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Show OCTOBER 18, 2000 B11 rere Ph | | rm WASATCH COUNTY COURIER Preparing For Winter Fall is the time of year we should remember to change the batteries in to install Centers. for Disease Control says that more ‘than 2,000 people die and/or inspect the carbon’ monoxide each year from accidental and _ exposure to carbon =% detectors in our homes. Although most mostly in = 7 homes are equipped with at least one > monoxide, homes. smoke detector, the relatively new carPerhaps because we — ibid’ bon monoxide detectors are not as coming more time at home this time of mon. CO alarms are currently in only 25 percent wit h smoof U.S. households, contrasting year, fall is the season we become ke alarms, which are in more be th of homes. than 93A siete ay rst ERR et aes rue Peiryeige BRS ae eISSN a 3 WE gil = 3 Ene pa Hig? z ’ x : 7 ; iy] Eg"E gy a&3 in Ui ao éxrt <3 2 sid S r 3 4 ee BY.v SCOTT GIBSON After you |have checked the. ing. ad servicing i fuel sys: : blade for excess wear and “tem and battery. cracks, sharpen it on.a.grinder Step one is a thorough It’s tempting at the end of | i dean says John Held, of -or with a_file. If it needs more mowing season to wheel your - Simplicity Manufacturing. . than.a light sharpening, make | mower into the garage and for- Removing dirt and grime .sure. it’s balanced . before _ get it. But a little maintenance makes it easier to find prob- remounting it. When inspectwill protect your mower for the lems like a worn fuel line ora ing the blade, check. drive TODAY'S HOMEOWNER spring. throughout tbe system. Also treat fuel in your gas can if you MAGAZINE winter and ensure it will start in Although some details will vary depending on_ your specific mower and whether it is a walk-behind or riding model, the basic steps are the same. It boils down to cleaning, inspecting, 3 With the winds of winter just around when fuel-burning appli- the corner this is also the time of year to ances, fireplaces, flue sys- have your fireplace and wood stove tems and chimneys malfunc- chimneys and flues inspected and - tion. CO is odorless, color- _ cleaned for the heating season. Furnace less, tasteless and non-irri- checkups and filter changes are important before we begin demanding their — ~ “tating, making the poison peak performance for the next few ~ completely invisible to the months: It’s also a good idea to make ~ human senses. sure your fire extinguishers are og _ACO detector properly installed iin the home can reduce the danger of handy and fully charged. A little time and money spent now CO poisoning and offer the same lifesaving protection we have come to _ could prevent a disaster in the coming months | See a on with ee ‘detectors. Kee s Wiktericing our Moun cals 4 inop | Uiewesaini monoxide ct cae ee or, 30 bi POM ED ae one. lubricat- chafed electrical cable. Next, touch up scratches and dings _with paint to prevent rust.Then lubricate; the owner’s manual will indicate locations. Where oiling is required, use motor oil. Where grease fittings are visible, apply lithium grease. OOF OOS ae PE ny pee te won't use it in other equipment. — To: help. prevent — minutes fo Siclctarton aren. ae paca 2, oe Bae My aa we a ative cable removed or ‘connect- — . ed.:to,;,anjcautematic:: trickle © charger, but the best choice i is walls, ; some manufacturers sug- - gest removing the spark plug and squirting motor or fogging oil into the spark plug hole. belts, replacing any that appear +2, Although this won’t do any worn or cracked. Manufacturers generally 7 harm, says Held, it prebahly is not necessary. ‘recommend you drain the fuel If you haven't chanced the system or treat fuel with a stabi-__ lizer. If you add stabilizer to the - oil recently, do it now. If the oil tank, run the mower for a few - is relatively clean, you can leave OREO f Ned Also ‘check the air filter, od _ clean-if necessary. The battery can be left in place with the neg- TEC rue _the years, making the purchase and installation affordable to most every- it in a the: mower overr theywinter. ae Sy SE ke og at TTT it : more aware of safety measures around down considerably in the past several are exposed to it year round. | Appropriately dubbed the “silent killer,” carbon monoxide quietly invades the home “to remove it, fully charge it and ‘store it in a cool, dry place. Clean posts with a wire brush, and protect them with dielectric nT detectors The cost of CO detector alarms has come silicone or petroleum jelly. To get your mower in shape