Last month, three single-family homes I pass while driving to work disappeared. They were there on my drive into work. But on the way home, only a “demolished by” sign remained. It was impressive.
The “Gunning Fog Index” measures the readability of a sample of writing. The result indicates the number of years of formal education that a person needs to easily understand the text on the first reading. I thought about this recently while thumbing through some codes - in this case, the International Fuel Gas Code.
From left, three generations of show attendees are represented by Steve Atwood, Melissa L'Espoir Atwood, Ethan Atwood, John L'Espoir, Elliott Atwood, and Sally L'Espoir. I was aghast the first time
I rarely look out my seventh-floor window, but a few weeks ago a dangling window washer grabbed my attention. This guy - let’s call him Wally - was cleaning windows
I have been fortunate enough to visit both of New York City's new baseball stadiums this
year. As a die-hard NY Yankee fan, it pains me to say
that the new Citi Field (home of the NY Mets) is far superior to the new Yankee
Stadium (ouch!).
In Sept. 2005, the world was mesmerized by the greatest
natural disaster in the history of the U.S. Most of us were glued to our
favorite cable channel or Web site, watching hurricane Katrina pound the Gulf
Coast without mercy. Our federal and state emergency services were in the
spotlight. How would they respond to this overwhelming storm?
“Do the numbers made sense?” is a question that often bounces through
my head. This question has once again been raised – this time with
full-page ads for “…a home cooling breakthrough that uses 96% less electricity
than air conditioners.” Wow, I thought, no more high rates to cool my home!
This past week I attended my fourth NFPA Conference & Expo, which was held at McCormick Place in nearby Chicago. Besides the usual excellent educational seminars, lively tradeshow floor and