Archive for the ‘Safety’ tag
Fire shuts Channel Tunnel Traffic
I’ve been passed out in an undisclosed location in London, UK and noticed this on the BBC.
I’d been toying with taking the chunnel to Paris to see a few friends in Paris and also, truthfully, have a great crepe or two.
When I lived in London during the Gulf War, many Brits would comment at the time that no one in their right mind would take a tunnel under water. Asked rhetorically, “Would you ever take a tunnel under water?” I answered as a good Jersey boy, “Um, yes, the Lincoln Tunnel. Um, the Holland Tunnel.”
I was thinking that the tunnel would be pretty safe from water leaks. I don’t think anyone was thinking about fires!
How Criminals & Lawyers Use Monster.com & Other Job Sites to Invade Your Privacy (and How to Stop Them)
You’re out of work. You want a job. Or you have a job, but you want a better one. So you do what I did — what millions of people do each year. You submit your resumé online. But did you know that just by posting your resumé, you become a target for criminals and lawyers to use your information?
How to Find Walkable Neighborhoods
Want to lose weight? Want to make new friends? Want to discover new shops and restaurants? Maybe it’s time to move. Move your feet, if you’re in a walking neighborhood. Move your life if you’re not. It’s not perfect, but there’s a great new way to find out how walkable a neighborhood is.
