It took Jimmy about a half-hour to realize that the homeowner hadn’t understood a word he had said.

Very few Americans are, but that was the title of the short, silent film I watched on YouTube. The United States Bureau of Mines Department of Commerce made it during the 1920s, and it’s filled with drama and also an annoying surprise.

I have an undated article from the “Handbook of Construction Techniques,” which McGraw Hill once published. The title was “Keeping a Cool Head.” Consider this in hindsight:

A question asked on The Wall at HeatingHelp.com caught my attention and had me thinking of you.

I’m concerned about what our phones are doing to the way we think and the way we work.  

Bonomi North America’s new range of heavy-duty explosion-proof electric actuators are for use in NEMA 4X, 7, 8 and 9 applications.

Before I retired from speaking in 2016, I spent decades giving talks about heating systems across the U.S., Canada, Europe and even in the Caribbean. Several times, I even did steam-heating seminars in Hawaii. Life’s funny that way.

All the steam-savvy contractors that post on HeatingHelp.com were commenting on this steam pipe. 

When a contractor orders something from you, do you say, “Excellent!” or “Great choice!”?

Take the time to be helpful. Just take the time.