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Turkeys, Pies, & Carbon Monoxide (CO)?

Wow how quickly this year has passed; with most of us getting ready to sit down and enjoy a great Thanksgiving dinner next week followed up by the Christmas Baking season. With that we would like to remind everyone with a gas stove to please use the exhaust vent (or open a window if it […]

Filed Under: Carbon Monoxide, Holiday Safety Tagged With: Thanksgiving November 19, 2013 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Food Allergies & Halloween – yes you can

I love Halloween time with all the costumes, kids having fun, and being able to raid the trick or treat bags when the kids were younger. Fortunately none of my kids had any allergies so I never really thought twice about it. A couple of weeks ago I started thinking about it when I was […]

Filed Under: Holiday Safety Tagged With: Halloween, Safety Sunday October 28, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Happy Holidays – Top 5 Safety Tips & Reminders

Ahhh Christmas, it is just around the corner & many are scrambling to get everything done, so they can hopefully find some time to relax. Fortunately this year, both Christmas & New Year’s happen to fall on a Sunday which eases some of the pressure many maybe feeling and leaving many with a real present […]

Filed Under: Holiday Safety Tagged With: Holiday, Safety Sunday December 18, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

With snow falling in the Rockies & in parts of New England, who couldn’t help but think of that song. Ok, maybe after a few thoughts of so much for global warming & isn’t this October still? With this early wake up call, Daylight Savings Time coming to an end, and Halloween coming up tomorrow […]

Filed Under: Holiday Safety Tagged With: Holiday, Safety Sunday October 30, 2011 By SLS

The 4th of July, the BarBie, Smoked Lemonade & BBQ Etiquette?

July 4th, 1776 — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Perfect Barbeque… err Happiness… In all seriousness, before we get to the BBQ fun, 235 years […]

Filed Under: Food Safety, Holiday Safety Tagged With: BBQ, Holiday July 4, 2011 By SLS

Ten Tips to quickly and safely install Christmas Lights

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and are looking forward to Christmas. Thanksgiving weekend is the typical time to start planning on getting those Christmas Lights put up, so we offer you our top ten tips for hanging your Christmas lights quickly and safely. If you are looking for additional tips and tricks […]

Filed Under: Holiday Safety, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Holiday November 27, 2009 By SLS

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    We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and are looking forward to Christmas. Thanksgiving weekend is the typical time to start planning on getting those Christmas Lights put up, so we offer you our top ten tips for hanging your Christmas lights quickly and safely. If you are looking for additional tips and tricks […]

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