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S tay Safe W orki n g o n Projects
Taki n g o n DIY home improvement projects can be a rewarding experience.It can a lso help save you b ig b ucks compared to hiring a contracto r for every single p roject around your home.
But as you tackle that electrical update or new tiled shower, understand that dealing with home improvement projects requires safety and precautions.
Check out the following findings regarding the most common homeowner injuries from Porch.com, a home services company connecting homeowners with high-quality home improvement professionals. • Ladder accidents result in nearly 200,000 emergency room visits every year. Ladders also kill about 300 people annually. • All in all, using a ladder means a 1 in 1,680 chance of an ER visit, according to the report. • Hardware like nails and screws cause 124,000 ER visits annually and a 1 in 2,615 chance at injury. • Lawn mowers cause nearly 90,000 trips to the ER. • Homeowners’ fingers, arms, eyes, face, feet and the upper torso are most at risk. • About 70 percent of all home repair-related ER visits happen to males, with men 50 to 59 most at risk. • Home repair injuries occur most often on Saturdays and Mondays and in the summer months of June, July and September.
RESEARCH IS KEY
When it comes to preventing injuries on your home improvement projects, making sure you’re prepared is key. Each project requires unique skills and knowledge, so experts recommend spending some time doing a little research before you start. You can find helpful videos online or even pick the brain of some of your handier friends before getting started. Visit your local hardware store to chat with associates about your project.
The more time you put into researching your project, the less risk you put yourself at during the actual execution of the job.
SAFETY GEAR
Depending on the tasks involved, it’s likely you’ll need some safety gear to protect yourself from flying objects, dust or debris. Even for homeowners experienced in working on their own projects, safety gear is key to preventing injuries.
Here are a few pieces of gear no DIYer should be without: protective gloves with reinforced palms, safety glasses, ear protection, a hard hat, a dust mask, non-slip, closed-toe shoes, flameresistant coveralls and harness and safety rope.
Also, make sure your home is equipped with a full first aid kit as well as fire extinguishers or blankets. Have a list of emergency numbers ready just in case things do get out of hand. This list should include professional tradespeople, your local fire department and the poison help line.
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KNOW WHEN TO CALL FOR HELP
Even the handiest of DIYers need help from time to time. Plumbing and especially electrical are two areas where it’s advised to depend on an expert. Even on relatively smaller projects, the help of a licensed local expert can make all the difference.
You may be out some cash in the long run, but you’ll have confidence that the job will be completed according to current health and safety codes.
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Fishing for customers, catching a phenomenon Fishing for customers, catching a phenomenon
By Elizabeth Izzo By Elizabeth Izzo
Spotting the cash at the intersec tion of Broadway and Main Street, Dan Sporn, owner of the Goody Goody’s toy store in Saranac Lake, bent down to pick it up. Being the good citizen that he is, he said he wanted to return it to its rightful owner. What Sporn didn’t know is that the dollar was attached to a fishing line, and he was about to star in a viral prank video with more than 1.6 million views on Tik Tok, a popular social media plat form. “I thought I should bend over and give it to Blue Line (Sports) because someone obviously dropped it,” Sporn said. “I bent over, and it just disappeared.” The video shows Sporn, looking confused, stepping into Blue Line Sports to search for the dollar before looking up, and seeing he’d been pranked. “Well, come on in, sir, how can I help you?” Ryan Baker, a fishing guide with Adirondack TrOutfitters who works at Blue Line Sports, told Sporn. In the video, the camera pans over to show Baker by the store’s cash register, holding a fishing pole with the dollar attached. Sporn laughs hard and looks around the store. “I was just like, ‘Oh, those little boys,’” Sporn said. “It was all in good fun.” The dollar-on-a-string prank was set up by Baker and his roommate Reid Mason, who is also a fishing guide with Adirondack TrOutfitters. Baker and Mason pranked over a dozen people on June 16. Mason, who had filmed the pranks, compiled a few of the reactions
