Plumbing

Nose Running Like a Faucet? Try These Tricks

Jim Jocifero
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If your nose is running like a faucet, should you run to the doctor or to the sink? Or call a plumber and hope for the best? According to the self-proclaimed experts, chances are you don’t need a doctor, nurse, or housewife to fix the problem—just a little know-how and some elbow grease. Tricks for […]

Man Rescues Radiators from House During Tornado

Jim Jocifero
Radiators sit outside a house turned to rubble by a tornado.

Brian Sortee, 25, of Hampton, became an overnight hero last Tuesday, when a flash tornado hit the home of his next door neighbour, 82-year-old Evelyn Smith, affectionately known to all as “Mrs. Smith.” Sortee was mowing his lawn when he spotted the tornado at a distance, coming straight for Mrs. Smith’s house. “I could tell […]

Replacing a Kitchen Faucet for the Amateur Plumber

Jim Jocifero
Several glasses of liquids in various colours.

You know the feeling. It’s 10:15 on a Saturday night. The tap drips under the striplight. And you’re sitting in the kitchen sink. And the tap drips, drip drip drip drip drip drip drip drip. . . If these words sound familiar to you, you’re either a homeowner of more than a few years, or […]

In-Home Gravity Test Kit

Jim Jocifero

Please excuse this word from our sponsors. Thanks, -TFN Not quite sure if Gravity exists? Need more proof? Look no further! For just $19.95+tax+shipping+handling, you can be the proud owner of a BRAND NEW “IN-HOME GRAVITY TEST KIT”* This one-of-a-kind kit comes with complete instructions and includes a 99.9% Pure Lead Ball** And if you […]

Recent Letters to the Editor

Jim Jocifero
A prestigous honour for The Flying News

Here at The Flying News Headquarters, we’re hard pressed to keep up with all the mail we receive. But once in a while, we try to answer a few of the questions people ask us, even if they’re mostly stupid questions. After all, we truly value our readers . . . and their pets. Hopefully […]

Ten Things Your Plumber Won’t Tell You

Jim Jocifero

Our Best Issue Yet! After reading our articles on Ten Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You and Ten Things Your Dentist Won’t Tell You, hundreds of readers have requested that we write one on plumbers, whom they also find all too reticent. So, here we have all ten things your plumber won’t tell you: . […]