Wow, I live in a "simple home" in the country and drive a "regular car" since I can't use "public transportation" out here.  My clothes come "off the rack" from thrift stores and my wife keeps her "scissors sharp" to cut my hair for free.  I am far from my way to a well off life financially let alone a "nonbillionaire"...more

P.S. You don't "throttle" flow with a ball valve...I'd ask for my money back

I install boilers, chillers, etc.  The workmanship of the "boiler room" in this article leaves much to be desired.   Propress fittins?  Who hangs an expansion tank sandwiched between unistrut vertically?  How bout a sleeve, in that cored penetration through the wall? Not to mention fire caulk.  They could'nt even cente...more

LaBatt, "this article is ridiculous"?... You go on to say its this country that is the problem...Maybe it's the people who live in this country who are in debt over thier ears because of thier lack of control over thier spending who are truly "ridiculous"

I think this sums it up: Jim Emerson is the former editor of Microsoft's online/CD-ROM movie encyclopedia, Cinemania. He has written a lot over the years, mostly about movies, for many publications and Web sites, and is now the editor of RogerEbert.com, where he also publishes his blog. Get a life and a real job loser...more