Spotting the cash at the intersec tion of Broadway and Main Street, Dan Sporn, owner of the Goody Goody’s toy store in in a video — including Sporn’s, plus the reaction of John Dimon, who owns the Human Power Planet Earth bike shop a few doors down — and set it to a remix Saranac Lake, bent down to pick it up. of a song from the Nickelodeon show Being the good citizen that he is, he said “SpongeBob SquarePants,” a popular he wanted to return it to its rightful choice for comedy videos on Tik Tok. owner. What Sporn didn’t know is that Mason posted it on his Tik Tok the dollar was attached to a fishing line, account under the name and he was about to star in a viral prank “@up2somthinfishy.” The Tik Tok video with more than 1.6 million views algorithm brought the video onto the on Tik Tok, a popular social media plat - “for you” page — which is like the form. Timeline on Facebook or the Explore “I thought I should bend over page on Instagram, but features short and give it to Blue Line (Sports) because videos that Tik Tok believes a user someone obviously dropped it,” Sporn would like. Making it on the “for you” said. “I bent over, and it just page often leads to a person’s Tik Tok disappeared.” getting massive exposure. As of Friday, The video shows Sporn, looking Mason and Baker’s Tik Tok had confused, stepping into Blue Line Sports garnered over 1.6 million views and had to search for the dollar before looking been liked more than a quarter of a up, and seeing he’d been pranked. million times. “Well, come on in, sir, how can I Speaking with a reporter while help you?” Ryan Baker, a fishing guide fishing from Saranac Lake’s River Walk with Adirondack TrOutfitters who on June 18, Baker said he and his works at Blue Line Sports, told Sporn. roommate were just messing around and In the video, the camera pans trying to drum up some business for the over to show Baker by the store’s cash shop. register, holding a fishing pole with the “We just figured, let’s keep dollar attached. Sporn laughs hard and fishing,” he said. “We’re always fishing. looks around the store. So I put a dollar bill on the line and put “I was just like, ‘Oh, those little it out on the sidewalk.” boys,’” Sporn said. “It was all in good As he spoke to the reporter, fun.” Baker reeled in a smallmouth bass from The dollar-on-a-string prank was the Saranac River. He quickly took the set up by Baker and his roommate Reid fish into his hand, freed it and threw it Mason, who is also a fishing guide with back into the water. Adirondack TrOutfitters. Baker and Mason’s Tik Tok account had Mason pranked over a dozen people on something like 50 followers before this June 16. video went viral, according to Baker. Mason, who had filmed the Overnight, he gained more than 1,900 pranks, compiled a few of the reactions followers.
in a video — including Sporn’s, plus the reaction of John Dimon, who owns the Human Power Planet Earth bike shop a few doors down — and set it to a remix of a song from the Nickelodeon show “SpongeBob SquarePants,” a popular choice for comedy videos on Tik Tok. Mason posted it on his Tik Tok account under the name “@up2somthinfishy.” The Tik Tok algorithm brought the video onto the “for you” page — which is like the Timeline on Facebook or the Explore page on Instagram, but features short videos that Tik Tok believes a user would like. Making it on the “for you” page often leads to a person’s Tik Tok getting massive exposure. As of Friday, Mason and Baker’s Tik Tok had garnered over 1.6 million views and had been liked more than a quarter of a million times. Speaking with a reporter while fishing from Saranac Lake’s River Walk on June 18, Baker said he and his roommate were just messing around and trying to drum up some business for the shop. “We just figured, let’s keep fishing,” he said. “We’re always fishing. So I put a dollar bill on the line and put it out on the sidewalk.” As he spoke to the reporter, Baker reeled in a smallmouth bass from the Saranac River. He quickly took the fish into his hand, freed it and threw it back into the water. Mason’s Tik Tok account had something like 50 followers before this video went viral, according to Baker. Overnight, he gained more than 1,900 followers.
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