House Doctor advises on installing an external spigot with plastic pipe
A reader asks about adding a second outdoor spigot using PVC. The House Doctor explains tapping into metal supply, selecting PVC 40, precise end lengths, square cuts, deburring, and solvent-wused welding. If leaks occur, cut and replace fittings, then wait hours before testing water.
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Bennington Bicentennial orientation frames tourist trade
Roger Jewett of the Bennington Bicentennial Committee led a Wednesday workshop for about 70 restaurant motel and business employees outlining how patriotism history and commerce can boost summer tourism. speakers highlighted local attractions tours and information centers as vital for welcoming visitors while regional heritage and community feel shape experiences for travelers.
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Peter Cook
Bennington Museum
Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Roger Jewett
Bennington
Jewett
Vermont
Chamber
Peter W. Cook
Shires of Bennington
Cook
Barbara Bluto
Knotty Pine
Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
East Main Street
Bicentennial Committee
Putnam Square
Green Mountain
Park-McCullough
Fairdale Farms
Harwood Hill Orchards
Southern Vermont College
Everett Estate
Peter C. Maunsell
Stagecoach
Walloomsac
N.Y
Maunsell
Red Top Cabs
Southern Vermont Colleges
Battlefield
Potter’s Yard
Joseph Parks
Parks
Consumers win leverage from groups on product complaints
A California couple recovered a full 5673 dollar refund after using a faulty camper for 14 months, with help from San Francisco Consumer Action. The piece outlines how grassroots and government bodies mediate complaints, highlighting Better Business Bureaus, industry panels, and local media hotlines as pathways for consumers to seek redress and improve product quality. It notes the rise of mediation and arbitration, ongoing government interest in preventative education, and the growing role of consumer groups in resolving disputes.
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Washington
California
San Francisco
Nebraska
Virginia Knauer
Council of Better Business Bureaus
United States
Ken Orr
Council
Industry Standards and
Orr
Better Business Bureaus
Nell Weekley
New Orleans
Paula Gold
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Andrae Shoenfeld
Knauer
Philadelphia
Consumers Education and Protection Association
CEPA
Max Weiner
Weiner
Jay Seaton
WKYC
Cleveland
Seaton
Carnegie Commission
Ralph Nader
Center For the Study of
Responsive Law
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Colorado
Consumer Federation of America
14Th St. N.W
Washington, D.C
Christian Science Publishing Society
Sprague Berkshire Photo Contest Seeks Submissions
North Adams contest closes Sept. 20 with 53 prizes of 15 dollars for black and white photos taken in Berkshire and surrounding counties in Massachusetts New York and Vermont Special prizes of 75 dollars each for color photos to be used on engagement book covers Submissions may be sent to Sprague Electric Advertising and Sales Promotion Dept 97 Marshall St North Adams or left at Photo Shop 81 East St Pittsfield Massachusetts Each photo must bear a caption with location and be marked Sprague Berkshire Photo Contest Photos will be returned in late October after selections.
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Mass
Sprague Electric Co
Sprague Company
United States
Sprague
Berkshire
Massachusetts
New York
Vermont
Sprague Electric Advertising and
Marshall St
East St
Pittsfield
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