Coal Camps

13. March 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: blog

Coal Mining Camps are Fun to Visit

Coal mining camps were prevalent in the Appalachian area. Always situated near a mine; they
are relics of the past, mini-towns where groups of coal miners and their families would live. Most
have long since vanished. There a few around, though . some even with accommodations and tours of
the local mine, thus allowing you to experience a little bit of the coal mining way of life. A few to visit:

Barthell Coal Mining Camp

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I’ll have to look thru the list to figure out which ones they are.
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Get Rid Of Dust Effectively

10. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: blog

Our home is our sanctuary, a place in which we are truly comfortable and feel safe. This sense of security has been around since the early humans started dwelling in caves. However are we really as safe as we believe we are? We might be safe from the elements and possibly other factors which are life threatening however there are tiny, microscopic animate and inanimate elements in our home which could affect our health.

Dust is a major problem in every city. The constant construction activity, tunneling, moving vehicular traffic and other day to day activities can kick up a lot of dust and not to mention pollution. All this dust particles somehow seem to find its way in to our home and they cloud our sanctuary. They move around in the air undetected and form a layer on everything. It would be difficult for even a clean freak to get rid of them all. A good canister vacuum will clean 99% of the dust hiding there. The best canister vacuum of 2012 should do the job well. More »

Godzilla Movies are the Bees Knees

02. May 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: movies

If you haven’t seen an original Godzilla movie yet, you have too. They are great fun. The first Godzilla movie came out in 1954 in Japan. Remember, only 9 years before that Japan was blasted hard by 2 nuclear bombs, and this movie reflects that time with Godzilla representing the all-powerful and it’s sea of destruction it wrought upon the Japanese inhabitants. It was actually quite a somber movie, the style of which was not repeated in the follow-up movies. The movies after this original became more action oriented with Godzilla vs Mothra being possibly the best. If you want to watch the best movies in this series, then you should get the The Godzilla Collection DVD. It contains 8 classics and costs about $25. Not too bad for hours of entertainment. If you want to read the history of the Godzilla franchise from its start in 1954, its hiatus in 1975 and its reboot in 1985 then go to wikipedia. It’s an awesome article and makes you want to watch Godzilla movies right then and there.