in spring, see “Getting Ready to Mow” (April 2000, or Fics Wnty smoke States. season. www.todayshomeowner.com/y og gage one” OT our United no __ myn cause of -accidental poisoning death in the knows Homeowners and apartment dwellers eT Michigan know there are certain preparations that need to be done before the cold weather season begins. — poisoning De According to the Centers for Disease Control and the Journal of the American Medical Association, carbon monoxide poisoning is the number one ELEC s we enter the glorious color season, we know the chill of winter is not far away. Those of us make our homes in Northern a Constitution May | Fall To Capitalism ‘sive, with its money flowing to Republicans and Democrats alike and ensuring that these two political parties are the only outlets available to the voters. | Ree ae oe We've ———————= WASATCH COUNTY - Wasatch County’s Source for News Moved!! fame see us in our new rep ereerrt After more than two centuries, there are some signs that we might be losing our republic. The republic established by the Constitution is in danger of becoming a corporate oligarchy, with two entrenched political parties depending on the same source of money to fund their campaigns. This corporate oligarchy is exclu- | HEREFORD, Texas — When he framers of the Constitution signed the document, Benjamin Franklin reported-ly said, “Gentlemen, we have a republic , if we can keep it.” _ location: Old Swics Sane -— 210: South Main e¢ Midway e 435- 654- 2661 l DONALD COOPER “THE HEREFORD BRAND _ of all aia HE LAS allowed to participate in the debate. - oe ve us. Beeb has qualified for feder- _ The Commission on Presidential -“al campaign funds just like Gore and Debates, which set the rules for the - Bush.c. The : ee risnublicaas (or engagement, is made up equally of, Republicrats, take your pick), through Who do you suspect? Democrats and their control of Congress and the state Republicans. The commission arbitrarithose with the deep, deep pockets. — legislatures, have managed to write ly set a figure based on polls to deterNowhere has this been more apparelection laws that have made the politimine who would participate. Naturally, ent than at the first so-called presidencal process their exclusive domain. the commission picked a tial debate between Al And, the news media, which prefers poll figure that was high Gore and George W. the orderliness of a two-party horse Bush. While the repreThe Ref orm P arty enough to ensure that race, have collaborated in this stifling of only Gore and Bush sentatives of the two political expression. For that is exactly wings of the same corponominee sh ould would be on the stage. what it is political censorship. If dissi- © If they had chosen rate party went through - have had the dents of any stripe are denied access to attendance at_ rallies, the debate charade, all the system, that is a form of political then Nader would have the while harping on their © - opportunity to oppression. _ been on_ the = stage. superficial differences, During the Cold War, the United other presidential candi- pres ent bis views Recently, more than 10,000 people paid $7 States constantly lectured the former dates not only were not Soviet Union about its lack of free eleceach to attend a Nader allowed on the ‘stage, on issues affecttions, pointing out that the voters had rally in Portland, Ore. these other candidates. only one party the Communist Party for The day before, Bush were not even allowed to ing all of us. drew about 2,300 people which to vote. enter the building. | In this country, we have ninetigien to to a free rally. Ralph Nader, the nomemulate the Soviet system. The only dif _ Nader is not the only minor party inee of the Green Party, was in Boston ference is we manage to put two people eniididme who deserved to be on the where the debate, which was sponsored stage. Although I cannot think of a sin- from the same party on the ballot. by corporate money, was being held. Although Nader has a. significant gle issue on which Pat Buchanan and I Either way, the voters have no real | agree, the Reform Party nominee © choice. ‘national following, and is speaking out _ And, that means we are as our should have had the opportunity | to on issues that Gore and Bush either —— his views on issues pecs all z republic. _ ignore or tiptoe around, he was not That the voters are increasingly disenchanted with their disenfranchisement has no effect on the two political parties because in their tight little world, the only voters who count are |