washing Wool Sweaters, the SAFE Way
Washing sweaters (particularly wool sweaters) is a simple process, but one fraught with pitfalls for beginners, as you can easily …
Family Emergency Plan
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your …
Retail health solutions
The free market economy can be relied on to come up with a solution to most problems. In the case …
Facing the Consequences
The FDA cannot require companies to do safety testing of their cosmetic products before marketing. — FDA Office of Cosmetics …
Making a grand entrance – How to assist at a birth
It happens more often that you’d think – babies are born all over the place. And in emergency situations, it’s …
Checking if an outlet is grounded
The wiring in your home consists of the “line” or “hot” wire, the neutral wire and a ground wire. In …
Sleep more, lose weight
Sleep more, lose weight. Sounds mad doesn’t it? But according to new research from the UK there are weight considerations …
Preservatives
There are health problems associated with artificial sweeteners. But there are other hazardous additives that routinely find their way into …
Let them know who’s boss
Body language plays a role in all face-to-face communication. Control of your own body language and the ability to interpret …
Get Out
A reader asked me to look at some of the issues facing us when we have to evacuate from our …
Caulking a loose bathtub
Got a gap appearing around the perimeter of the tub and bathroom sink? Grout dries out with age, and tends …