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Red Flag Warning

I heard a new weather term this evening : Red Flag Warning. My first thought was of the type of flag flown on beaches during a pending hurricane. 
However, it is actually used to describe conditions that are dry and windy.
Wikipedia on Red Flag Warning:
A Red Flag Warning is a forecast warning issued by the United States National Weather Service to [...]

A 588 G

What is A 588 G? 
Who is John Galt?
I don’t have a clue what it means, but it was stamped on one of the bolts holding together a bridge over the Big Darby creek in Prairie Oaks Metro Park. 
 
 

Homer Style Safety Inspection

Rebecca and I are getting the house ready for a series of safety inspections for our home study. We’ll need to come up with evacuation routes for a fire, and will need to cover our unused outlets among other things. 
Here are two ideas from “The Simpson’s”  that I am guessing wouldn’t pass muster even though [...]