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One thing I've observed is that it is different during this downturn. Typically, I've kept busy in downturns because closing a manufacturing business requires environmental work to resolve issues of what may be left on or beneath the closed property. But this time, there really isn't as much...

Today is Veteran's Day. Find one and tell him (or her) thank you.

If you use the word "always" in financial advice you are probably wrong.

Stick to your guns. You helped them rent once, and should do it again. A house purchase should be out of the question for many, many reasons. I remain skeptical about the owner of the rental wanting them to leave, if they have been paying on time. Landlords are desperate for reliable...

So many questions, so little time for you to decide. 1) Why are they being asked to move? Have they paid their rent on time? Have they trashed the place? 2) Why is your dad, in his mid-late 50s, not able to work to supplement his pension? 3) How much are they putting into the transaction...

Earthquake hazard is very low in Texas. This map shows the highest hazard areas in the U.S., primarily along the west coast, but also a spot in southeast Missouri, where some of the largest earthquakes in North America were recorded in 1812. So you trade California's earthquake hazard for the...

There is a lot of oil around California. Plenty of blame to go around. IIRC, the repubs squashed a bill that would tax oil extraction, but not allow additional drilling. On the other hand the Dems squashed a bill that would allow an existing oil platform to be used to increase production, and...

You got it. Stop at one table and get handed the paperwork. Move forward and stick out your arm. No muss, no fuss. You can do it in your housecoat and fuzzy slippers. Does anybody here remember the drive-in church here in OC?

That's newer that I would have guessed. CERCLA (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act) was passed in late 1980. That was the legislation that got the ball rolling on environmental liability and "cradle to grave" responsibility for hazardous wastes.

Why, obviously, that second person would be a networking specialist, so I could maintain my Internet access! There would also be some gender-specific requirements. I haven't closely reviewed the activities that have been / are being conducted at the El Toro site. But I have seen no credible...

Go Illini. When I joined this forum, my alma mater was in the middle of a very good basketball season. NCAA final four. Probably not again this year (sigh!) I live in the University Park area of Irvine, south of the 405, which is not in the impacted area. So admittedly, my opinions MIGHT be...

It is easy to remediate, once you know it's there and take appropriate action. It can be expensive, but it is not a technological challenge. Many gas stations built before 1990 have undergone site remediation for leaking underground tanks. Large petroleum tank farms have similar problems, but...

I don't quite know what to make of that filter comparison chart. There are chemicals listed that should be removed by any decent reverse osmosis unit or activated carbon filter. But, for example, the chart shows that the Brita filter I use (activated carbon) isn't good for removal of many...

I don't remember where I got this. It may have been from IHB, but I thought it appropriate to this thread. Attached files

This applies to carbon filters like the Brita filter I use. I'm not sure if a small household RO system requires a change-out. The large industrial-size RO units actually flush 15-50 percent of the water out to a drain and that keeps the filter membrane clean. Those filters last for several...