Those of us that have celebrated quite a few birthdays sometimes have a tendency to become a bit creaky, cranky and slow-moving during the chill of winter. And the same is often true of our garage doors. If you’re going… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘winter’
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Drat Those Darned Drafts! Four Easy Tips for Finding Them.
If you’re living in a drafty home, wintertime can be particularly rough. It sometimes seems as if you just can’t stay warm. Even after piling on so many layers of clothing that you feel like the Michelin Man, those darned… Read More
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Four Simple and Free Tips for Keeping Your Home Warm
If you’re like lots of people, wintertime presents you with the never-ending struggle of choosing between cost and comfort. You’re continuously faced with the decision of whether to jack up the thermostat and stay comfortably warm, or choose thrift over… 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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Hate Raking Leaves? Don’t Bother.
For lots of homeowners, the yearly task of raking leaves is a bothersome chore. Each year when fall rolls around and the leaves start to fly, sighs are heaved en masse as reluctant hands wearily reach for garden rakes. If… Read More
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Use Ice-Melt Products to Keep Your Walkways Safe
Each winter brings with it the drudgework of keeping walkways and driveways clear of snow. It’s toilsome, tiresome work. And it’s dangerous work, too. (Of course, you can let TLC Inc. handle it for you by purchasing a snow-removal contract!)…. Read More
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Are Your Christmas Lights Innies or Outies?
It’s just a fact of nature: everyone has either an innie or an outie. But the terms ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ can apply to more than just navels. Your Christmas lights are also either innies or outies. That’s because some Christmas… Read More