Archive for the ‘environment’ category

Cars and oil

January 7th, 2012

One thing that I have always grown up with is the myth that my car’s oil should be changed every 3,000 miles. I was surprised when I found that this is not always the case. Many modern cars can go far longer without an oil change and we can save a lot of oil by [...]

Bailing someone out

November 20th, 2011

Every once in a while I get caught up in a situation that is not of my own making. This happened when an employee of mine was supposed to be taking care of a problem but failed to do so. This left me holding the bag and I had to rectify the situation. The whole [...]

Summer is almost over

September 11th, 2011

This summer has been long and hard. The weather was pretty hot and heavy. That’s not to mention the hurricane Irene that came storming through. The damage was slight, but I consider us very lucky. Anyway, we are getting ready to prepare for winter. There is much to be done before we are ready. We [...]

Hurricane Irene

August 27th, 2011

The hurricane Irene is currently hovering over the east coast. We have had heavy rain all through the night and they seem to be getting worse. The wind is slowly picking up and is starting to become a factor. I believe the worst is yet to come. We took the time to make sure our [...]

Eroding beaches

June 24th, 2011

The modern world has so many problems. One problem that will affect us all is that of the rising sea level all around the world. Due to global warming, the water levels of the oceans are rising at alarming rates. This is causing problems for countries around the world. Beaches are being swallowed by the [...]