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That rotten egg smell could be a sign of a natural gas leak in your home
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
In July 2017, a natural gas explosion in Manor Township, Lancaster County, killed a UGI worker, injured three other people, and destroyed a home. Four other nearby homes had to be condemned. “I just saw pieces of...
Identity theft recovery coverage can help with costs and services to restore your credit
Monday, February 5, 2018
In 2016, identity thieves stole $16 billion from 15.4 million U.S. consumers, according to the 2017 Identity Fraud Study, up from $15.3 billion and 13.1 million victims in 2015. Among states, Pennsylvania ranked seventh...
Steer Clear Law: slow down and move over in emergency response areas
Monday, January 22, 2018
On a Sunday night in December 2017, a police officer was standing outside of his cruiser on Route 202 in Chester County, Pa., writing a traffic citation. Meanwhile, a passing car driven by a 67-year-old Maryland man...
If you really want to know about a car, find its Vehicle Identification Number
Monday, January 8, 2018
It has been described as a car’s fingerprint or DNA. It is a Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, and every car or truck made since 1981 has one comprising 17 characters (a combination of numbers and capital letters)...
To be organized and productive in the new year, hand write a to-do list
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Even with all his super powers, Santa needs help keeping track of who’s naughty or nice. That’s why he makes his list (and checks it twice). Billionaire businessman Richard Branson, whose Virgin Group owns more than 400...
Mixed signals: Do RFID chips pose a big risk for identity theft?
Monday, December 11, 2017
Thumbing through a holiday catalog chock full of modern gadgets, we were struck by the presence of no fewer than three wallets purporting to block RFID signals. First, we wondered, what are RFID signals? Second, why do...
It’s child’s play, but adults have primary role when it comes to toy safety
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
In the holiday movie classic “A Christmas Story,” 9-year-old Ralphie Parker has one thing on his wish list: A Red Ryder BB gun. But his mother, his teacher and even Santa reject the notion, telling Ralphie, “You’ll...
Get to know: Chris Painter, AIS co-owner and commercial lines team leader
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Your wife, Courtney, and her brother, Doug Erwin, started AIS in 2000. You joined AIS in 2007 after majoring in civil engineering at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown and then working for a decade in the...
Running out of gas could be bad for your car, safety and pocketbook
Monday, October 30, 2017
It’s a humbling, maybe even humiliating experience when your car runs out of gas. Having to walk to a gas station, trusting there’s a gas can that you can borrow, ought to be lesson enough not to let it happen again....
Making a case for stockpiling drinking water
Monday, October 16, 2017
Water, water, every where,/Nor any drop of drink That’s a line from a 220-year-old poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge called “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” In it, a sailor is surrounded by salt water that he can’t...