PREPARING to head to bed Rachel Siddall sets aside several minutes to do a sweep of the house. Moving from room to room she ...

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While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Regular readers may remember that I pulled a Toyota Century out of a kudzu patch in Durham, back in June. Thomas, first mate ...

Despite our best-laid plans, the holidays can go dreadfully wrong. Here, nine readers share their tales of festive chaos ...