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When it comes to snow removal on your property, you have two basic choices: Shovel or spring. With the shoveling, you can tend to the backbreaking work on your own or farm it out to a neighborhood teen looking to earn a few extra bucks. If you have a snow blower, then you could become the most popular person on your block. The spring option is not a bad way to go either. With this, you just sit back and wait for the snow to melt. It takes a while longer and it might have you trapped indoors, but you’re sure to stay warm.
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Now, when it comes to junk removal, you really only have one option. That would be hiring Junk King Richmond. The first branch of Junk King opened in 2005 across the country in California. Since then, local branches have opened in major cities everywhere with Richmond being the latest proud addition to the Junk King family. Since it has been up and running, this particular Junk King has earned a solid reputation in customer service. Every day customers are happy to share comments like these:
Along the Virginia coast sea levels are rising. The result is that even the mildest of rainstorms can turn into serious trouble for homeowners and business in the “danger zone.”
Is this the spring season when you’re finally going to repave that cracked up driveway? Will you be pouring cement for a new patio deck? While it might seem like those types of jobs would require a experienced contractor you’d be amazed at the kind of helpful resources there are out there to turn them into DIY projects.
What can you live without? That’s the question many Richmond residents are asking as they embrace the concept of downsizing. Downsizing is all about making life simpler through a more manageable living environment. By moving into a smaller home or condo you’ll be freeing up a lot of cash and time. As you prepare to make this kind of valuable transition you’ll always be coming back to the big question of “need.”
If you haven’t done it already, you should be getting your garden ready for winter. When removing dead plants, you want to make sure you rake up all the ground underneath the area. This is especially true for any roses or peonies that might attract bugs in the diseased leaves throughout the winter. If you have a compost pile growing you can keep it going throughout the winter but don’t be surprised if some unwanted critters burrow in to hibernate. After giving your garden the once over you might discover you’ve created some piles of dirt or sod. Now what are you going to do with all that dirt? That’s easily rectified with a call to 
Nobody wants a landfill in their backyard or even close to their backyard. For those folks who already live in the vicinity of a working landfill, they have to keep a dutiful watch out to make sure it is keeping up with the rules and regulations set forth by the state and the EPA. The residents of Woodlake and Brandermill know this all too well as they are raising the red flags about a nearby commercial landfill’s plan to start accepting two new forms of garbage. Specifically these are coal combustion byproducts and automotive shredder reside. These are known in the trash business as fly ash and fluff and they’ve both been found to contain harmful toxins. The residents are banding together to take their concern to the local, state and federal agencies charged with oversight in this kinds of matters. Their concerns are extremely valid.
It takes a lot to bring a city like New York to a screeching halt. Hurricane Sandy just did that in a big way. After slamming the east coast, it took direct aim at the Big Apple resulting in black-outs that left millions of citizens in the dark. Just as many New Yorkers also found themselves stranded in their homes without any way to get to work because the subways were flooded. Amazingly most of those mass transit lines were up and running by the end of the week.
Our televisions are a lot like our cars. When we buy a model we intend to hold onto that for several years. Typically, folks replace a television set when it has either “gone up” (as in busted) or when they want a new and improved model. Around ten years ago when the first flat screen plasma TVs came on the market they were retailing for around $10,000 a piece. Imagine paying that kind of money for a TV! Today, those same screens can be bought for a mere fraction of the cost. And the great news is that nearly every TV made today is a HDTV. Even if you want a tiny tube for your bedroom you’re still going to be getting amazing picture and sound quality all at an affordable price.
People can sometimes be tempted to do a bit of unauthorized dumpster dumping. Picture the scenario, you may have been in the same position at some point: there were some left over boxes or clutter around your home that couldn’t be thrown out in the garbage. Two blocks over was a perfectly fine and empty dumpster sitting on the street just waiting to be filled up. By the time those boxes made their way into the dumpster is was clear a lot of other folks in the neighborhood had the same idea. What was once an empty dumpster had become half full in just 24 hours. Imagine that was your dumpster rental? The problem is that when you are ready to do your actual dumping your dumpster might already be full. Even someone who should know better may not resist the temptation. Call this the “curse of the dumpster rental.” If they see it, they will fill it.
A recent story in the news might have you rethinking some of what you consider to be junk. A Shenandoah Valley resident was shopping at a flea market and plunked down $7 for a box of stuff. She had her eye on a Paul Bunyan doll and plastic cow but also included was a small painting. For around a year, she kept that painting in a white plastic bag where it went from her car to her kitchen back to the car and into the garage. At one point, she was considering getting rid of the painting but was told she ought to have it looked at. What she discovered is that the painting she didn’t give two thoughts to turned out to be an original Renoir valued at over $75,000. Not bad for a $7 investment. And to think she came very close to selling it at one of her own yard sales.