Popular Lenox tea kettles are currently being recalled due to a risk of severe burn injuries to consumers. These 2.5-quart tea kettles by Lenox are being recalled by Continuum. Apparently, they can expel hot water during use, which poses a significant risk of burn hazard to users. Currently, about 56,000 of these tea kettles are […]
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Defective Seat Belts on Polaris Utility Vehicles
Popular off-road vehicle manufacturer Polaris is currently conducting a recall of their PRO XD and Ranger utility vehicles due to an injury hazard to users. At this time, Polaris is recalling their model year 2019 PRO XD and model year 2020 Ranger utility vehicles (UTVs) due to defective seat belts. Apparently, the seat belts on […]
Children Crushed to Death by Overturning TVs and Furniture
Sorry for this morbid note, but in earthquake country you would expect everyone would anchor TVs and furniture to walls. Not so. This past week we had two calls involving a child injured by an overturned TV and another by a dresser that tipped-over. Fortunately, these two children survived, but an astounding that 80 percent […]
U.S. Supreme Court Supports the Top 1%
A Niagara Falls of money will make 2020 the most expensive election in history, especially after the top 1% millionaires and billionaires pay back Trump and the Senate Republicans who gave them the most outrageous tax breaks in the history of the republic, swelling the national debt to an all-time high. The New York Times […]
Dangerous Electric Bike: Front Wheel Separation
The front fender bolt on the Trek Super Commuter+ Electric Bicycles can unthread, causing the front wheel to detach. The defect is the result of the wrong bolt being installed to secure the front fender to the fork crown. It has caused one known spinal cord injury. Although the company is based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, […]
