Ways To Reduce Air Pollution I’m talking about your immediate environment – your home. As spring approaches, I’m reminded by either friends or people out and about that allergy season is here. While I can’t help you control the dust and pollen outdoors, I can definitely help you control the flow of allergens through your…
It’s looking like we are on track for a few cooler nights this week. Aside from a couple of chilly nights last year, we’ve definitely enjoyed some great weather here on Sanibel and Captiva islands. But, I’m not a meteorologist and my forecast only goes 10 days ahead, so I’m going to assume that we…
We recently received a call from a sweet couple that let us know they needed a chandelier repaired and hung. We instructed her that we would find someone to repair it and that we would hang it. While we were talking she tells us about when she was a child and how she would go to her…
“Baby it’s Cold Outside” is the title of one of my wife’s favorite songs. If it were up to her, we would start listening to Christmas music around Labor Day. Every time I hear this song it reminds me of cooler weather. Especially now with the holidays being just around the corner. It means the…
Although the rainy season is behind us, we hope, we still have some storms rolling in and the threat of tropical weather for another month or two. It is still a good time to talk about surge protection. The photo with this article is of a surge protection device that did its job. You may or…
The answer to this question is met with another question. What type of program do you have? There are many different types offered on the market today. There are pros and cons to each program. I will cover two of the more common programs offered and my thoughts on each. Semi-annual preventative maintenance program. This…
There could be something in your canal that could hurt or kill you. Yes there may be a shark, gator or some overly zealous manatee, but there’s more of a likelihood that the threat is manmade. There is a newer inherent problem with boats, docks and electricity. You have probably heard about this issue, if…
With the passing of Hurricane Charley’s anniversary and hurricane season in mid stride it brings back memories of that day more then 11 years ago. I often think about the days before Charley. How the canopy down Periwinkle way was a beautiful site. How lush the island was, how big the trees where and how…
WORK ON YOUR OWN PLUMBING, first off because I absolutely hate plumbing work. I can work on A/C and electrical all day long but ask me to change the smallest little plumbing thing and I’m at the hardware store 15 time before I even start. Not to mention the disaster that could result. Trust me it’s…
Don’t you love when people say “is it hot enough for ya?” What are you supposed to say? “Nah, I like it when it’s about 104 or 105 and why don’t you throw in some 100% humidity and I’ll be just swell.” Well, as the title implied it sure gets hot down here in sunny…
