Winter is coming to my friends, ok it is already here. The United States has seen all kinds of extreme weather over the past few months. The weather conversation for the winter of 2015-2016 was dominated by the term El Niño. But what the heck is El Niño anyway? According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, El Niño is defined as follows: "The term El Niño refers to the large-scale … [Read more...]
Winter Is Coming
Where There Is Smoke, There is Damage
'Tis the Season for...fires. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, "Winter is the peak season for U.S. home fires; cooking and heating are the leading causes." In addition, candle, decoration and Christmas tree fires peak in December." That does not mean your business is safe either, how many of your employees use space heaters under their desk (if I'm being honest, I have one on right now)? There are … [Read more...]