How to Cope with a Power Outage

Severe weather doesn’t take a season off. In fact, high winds, torrential rain, and lightning strikes can occur anytime of year and bring about a slew of problems, including car accidents, downed trees, and – most commonly – power outages. Here are just some of the...

How to Stay Safe During a Thunderstorm

“When thunder rolls, go indoors!” Good advice, but it doesn’t go far enough. Here are a few other precautionary measures well-worth heeding for your own safety: Don’t take a bath or shower, or wash dishes. Electrical currents can travel through the plumbing pipes and...

Habits You’ll Want to Break

Don’t worry, this is not a pitch about quitting smoking or a plea to err on the side of sobriety.  Today, we’re leaving those bad habits aside. Those featured in this blog are the everyday sort, the kind that drive family members crazy, perhaps, and others that can...

How to Stay Healthy this Winter

Ready for a positive spin on winter?  Okay, here it comes.  With all the time you spend indoors here in Connecticut, you have more time to unwind, catch up on your reading, and just take a breather from your otherwise busy lifestyle. That doesn’t sound so awful, does...

How to Generate More Heat from Your Fireplace

Gathering around your family fireplace should be more than visually appealing. It should be one way to feel nice and toasty with little to no help from your central heating system. If you’re missing out on the added warmth an indoor wood fire can provide, here ‘s how...

How to Prepare for and Handle Extreme Cold

When it’s 15 degrees outside with a wind chill factor of below zero, do you really feel better when someone suggests: “It could be a lot worse!” We’re betting your answer (at least the polite one) would be “Go peddle your optimism elsewhere, pal, because I’ve got all...
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