Winter Damage

Here's a few pictures of what I came home to late last night :( The roof over my deck caved in from the weight of the snow...nice. It looks like it took the gutters from the back of the house with it, so I'll be spending the day on the phone with the insurance company. So here goes my first homeowners claim in the 10 years that I've lived here...wish me luck!

Green Car Care

Some helpful hints for the upcoming winter. For Frost Free Fluid, mix 3 parts vinegar to 1 part water and coat your car window with this. The combination of vinegar and water will keep your windshields and other windows ice and frost free.

Also rubbing a moistened small cloth bag of salt on your car's windshield will keep snow and ice from collecting.

Ohh here's another hint for those of you who have bought used cars with some unwanted and hard to remove bumper stickers. Soak a cloth in vinegar and lay it on the bumper sticker, allowing it to soak for a few minutes. The bumper sticker should peel right off. I also use this on walls that my kids decided to use as a collage for their sticker collection...works great!