Throughout most of the United States, daylight-saving time (DST) will end at 2 a.m. (your local time) on Sunday, November. 2. If you’re suffering from post-Halloween overindulgence, you might welcome the extra hour of sleep you’ll get after turning back the clock on Saturday night/Sunday morning. (Find out when DST will start and end in 2009 and beyond.)
In this previous entry on daylight-saving time, you’ll find a list of smart moves that can enhance safety around your house and save you some money. "Is Daylight-Saving Time Costing Us Money?" provides more details on this seasonal time shift.
Essential information: If you’re having trouble getting a good night’s sleep, read "How Did You Sleep Last Night?" This feature offers expert advice, details on sound machines designed to enhance sleep, an interactive quiz, and much more.
Written by larrylarr on October 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 30, 2008, announced the recall of about 370,000 Homelite chain saws whose chain brake could fail to stop the chain on its first application, posing a risk of laceration ris. For full details, including a list of the 10 Homelite models affected, visit this CPSC recall page.
If you’re using a chain saw as part of your fall cleanup, here’s what you need to know:
• Our anatomy of a chain saw lists specific performance and safety features on the models included in our latest report on chain saws (ratings are available to subscribers). It’s interesting to note that seven models lacked a chain brake. That’s significant, since checking the chain brake leads the advice in our primer on chain-saw maintenance.
• Our advice for safer sawing and the video (right) illustrate proper protective equipment and sawing technique.
• Cutting down a tree is a job best left to the pros, particularly for
trees larger than about 6 inches around. While trees often fall in the
direction they’re leaning, it can be tricky to know where they’ll
come down. The University of Missouri’s extension center’s Web site
is among several with illustrated tree- felling techniques.
Written by larrylarr on October 31st, 2008 with no comments.
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