November
1999 Newsletter
- What's new! ...plus
October's $100 and $300 winners!
- November's $$ Saving
Tip - Unhook your garden hose!
- Older bathtub? Try
this to prevent water damage
- Great stocking stuffer
idea- environmental firestarters
- Our Sponsors
- The Monthly Funny!
1. What's
new!
We have two winners for our free
draws in October!
Congratulations to Henri Kooperbey and Sylvia Evans! Our draws
this month were at the Calgary Apartment Association Show and
the Calgary Woman's Show and totalled $400!
Thanks to all of you who stopped
by our booths to find out about our service. We sincerely hope
we can help you in the future. It was great to meet some of
you who have used our referral service!
2. November's
$$ Saving Tip - Unhook your garden hose!
It is important to remove your
garden hoses from any outdoor faucets in the winter. This is
true even if you have no-freeze faucets where the valve/washer
mechanism is recessed far back inside the house. If the faucet
drips just a slight amount, over time it will fill the hose
near the faucet, the faucet and the pipe itself. When water
freezes, it expands and the faucet will surely be ruined. If
you are lucky, the pipe will be spared, but it can split too.
(Jim Dulley)
3. Older bathtub?
Try this to prevent water damage.
Check the condition of the caulk
along the top edge of your bathtub. If it is cracked or missing
in any spots, the moisture, especially when showering, can get
through to the wall. Over time, this can cause significant and
expensive damage to the wall.
4. Great stocking
stuffer idea! Firestarters!
Need a good homemade stocking stuffer
idea? Why buy firestarters when you can make them easily from
recycled waste materials. We had a campfire with friends who
told us their dad's secret recipe!
Materials:
- candle stubs
- dryer lint (from the filter)
- cardboard egg cartons
- a clean can from the recycling bin
Process:
At a low heat, carefully melt a can of candle stubs. Stuff wadded
up dryer lint into the egg holder spaces. Carefully pour in
melted wax . Let it cool. Cut the egg carton into 12 fire starters
&
5. Our Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors
for helping us to get the word out about our free service. Please
find out more about our sponsors services by visiting our web
page.
- Remax House of Real Estate - Keaco Services
- Phantom Screens - The Blind Doctor
- Blinds 2000 - High Security Lock Co.
- Pillar to Post Home Inspection - Realty World Tempo
- Richardson Rug & Upholstery - Handles & More
- Paint'N FauxFX - Window Works
6. The Monthly Funny :-) The Doctor and
the Plumber
A pipe burst in a doctor's house.
He called a plumber. The plumber
arrived, unpacked his tools, did mysterious plumber-type things
for a while, and handed the doctor a bill for $600.
The doctor exclaimed, "This is ridiculous! I don't even
make that much as a doctor!"
The plumber waited for him to finish and quietly said, "Neither
did I when I was a doctor."
