We get four personal days a year that we can use to call off work without scheduling in advance. I bank them to use for bad winter weather. When the traffic report on the radio said there were already two accidents by 6am, I decided to take one today. I probably could have driven in to work after rush hour and been just fine, but by that time I ( Read more... )

The problems we've had with our water system ever since the huge elecitrical storm in late June, are now, I believe, completely fixed. The water heater was fixed two weeks ago, but even after that we’ve had intermittant problems with the water pressure dropping down to nothing for a few minutes (or more), and then coming back to full pressure. It ( Read more... )

Violent thunderstorms went through the area last night. Apparently the worst of it was to the north and west of us, but even where I am, the thunder crashes were loud enough to scare me. Apparently, tornado sirens went off around Columbus and Hilliard, and people were advised to seek shelter in their basements. No tornado touchdowns have been ( Read more... )