Archive for July 4th, 2009

I hate to clean windows

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Aunt Winnie told me that she has just found out about a window cleaning service in london that she is going to hire to clean her windows from now on.  This window cleaners company is called NCPM-247.  She said that they are the most environmentally friendly company she could find to do the work for her.  They have an software program that they use to give quotes to their customers – this program actually finds their house on satellite so they can see the house without actually going out there!  This enables them to give accurate quotes.  They use reclaimed rainwater and Rain-X to clean the windows.  Using Rain-X on the windows helps to keep the windows clean longer – it repels water and dirt.  This reduces the amount of times the windows need to be washed, which saves both money and the environment!  I wish that there was a company like that here near where I live!  I’d use them in a heartbeat!  I hate to clean windows with a passion!

Happy Independence Day!

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Today I’m expecting several extended family members to come over to enjoy a BBQ dinner, and maybe watch a few fireworks after dark.  Fireworks always make me nervous – they are pretty, but dangerous and I’m always afraid someone is going to get hurt or that someone will accidentally set the woods on fire, or the house, or both!  Even though fireworks are illegal, ALL of the neighbors shoot fireworks off on Independence Day.  That really surprised me the first year we lived here, I didn’t think anyone would be shooting them off.  It is a suburban neighborhood, and one of the neighbors is a police officer.  I figured for sure that meant no one would be doing anything as blatantly illegal as that with a police officer for a neighbor!  But to be honest, I think that his family shoots off the most!

So it seems that all we have to do to enjoy fireworks after dark is to sit on our front porch and look around on all sides to see what all of the neighbors are shooting off!  Quite a show!  And the noise continues way past bedtime, which I don’t like, but I guess the smart thing for me to do would be to take a nap and just deal with staying up late tonight!