It happens more often than you might think (Photo: NAN728/Shutterstock) Angela Nelson (@BostonAngela)Travel(March 7, 2016) The average cruise ship rises something like 200 feet — the equivalent of around 20 stories — above the waterline. That’s a long way down. Now consider this: According to the International Business Times, about 200 people have fallen off cruise ships since…
How to avoid a rollover and survive one if it happens David Arv BragiTravel (September 14, 2015) (Photo: Ivan Cholakov/Shutterstock) It was six in the morning on St. Patrick’s Day, 2012, when Hannah Ritchie’s headlights revealed a dog on the freeway. “I swerved to the left to avoid the dog and then swerved to the right…
Don’t let your chimney (or house) go up in smoke — keep that blaze in the fireplace, where it belongs David Arv BragiHome(September 22, 2015 (Photo: Derek R. Audette/Shutterstock) Forget the image of chimney sweeps dancing with Mary Poppins across the rooftops of London. Modern chimney safety is a serious business. Chimneys, chimney connectors or fireplaces…
Basement fires are among the most dangerous. Here are four ways to protect yourself David Arv Bragi and Marianne Wait (@MarianneWait)Home(March 8, 2016) Your basement’s a great place for the kids to make noise and for you to store all the stuff that doesn’t fit in your house or garage. But it has a dark side. On TV,…
Hundreds of people die each year in preventable accidents David Arv Bragi (October 20, 2015) Strolling along a ribbon of rail may sound like a picturesque way to spend a lazy afternoon. But it’s actually illegal — and it can be deadly. Train tracks and the right-of-way surrounding them are private property owned by the railroad….