Citizen's Hose

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

This is What a Massive 500 Gallon Propane Tank Explosion Looks Like

If there's one thing that you want to avoid with anything that's propane powered from your grill to your heater, It would most obviously be a situation that would put the propane tank in danger of building up enough pressure to explode and send shrapnel flying everywhere. While these tanks are fitted with safety...

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

5 fly fishing tips for beginners

Fly fishing isn't complicated or exclusive to those with a lot of money. It's easy and you can get started fishing for cheap.

4 Practices That Keep a Life Crisis From Creating a Business Crisis

Nurture relationships and practice equanimity while life is calm and you will be prepared to navigate a personal trauma that could upend your business.

How to Get Rid of Fire Ants

Want get painful pests off your property? Choose the extermination method that best suits your fire ant infestation.

The 20 Best Foods to Eat for Breakfast

These 20 staples and mix-ins will give you all the energy and nutrients you need in the morning.

Hydraulic Equipment Reliability: Who's Responsible?

I got this beef from the Chairman of an association of contractors in a particular industry in a European country (all of whom shall remain nameless to protect their identity)<br>"We depend heavily on hydraulic equipment. Our problem is that the manufacturers seem to make machines to sell components and not for reliability. So they don't provide any information regarding reducing breakdown of working hydraulics and…

Six Easy Steps to Maintain Your Hydraulic Equipment

My wife often asks me why I still do consulting work. She wonders why I happily leave the comfort of my office to crawl all over hot, dirty, smelly hydraulic equipment.<br>For starters, I actually...

Hardware Stores Find "True Value" In Hyper-Local Advertising

True Value Company is embracing a “marketing-as-a-service” model, offering hyper-local and highly targeted marketing to stores as part of a larger program to raise the bar on customer experience and give e-commerce competitors and big-box shops a run for their money.

Building a More Efficient Industrial Supply Chain

IOT Readiness Remains a Challenge For Many Industrial Supply Chains

A majority of executives at large global companies expect the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to significantly impact business performance and competitiveness over the next three years, according to a new study just released by the Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network. However, many companies are lagging in IoT readiness, setting the stage for competitive advances and dislocation among IoT leaders and laggards.

Video: The Benefits of High-Feed Milling--Grainger Industrial Supply

In this video, Metalworking Program Development Manager, Mark Fine, talks about how using high-feed milling can help improve productivity and profitability too.

Steps to Take Now Before an Emergency Strikes—Grainger Industrial Supply

Hurricanes, power outages, fires, floods, earthquakes can cripple a business in minutes. These 6 steps can help get you up and running faster.

Six Steps To Clean Up Your Data Swamp—Grainger Industrial Supply

Big data holds big promise for nearly every industry, but many companies have huge pools of data that provide very little actual value.

Are 80% of Hydraulic Failures Really Caused by Contamination?

Supposedly, roughly 80% of all hydraulic equipment failures are caused by contamination. But is this really true?

Five Must-Ask Questions to Screen Industrial Roofing Companies--Grainger Industrial Supply

A roof may be a small percentage of an industrial building's construction cost, but maintaining it over the building's lifetime can require a significant expense.

How Much Does It Cost to Maintain a Mile of Road?

Roads are everywhere — but how much do they cost to maintain? When people think of the country’s roadway infrastructure, they usually think of the construction of shiny new thoroughfares like roads, bridges, and highways funded by government dollars and built on the promise of major economic benefits to local areas.

Will Bullet Trains Ever Come to the US?

High-speed “bullet” trains are being engineered across the world. Why has this technological marvel yet to make its way into American infrastructure?

Newest Technologies Require Updated Mining Safety Measures

Mining technology has struggled to keep up with new mining safety regulations. These mining safety measures can help mine operators keep their workers safe.