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Georgia Power’s Home Energy Improvement Program
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Received my Georgia Power bill and, for once, I read the insert; part of which had a sub-headline of “Take Advantage of Georgia Power’s Home Energy Improvement Program”.
Wish I had read this four months ago! Did you know you could receive:
Up to a $100 rebate for installing a programmable thermostat? (Got new thermostats last fall!)
Up to a $300 rebate when you properly insulate your attic?
Up to a $400 rebate if you have your home professionally sealed with caulk, spray foam or weather stripping?
You can learn more about these programs at georgiapower.com/homeimprovements
- Scott Askew
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Reusable Grocery Bags
Monday, June 18, 2012
Seems like more and more of us are departing from plastic grocery bags and are using cloth bags to cart our groceries from store-to-car and car-to-kitchen. And while these cloth bags are friendlier to the enviornment than plastic and heavy paper bags, we do need to be careful with how we handle these cloth bags to make sure we do not constantly transfer bacteria to/from our food!
Three simple ‘safety tips’ to help you and your family stay healthy:
1) Use your cloth grocery bag(s) only to transport groceries.
2) Produce and raw meat carry the most bacteria, so always transport them in there own, separate bag(s).
3) Once you arrive home and unpack your groceries, air out your bag(s)...and wash them on a regular basis!
Enjoy the summer safely!
- Scott Askew
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Atlanta’s Traffic - A Problem?
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Unless you are able to walk to work, shopping, entertainment and spiritual venues, you probably have noticed Atlanta has a traffic problem.
On July 31st, we have an opportunity to take a dramatic step towards a cure.
It is estimated that by 2040, metro Atlanta will be home to over 8 million people. We currently have about 5 million residents. You think traffic is bad now?
The Transportation Investment Act (TIA) being presented to us for a vote on July 31st, provides metro Atlanta an opportunity to address our transportation problems by directing 85% of the funds generated by this 1% sales tax to go towards specific interstate highway, state roadway, transit, sidewalk, bike, and other transportation-oriented projects.
The breakdown of spending is as follows:
51.5% (anticipated to be approximately 3.1 billion dollars over a 10 year period) will go directly to transit issues
47.3% (anticipated to be approximately 2.9 billion dollars over a 10 year period) will go directly to roadway improvements
.8% (anticipated to be approximately 50 million dollars over a 10 year period) will go to roadway/transit solutions
.4% (anticipated to be approximately 24 million dollars over a 10 year period) will go towards biking and pedestrian projects
.1% (anticipated to be approximately 3 million dollars over a 10 year period) will go directly towards aviation issues
For the sake of our fine City…AND your children…please vote YES on July 31st to the Transportation Investment Act (TIA) and support this 1% Transportation Special Local Option Sales tax (TSPLOST)!!
Thank you!
- Scott Askew
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Handy Helpers – Common Household Items
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Well, here it is…the final in our five-part series of Common Household Items and how they can be used to do different, useful things for you!
Enjoy!
Soda (coke/pepsi, etc. NOT diet drinks)
1) Clean car battery terminals by pouring some soda over the terminals and letting it sit. Remove the resulting, sticky, residue with a wet sponge.
2) Loosen rusted-on nuts and bolts by placing a rag, soaked with soda, around the bolt for several minutes.
3) Make cut flowers last longer by pouring about a ½ cup of soda into a vase, and filling with water. (The sugar in the soda will make blossoms last longer.)
4) Clear out slow drains by pouring a 2-liter bottle of soda down the clogged drain.
The above really should make you think twice about drinking too much soda!
Vinegar
1) Remove stubborn price tags or stickers by ‘painting’ them with several coats of vinegar. Let the liquid soak in for five minutes, then wipe away the residue.
2) Make wool sweaters fluffier by dropping a couple of capfuls of vinegar during the rinse cycle for an extra-soft feel.
3) Kill weeds between cracks in pavement, paving stones, etc. by spraying straight vinegar on them multiple times.
- Scott Askew
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