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It’s going to snow all week?

by Tricia

I just took a peak at my Weathernetwork icon on my desktop and discovered that it’s supposed to snow every single day this week. What the heck?

We went through November, December and half of January without any snow and all of a sudden it’s snowing every single day? Is it trying to make up for the dry spell or something?

Oh well. As I’ve said before, if it’s going to be freezing cold outside I’d rather that my garden plants have a nice layer of snow over them to give them a little bit of protection. Especially since I didn’t put down any leaves or extra protection on the beds this past autumn.

Anyone else having a week of snow?






Filed Under: Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, Toronto Tagged With: cold, garden, garden bed, Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, snow, snow all week, snow cover, snowing, Toronto, winter

Do you need to bullet proof your home or business?

by Tricia

I don’t know if you have this problem in your City, State, or Province, but lately there’s been a rash of shootings on the streets of Toronto. I’d say it’s picked up dramatically over the last three years or so. Why this is happening, I don’t know, but as a consumer I know that I’d feel much safer if I knew the stores or restaurants that I frequent had bulletproof Glass on the windows facing the main street.

Now, I might be over reacting a bit – but if you lived here you’d be shocked at how often shootings take place, particularly in the downtown area. I know some areas of the US are also plagued by gang warfare, drive by shootings and random shootings- maybe just for the heck of it and I’m sure that many businesses in those areas would also benefit by having bullet proof glass installed in their store front windows. Heck I’m sure some of the people in those areas probably have a need for bullet proof glass on their cars.

Actually I just learned of a product I wasn’t aware of when I was reading the Pacific Bullet Proof site. There’s even a product called bulletproof Fiberglass. I thought that when I first heard the name of the product that it would be used on cars but it can be used on just about anything. It’s a bulletproof material that’s sold in sheets and it looks like it can be used in a number of different ways. Check out their site if you, or perhaps a business owner you know might be interested in learning more about bullet proof products.

I know this wasn’t a gardening topic but for some of you it might relate to home protection. I hope that this information can be of some use to some of my readers. At least you know a little bit more about what’s happening in Toronto lately!

Filed Under: Shopping, Society and Culture, Toronto Tagged With: bullet proof fiber glass, Bullet proof Glass, bulletproof, Pacific bullet proof, Shopping, Society and Culture, Toronto

GTA finder puts renovators and home owners together

by Tricia

Anyone else in Toronto here? I just found a great site that I’m certain will come in handy at some point. As I’ve said before Chris and I have been renovating our home. Slowly, ever so slowly. I’m pretty fed up with our slow progress and I’ve toyed with the idea of hiring a professional to come in and finish the job for us.

Perhaps this is a sign? I just came across this site that offers Renovator Quotes in Toronto. It’s a relatively new service for residents of Toronto. If you re in need of home renovations- sort of like we are – you can just go to the site and fill out a short form where you’ll describe what kind of work you need done.

Once you’ve submitted your information you just need to wait for a short while and soon, you’ll hear back from up to five different contractors or renovators who will offer you quotes and or estimates for your job. While you are waiting you can read articles on their site that have tips on renovating, and there’s even a Do it yourself section where you can get some tips on things you can do, and perhaps what you should leave in the hands of the contractors.

You’ll be able to find people that do renovation work, Roofers, workers who specialize in heating and air conditioning and of course painters too.

I’m really happy to have found a site that offers a service like this for the Toronto and GTA area. You never know, I may just call them soon and get some quotes if we don’t get back to work on our own reno plans ourselves.

Filed Under: Renovating and DIY, Shopping, Toronto Tagged With: air conditioning, contractor, estimates, floorer, GTA, heating, painter, quotes, Renovating and DIY, renovation, roofer, Shopping, Toronto

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