This time of year, when temperatures drop and the cold wind blows, everyone, and I mean everyone, seeks shelter. Rats and other critters are no exception. They don’t need an invitation. They just think your casa is their casa, and they’re happy to move in and help themselves to dinner at your expense. Heck, you … Continued

‘Propane leak caused explosion in Port Orchard; Killing couple in massive explosion that leveled their manufactured home.’ … ‘A powerful Propane Tanker explosion rocked Tacoma Saturday afternoon, sending four injured workers to the hospital, shooting a fireball hundreds of feet into the sky, shutting down highways and banning aircraft for a five-mile radius… ‘ The … Continued

Every year I have a Fall/Winter Checklist I like to go through, to try to attend to the regular maintenance needs around my home and office. I like checklists because I really HATE spending money on things that could have been avoided. And, the older I get, the more I seem to need lists that … Continued

Our office is located in a nice facility on the top of a hill near I-5, but our last office was on the edge of the suburbs in Lynnwood, Washington in a small industrial park that got ‘Grand-fathered in’. And because of that, the infrastructure was not the greatest. As a matter of fact, our … Continued

Some jobs always stick in your memory. My saddest emergency plumbing job happened a while ago and was caused by a standard washing machine hook-up. That warm northwest weekend, I was the plumber on-call. I responded to a page from my answering service, and they gave me a California number to call back a homeowner. … Continued