In this episode of Kevin's Korner, Kevin Tetz shows you how to fix a stone chip in your paint using Eastwood products. Kevin Tetz is the host of Trucks! on Spike and also the great Paintucation DVD series.
Highs in Las Vegas hit 117 on Sunday. This tied the all-time record for the city, first set in 1942 and tied in 2005, the National Weather Service reported. The record-setting heat wave is expected to bake the Southwest well into the work week.
Wood was the primary source of warmth; however, it wasn't efficient. Travel a few feet away from the fireplace and you were back to freezing. By the end of the 19 th century the invention of low cost cast iron radiators brought heat to the home. In 1885 Dave Lennox built and marketed the first steel coal furnace. Without electricity and a fan to move heat, this furnace transported warmth through natural convection. This heating solution was sometimes kept in the basement of a home. Since heat rises, it was thought to warm the rooms above. Still, staying warm in the 1800s just wasn't that easy.