Up on the roof: Those darn ice dams
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 31-01-2011
Storm rising: Don’t bother trying to travel anywhere
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 31-01-2011
It’s like last week all over again, except our special guest passenger is ice! Whatever. Let’s just get to the bottom line. Don’t bother trying to fly anywhere for the next three days or so. The forecast for the "Groundhog Day" storm has airlines fervently flying the weather waiver flag.
Cash for appliance program has almost run its course
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 29-01-2011
Fourteen months after launching with $300 million in funding, the Department of Energy's State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Programbetter known as the cash for appliances programis down to just over $19 million in 10 states and the District of Columbia. Part of the Recovery Act of 2009, the program allocated roughly $1 for each resident of the U.S. and divided it up state by state.
U.S. issues travel alert for Egypt
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 29-01-2011
With our tests of chocolates, you do know what you’re gonna get
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 28-01-2011
Frugal dilemmas: down economy = good time to divorce?
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 28-01-2011
I was mildly horrified by a quote in this article about the impact of financial strife on troubled marriages from a divorce attorney’s blog that suggested that a down economy might be the right time to call it quits.
Aquarium and Port Discovery discounts: Cheap Trick Thursday
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 27-01-2011
The National Aquarium in Baltimore would like to remind anyone who wants to escape from all this winter weather that it’s always 80 degrees in their rain forest exhibits.
Does this roof make me look fat?
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 27-01-2011
If you wear brown socks with black pants you can make a style correction the next day (and use the excuse that your black socks were in the laundry). But if the color of your house and roof are mismatched, you may lose more than your cool factor. You can lose some serious value in your home as well, according to designer Kate Smith, the resident color expert for DaVinci Roofscapes. While a black outfit is often a safe bet, a black roof on a single-story home can make it appear smaller.
Southwest suspends flights at BWI for this evening
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 27-01-2011
A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines says the majority of flights to/from BWI-Marshall (and Philadelphia) have been canceled for the rest of this evening. Passengers holding reservations for travel to/from BWI can reschedule their flight without penalty. Passengers who did not purchase their ticket via southwest.com, can call 1-800-435-9792 to rebook their flight in the original class of service or travel standby (within 14 days of the original date of travel between the original city-pairs) without paying any additional charge. If your flight has been cancelled, you may also request a refund by calling 800-435-9792.
Winter not about to loosen its icy grip
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 26-01-2011
Another nor'easter is coming tomorrow, threatening to dump more snow on a winter-weary swath of the Northeast. Since the beginning of December, temperatures have averaged below normal from Boston to Chicago, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Atlanta and even Miami, according to AccuWeather. Snow has fallen in every state except Florida and both AccuWeather and the National Weather Service say it won't be warming up anytime soon.