Every Thanksgiving is festive until the turkey catches on fire. Nothing instantly spoils America’s favorite day of giving thanks, enjoying...
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Iowa’s Gorgeous Leaves of Fall No Friend of Gutters The leaves of an Iowa fall are gorgeous, a falling rainbow...
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In flashback, it was a $1 billion disaster movie come to devastating, soul-piercing, heart-crushing life in the American Heartland. In...
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Armed with hurricane and EF-2 tornado force, violent winds straight out of a disaster movie roared through Cedar Rapids and...
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As a red Hawkeye sun shoots down scorching rays on another humid 90-degree July day, you start seeing funny things...
Continue ReadingEvery Thanksgiving is festive until the turkey catches on fire. Nothing instantly spoils America’s favorite day of giving thanks, enjoying family and dining like a scorched bird that decides to torch your house. Thanksgiving is America’s worst day for house fires by far, according to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA). The NFPA’s U.S. Home […]
Iowa’s Gorgeous Leaves of Fall No Friend of Gutters The leaves of an Iowa fall are gorgeous, a falling rainbow of colors and a stunning marking of the changing of seasons and times in Midwestern America. They also can be pure hell on a home’s most essential water drainage system. The Hawkeye State is home […]
In flashback, it was a $1 billion disaster movie come to devastating, soul-piercing, heart-crushing life in the American Heartland. In the blink of an eye at 140 fierce mph, the homes, lives and worlds of thousands of Iowans were ripped apart on Black Monday. One month after the vicious derecho that nearly ripped Cedar Rapids […]
Armed with hurricane and EF-2 tornado force, violent winds straight out of a disaster movie roared through Cedar Rapids and the Iowa City corridor on Monday, August 10. The fallout was stunning, heartbreaking and incredibly costly. “It’s unlike anything we’ve seen recently,” Mid-American Energy spokesperson Tina Hoffman told The Des Moines Register. The monster storm, […]
As a red Hawkeye sun shoots down scorching rays on another humid 90-degree July day, you start seeing funny things … It’s so hot in Iowa today I saw a police officer chasing a bank robber. They were both walking. It’s so hot in Iowa today the devil was spotted in Wal-Mart buying an air […]
“The best friend on earth of man is the tree.” – Frank Lloyd Wright They are treasured, beautiful landmarks accenting your home’s property and landscaping. They are living history, tracing their lineage back dozens and even hundreds of years. They are loyal providers of shade on hot summer days and a child’s best friend when […]
380 Companies is offering free car sanitizing to first responders, front line workers and even general public. Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm tents are set to provide a hot fog medical grade disinfectant for your car. This fog can actually reach places a normal cleaning with a rag would miss. Bryan […]
Quick Action Key To Salvaging Cherished Valuables By Clete Campbell All is lost. The natural feeling of every homeowner after a flooding disaster is understandable. Water has just ravaged your greatest investment and rocked and soaked your family’s American Dream to the foundation. The reassuring news is many valuable and essential household items, and priceless, […]
For home roofs, there are no off days, no offseason and no halftime intermissions. Roofs work every day tirelessly to defend our homes and families from the worst weather nature hurls its way. Roofs simply are the hardest working structures in America. But when should a roof retire after a long career? Like a star […]
In what may unfortunately seem like wet déjà vu all over again, apprehensive Iowa homeowners are again bracing for potentially severe flooding this spring. In a word, the National Weather Service calls Iowa’s spring flooding forecast “grim.” The NWS is predicting a strong threat for potentially serious flooding in eastern Iowa. From the Mississippi River […]
