Earth Day

Today is Earth Day. What started out in 1970 as a U.S. born day is now an international day of recognition and change.

Visit www.earthday.org for tips and ideas on how to make a positive change to your Earth.

Spring time!!

The calendar says it has arrived, the weather not so much.....

Soon we will be out cleaning up our yards and gardens. Doing the annual maintenance on our exterior of our house. Prepping our yard tools.

Spring is here!!

Calcium chloride or salt?

Which do you prefer?

Let us know.

Roof raking?

There has been a few instances where the snow on a roof has caused the roof to be compromised and the roof or part of the roof has collapsed. There is a roof rake available at many of the home improvement stores and hardware stores that is extendable (?) and may reduce the possibility of your roof having issues.

Just be careful you don't rake a snow avalanche on your head!! Use caution.

Snow, pt. 2

So my last post was on the snow in SE MI.

Growing up in northern Michigan (where we lived 22 miles from the city with a grocery store) we always had some things in the pantry (pasta & sauce, beans, powdered milk, flour, etc) and in the freezer (hot dogs, hamburger, etc) to have on hand in case we got caught in a blizzard. Yes, we had blizzards where snow drifts were 8 feet high and wind chill was 20 below zero or more. We were prepared whether or not the media told us to be.

Here in SE MI it's different. There are stores and gas stations, pizza parlors and food delivery. We are not stuck in the middle of Antarctica with snowshoes.

Be prepared and don't buy into the media hype. Snow happens in SE MI.

Snow, snow and more snow!!

Snow has been falling for the past few months in South East Michigan. It always amazed me how the media gets us into a frenzy about preparing for an impending snowfall that may or may not transpire.

Bottom line - it is winter in Michigan. It snows. We have or should have shovels. There are many kids out there walking the streets looking for a few bucks to shovel your drive or sidewalks. We live in a metropolitan area, meaning there are stores every few corners. Do we need to stock up on cases of water, bread, eggs etc for snow? NO. We need to be prepared and part of being prepared is having a few extra things on hand, not preparing for the apocalypse.

Snow. Snow. Snow.

What do you do.....

What do you do when.....

You need a plumber? Electrician? Heating/Cooling?

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