Archive for April, 2008
Hammocks Sold by LivingXL Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
The metal frame for the hammocks can crack and break, causing a consumer to fall to the ground.
Nintendo Recalls Lapel Pins Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
The metal lapel pin contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Rio Brands Recalls High-Boy Beach Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
The rear leg of the chair can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
DEWALT Recalls Table Saws Due to Laceration Hazard
The pivot bracket on the saw can separate which can misalign the blade and the fence and cause kick back. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Kyodo America Recall LawnBott Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard
The cutting blades continue to rotate when the mower is lifted from the ground and the spacing on the side of the lawn mower could allow room for a consumer’s foot to go beyond the shield and be struck by the blade. Both instances pose a serious laceration hazard to consumers.
Is Dell Computer On Its Way Back?
A few years ago I purchased a Dell Dimension desktop computer online (and by phone; because Dell has primarily a virtual sales model versus retail stores). Just about every one of my phone calls with questions landed in a foreign country where English was a second or third language – Argentina, Brazil, and not surprisingly [...]
Avoiding The Tax Pinch, and Getting Electronic Assistance
It happens every year, and now it is happening again. It is tax time. Whether you are an employee on a W2 status, or self-employed on 1099′s, or both, or neither, if you have received any income in the United States, you are required by law to report it on a federal tax return. For [...]
No More Waiting at the Post Office; Now Click-N-Ship
We don’t do a whole lot of mailing via the US Postal Service anymore, but when we need to, those old nightmarish images come back to mind: standing in an interminable line waiting to deal with someone who does not like their job – or worse yet, someone who loves their job because they think [...]
Washing Dishes, A Job That Needs To Be Done
It was taking as much time for our family of 7 to get dishes off the table and into and out of the dish washer and back into the cupboards and drawers is it was doing them by hand. Plus, it was often difficult to tell whether the dishes in the dishwasher were waiting to [...]
