"when all the ice melts and the sea's and ocean's rise 200 ft maybe when all the coastal cities are flooded and the red necks will still say they don't believe in environmental light bulbs" My house is about 400 feet above MSL, and I live in "redneck" territory. Nine years ago, we sold a condo that was only about t...more

The fluorescent "curly" bulbs are costly, and currently, many fail prematurely.  (Cheap, overseas sourced, and sold by major brands) LED Bulbs have potential, but may suffer from early failure as well, mainly due to poor design and production. From an electrical safety viewpoint, the chance of having line voltage pres...more

Fat lot of good when the Stews tell everyone to shut down cell phones, laptops, and so forth. On top of that, the fee is high, and a fee should be good for the flight duration.

Inflated prices on a sliding scale are just the start. Even with Medicare, hospitals are finding and using "loopholes" to bill patients unreasonable amounts of money.

It may take the DVA an unreasonable amount of time to decide any veteran's claim. To add insult to injury, the first VA claim decision has at least a 30% chance of being summarily denied, regardless of the merits. The DVA appeals process can take about five years, and there also is a significant error rate. If the ...more

It looks like one cell failed, and caused a chain reaction.  If a Lion cell fails internally by shorting out, It rapidly overheats to the point of actually catching on fire. Without adequate separation and a barrier, the adjacent cells also overheat. Decades ago, a lantern battery using low internal resistance cells, ...more

The current SSA COL adjustment rate of 1.7% is a joke, and does not begin to equal the actual cost of living increase experienced by current recipients!  The increased costs of fuel, utilities, food, insurance, prescriptions, and medical care are more than ten percent for most people, including SSA recipients.  The inc...more

Force Congress and the politicians in general to eliminate or reduce their retirement plans to provide a benefit that is no more than equal to the average SSA payment. See how long it takes to "fix' Social Security!  Social Security recipients have already been hard hit by past changes that significantly reduce benefit...more

Social Security has already taken major hits in the past.  The COL formula was changed years ago to eliminate cost increases that were real, yet caused the COL numbers to be higher than the politicians cared for.  Then the government decided that the SSA funds were an asset that, by some law changes, might be "used" by...more