In our Replay today, Bud, who has been around home improvement

contracting much of his life, talks about what’s wrong with the industry

today, and what can be done to fix it.

It’s once again time for the Bad Guy

Bulletin with tips on scams to guard against like the recent flurry of Pay Pal

hoaxes. The scammer’s goal is to get you to call and volunteer your

information. Don’t do it. Even people without PayPal accounts are being

hounded by this scam. We also talk about AI, a technological “advance”

bound to become a scammer’s dream.

Can a wildland fire threaten your

community? The answer is “yes,” especially if you live in the far suburbs or

a rural area. Given the right fuel and other conditions conducive to fire,

your community could be confronted with a wildland fire, as was the case

recently in eastern Canada. A veteran volunteer firefighter is with us today

for a short course on wildland fires, how they start, what sends them out of

control, how communities and individual homeowners can mitigate the

threat they pose, and the damage they cause. If you live in an area with lots

of vegetation that becomes excessively parched, you need to hear this.