Blue View – Should we take one for the team?

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Blue View – Should we take one for the team?

Texas Lt. Governor Patrick, who is about to turn 70, said. "No one reached out to me and said as a senior citizen, are you willing to take a chance on your survival in exchange for keeping the America that all America loves for your children and grandchildren? And if that's the exchange, I'm all in." Does he have a valid point? Are we being selfish? Should we older citizens be willing to martyr ourselves for the greater good?

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Blue View – The Last Pandemic from a Sailor’s View

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Blue View – The Last Pandemic from a Sailor’s View

The last pandemic occurred in 2009 while we were on a long passage from Easter Island to Pitcairn Island. Our communications at sea were limited and we were totally unaware that the H1N1 swine flu epidemic had become a full fledged, worldwide pandemic. Thus we were quite surprised to discover that Pitcairn had closed its port and wasn’t allowing any new arrivals to land…

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Blue View - Replacing a GFCI

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Blue View - Replacing a GFCI

While a circuit breaker prevents electrical fires, a GFCI, protects you from being shocked or electrocuted. The GFCI is a clever device that takes the place of a standard outlet, and is used in parts of the house that may be exposed to moisture like, for example the kitchen, bathrooms and outside areas. If it detects a fault condition, it disconnects the power from the circuit... before you get shocked.

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