Seasonal
Do You Know Your Flood Risk?
March 21, 2013 9:23 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, Safety At Home, SeasonalAccording to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), floods are the number one natural disaster in the country. Good thing that this week (March 17-22) is National Flood Safety Awareness Week. Wait, you had no idea about Flood Safety Week? I can’t blame you; there have been plenty of motorcycles and basketball games to distract [...]
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The Ice Dam Cometh?
January 4, 2013 11:51 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, Safety At Home, SeasonalI have a weird fascination with icicles. During the winter, I like to travel around certain neighborhoods and scope out the size of icicles hanging off of houses. While they can appear to be “beautiful,” I recently learned how truly ugly they can be. Not only are icicles a sign of inadequate attic insulation, it [...]
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Ten Days of Holiday: Foremost Specialty Dwelling
December 13, 2012 6:04 pm Conversation Thread, Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, SeasonalDon’t know which way to turn for homeowners insurance? Not sure what company wants you? Rest assured and choose Foremost Homeowners. We specialize in policies that are customized with you in mind. Your home isn’t standard and your insurance policy shouldn’t be either. You need specialized coverage that will take care of the things that [...]
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Storm Sandy from the Ground
November 16, 2012 7:36 pm Home Sweet Home, SeasonalWhen Sandy made landfall on Monday, October 29, the “ Super storm,” as it was dubbed by media outlets, brought damaging winds, major storm surges, torrential rainfall, punishing waves and widespread power outages. It was a storm unlike any other to hit the United States. The weather statistics from Accuweather.com speak for themselves, including a near-record [...]
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Thanksgiving Fires, Turkey Fryers and Safety Choirs
November 15, 2012 11:20 am Home Sweet Home, Safety At Home, SeasonalI’m feverishly preparing for what I consider to be a rite of passage: I’m hosting Thanksgiving for the first time. While I love to cook and host my family from time to time, there’s something extra intimidating about preparing the quintessential meal of the year. How do I manage preparing a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and [...]
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Winterizing Your Seasonal Home
November 13, 2012 2:03 pm Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, Maintenance, SeasonalIt’s a necessary task for any seasonal home owner, and you still have time to get it done: preparing your seasonal home for the rigors of winter. Properly planning now can help you avoid damage and expensive repairs in the spring. The best preparation is to develop a checklist of tasks and then follow it [...]
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Keep Halloween a Fire-Free Fright Fest
October 19, 2012 9:00 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, SeasonalDo you have a great Halloween costume planned for this year? How about for your kids? Or your pets? Why do I ask? According to the National Retail Federation, 71.5% of Americans plan to celebrate in a spooky fashion. Even if you’re not the dress-up type, that means you’re probably planning to decorate your house [...]
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Sittin’ on a Bale of Hay – 7 Ways to Stay Safe on Hayrides
October 18, 2012 9:00 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, SeasonalThere’s perhaps nothing that more embodies fall than heading down to the local pumpkin patch. You can pick out the perfect gourd for carving, purchase apple cider and donuts, wander through a corn maze and hop on a hayride. Seriously, who doesn’t enjoy riding through a farm or orchard while sitting on a bale of [...]
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Protect That Skin You’re In – Year-Round UV Safety
June 8, 2012 2:00 pm Featured Articles, Safety At Home, Safety on the Water, SeasonalJuly may be UV Safety Month, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to not care about UV safety the other 11 months of the year. Sun safety needs to be considered every day — even if it is cloudy outside. As the saying goes — your skin is your largest organ, you better take care [...]
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Get a Jump Start on Hurricane Season: Five Tips to Prepare Your Home
May 31, 2012 10:16 am Featured Articles, Home Sweet Home, Safety At Home, SeasonalI’ve never experienced a hurricane, but I have witnessed the results of Mother Nature’s wrath when I traveled to Texas after Hurricane Ike hit. As the photo gallery shows, it can be downright scary. [slideshow] If a picture is worth 1,000 words, this gallery is worth 10,000. Well, it’s that time of the year again. [...]
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