Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and lightning strikes – these are all forms of extreme weather events that kill people every year. But these are all loud and noisy weather events. They get lots of attention. And for the most part, people… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘snow’
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Sick of Snow? Desperate to be Done with Snow Shoveling? Don’t Let it Make You Crazy!
Winter has been dragging on for quite a while now. And it’s been a particularly bad winter, at least in terms of snowfall. If you purchased a TLC Inc. snow removal insurance policy before winter hit, the extra snowfall is hardly any… Read More
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How’s Your Lawn Doing Under That Blanket of Snow?
It happens every single year: the lush emerald-green of your lawn fades to a feeble brown as Jack Frost slips into town for an extended stay. Before you know it, even the autumn-brown of your lawn is obscured under a… Read More
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Snow Mold: A Wintertime Threat to Your Lawn
Bread can go moldy. So can cheese, meat, and many other food items. But lawn grass? Yep, that too. In fact, there’s a type of mold that can develop on lawn grass during the dead of winter. It’s called, appropriately… Read More
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Doing Your Own Snow Removal? Be Careful Where You Dump That Snow!
It happens countless times every winter: some hapless homeowner suddenly finds himself ticketed and fined for improperly removing the snow from his property. How the snow is removed isn’t the issue, of course. It’s where the snow is dumped that… Read More
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Don’t Forget About the Tons of Snow Overhead
Snow on your driveway, snow on your walkways, snow on your porch steps – it’s all a big pain in the rear. Unless, of course, you use TLC’s snow removal services to take care of keeping that snow cleared. But… Read More
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How to Care for Winter-Damaged Trees
That snap, crackle, and pop you hear on an icy winter’s morning might not be the sound of your Rice Krispies becoming soggy. It might be the sound of your tortured trees succumbing to their unbearable loads of snow and… Read More
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Doing Your Own Snow Removal? Don’t Forget the Fire Hydrant!
Just a reminder: If you’re doing your own snow removal, don’t forget to clear around the fire hydrant if one happens to be located on your property. In most municipalities, it’s the law. And it’s common sense everywhere. House fires… Read More
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‘Tis the Season to Watch for Falling Tree Limbs
There’s no question about it: a winter wonderland can truly be a delightful sight: A fresh, pristine snowfall sparkling in the winter sunlight. Jauntily snow-capped trees bejeweled with dangling-diamond icicles. It all combines to create a breathtakingly beautiful vista. But… Read More
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A Brief History of Snow Removal
Snow season. It’ll soon be here. Any morning now, we could wake to find a delightful dusting of snow coating everything in sight, looking as though the entire world were transformed into a sugarcoated confection. But on other mornings, we… Read More