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If Your Showing Properties Tomorrow...Then Make Sure Your On Time!

2011-11-05T14:58:03-04:00

If you are like me, you are still expecting to set your clock back sometime near the end of October. That is the way it used to be, but a few years ago now both Canada and the USA decided to see if there was any energy savings that would result if the daylight saving time period were extended. As a result our clocks jump ahead earlier in the spring and go back a week or two later in the fall now. This year we will have to wait until the first weekend of November which is (tomorrow) Nov. 6th...

Six Things You Think Add Value To Your Home... But Really Don't

2011-11-05T10:53:37-04:00

Found this article by Jean Fogler at Investorpedia.com, and thought I'd share. It's 100% true, based on my experience. Every homeowner must pay for routine home maintenance, such as replacing worn-out plumbing components or staining the deck, but some choose to make improvements with the intention of increasing the home's value.   Certain projects, such as adding a well thought-out family room - or other functional space - can be a wise investment, as they do add to the value of the home. Other projects, however, allow little opportunity to recover the costs when it's time to sell.   Even though the...

An Obituary printed in the London Times.....

2011-11-01T18:12:55-04:00

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense , who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: - Knowing when to come in out of the rain; - Why the early bird gets the worm; - Life isn't always fair; - and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable...

What Happend At Foodstock - Confessions of a Foodstock Organizer (VIDEO)

2011-10-25T22:19:02-04:00

Well, I finally finished my video on FOODSTOCK. I hope you like it as this is how I remember the day from a co-organizer view point! It's 8 minutes (sorry about that but the day was 12 hours for me..LOL)

FOODSTOCK 2011 Updates & Memories

2011-10-21T16:58:41-04:00

Here is my emial to all the awesome volunteers and others who helped during the day at FOODSTOCK To All my volunteers, Well what can I say but we did it!!!!. We made history on Sunday Oct 16 2011. I've been going over the numbers and WOW about 28,000 people attended. All of you volunteers did an outstanding job and you should all be very proud of yourselves. This awesome event has been in the works since end of June (yes really, it was not very long to put this together). Working in the north parking lot for most of...

FOODSTOCK T-Minus 38 hrs

2011-10-15T00:08:19-04:00

Ok so you might not know about the Mega Quarry but should you care? Hmmmm, good question? I get asked that a lot! I also know that a few of the people that follow my 365 things to do in Orangeville don’t live near here, but this is an important issue and I want to draw attention to this. Hello my name is David Waters and I’m one of the Organizers of FOODSTOCK. This is an event that you will not want to MISS! Here is a little summary of how we got here. Melancthon township is a small rural...