When the cashier asks for ID before accepting my credit card or check, I do not get insulted. She’s doing her job. She’s helping to keep me and my bank account safe by attempting to insure that no one is using my card unauthorized. Certainly there is enough opportunity for theft during this holiday season. […]

  Safety is the gift that keeps on giving. The National Fire Protection Association says that between 2006-2010 U.S. Fire Departments responded to an average of 230 home fires per year which were started by Christmas trees. These fires caused an average of 4 deaths, 21 injuries, and $17.3 million in direct property damage annually. […]

Light and color are basic human needs. Both are necessary for sound mental health. Skillful application of lighting can affect the mood of a room. Higher levels of lighting produce cheerful effects and stimulate people to alertness and activity. Lower levels of light create a more relaxated, intimate and restful atmosphere. When Amp Electric goes […]

Holiday lights are not only beautiful, but they add an ambiance which says Christmas. An ambiance that is hard to achieve in any other way.  But stringing lights across your roof and around your home can be a real safety hazard if you’re not careful. So before you create massive amounts of mood lighting take […]

Some things just aren’t right. It’s not right to pour candy sprinkles on a pumpkin pie. I don’t care how much I like the kid who committed this offense. Please, keep the green and red sprinkles for the sugar cookies. It’s not right to borrow another person’s cell phone and sneeze on it. I don’t […]

Amp Electric–Your Choice for Electrical Upgrades If you are not living in a new home chances are you have electrical appliances and gadgets that weren’t even invented when your home’s electrical systems was strung. There is a steady increase of electronic use and home energy consumption in the average Northwest home. This means that the electrical systems […]

A group of women were discussing what they considered the greatest luxury  ever to have been added to their kitchen. One young woman  decided her Cuisinart was her favorite modern convenience. Another woman sang praises for the advantages of a new stainless steel side by side fridge. Another felt her convection oven was a luxury she’d never want to live without.  […]

Electricity a Luxury More than 8 million people across the East are struggling to stay warm as the super storm Sandy continues to knock power out as it pushes its way inland. Whole cities have been left in the dark and many will remain so until electricians can systematically reconnect the millions of circuitries needed […]

Electricity from a storm cloud hit Benjamin Franklin’s key and flowed down the wet string giving the American Founding Father an electrical shock. This first attempt back in 1752 to more fully understand electricity was added upon when Thomas Edison was able to produce a reliable, long-lasting electric light bulb in his laboratory. The production […]