Lynnwood, WA

Holy Cow!

I had no idea that the newer Holiday LED Lights were so great!!!!

They use a fraction of the energy of regular strings of lights and according to the info I found can last between 100,000 and 200,000 hours.

But this is the really cool part:

You can use up to 20 strings together on one circuit!!!!!! I am constantly shorting out strings of lights because I piggy back too many together so this is good news!

Other benefits?

Cool to the touch and the whole string stays lit even when a bulb is out so no more guessing at that!

Where to buy?

Bartell's!!!! I love Bartell Drug Stores! The recycle CFL bulbs for free starting this month and they sell these for $10-$15 for a string of 70 lights.

Go green for the holidays!!!!!

From the Snohomish PUD website:

"Because CFLs contain trace amounts of mercury, all burned-out CFLs should be recycled and removed from the normal waste stream. Mercury is a health hazard and a new Washington state rule prohibits mercury-containing items from being disposed of with household garbage. Burned-out CFLs can now be recycled in two ways: at a Snohomish County Solid Waste facility or any Home Depot retail store. "

Places to recycle your compact flourescent bulbs:

Starting Sept 22nd, 2008 ALL 11 Snohomish County Bartell Drug Stores will accept them!

Home Depot - take them to the returns counter for recycling

Snohomish County Solid Waste Facility on McDougall in Everett - (up to 12 tubes or bulbs for free)

Go Green and use these wonderful bulbs, but be responsible when they burn out - we don't want them to make the environment worse!

Need more information? realestate@cooperjacobs.com Snohomish County Realtor, Cooper Jacobs Real Estate Services is a green real estate company and also a member of Built Green.

Seattle Relocation - Focus on Lynnwood, WA

Moving to Seattle can be overwhelming! Choosing a neighborhood or Seattle suburb is one of the many things that you will have to decide. Seattle has so many great neighborhoods, but the suburbs are also nice for some of the wide open spaces they offer.

If you do make the decision to relocate to one of Seattle's suburbs, I would highly recommend a close in suburb because of its close proximity to Seattle, but also because it is a more central location for commuting North, South, and to the Eastside. Lynnwood, WA is a good choice because of its huge array of amenities - shopping, recreation, parks, and two great park and rides which are always being improved. Lynnwood is right on I-5 and also has easy access to I-405 for commuting in all directions.

Lynnwood RELO

Housing in Lynnwood WA is reasonable and ranges from rental apartments to condos and houses. Single family residences range form town houses to older more developed neighborhoods to large newer developments. You can also find larger lots in Lynnwood if that is what you are looking for. There really seems to be something for everyone in this city.

Are you interested in Lynnwood real estate? realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Lynnwood summer ending so soon?

Well, it looks like summer might be creeping off once again right when we feel like we finally got a little bit of heat - am I the only one here feeling this way? Gardening is always a particular challenge for me with the shorter growing season here, but I also like to start things from seed.

Trying to keep them going...

I started my tomatoes from seed in January - I finally got one tomato last week and many more on the way..maybe. Looking at all of the rain we have gotten lately makes me think I should wrap the tomatoes up to protect them from the early fall it seems we might get. I have them in the warmest part of the yard and it might not be enough and I just can't bare another year of green tomatoes!!!

Anyone else? What are you doing to make sure you get your juicy red tomatoes before the snow hits?

I noticed the guy down the street who has corn that towers over mine has his tomatoes all tucked into a clear plastic wrap - maybe that might help, but covering them from the rain has got to be vital, too...

Are you interested in Lynnwood real estate? realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Back in the day, as people came and went in their busy lives, they would certainly venture past the local crossroads store like Keeler's Corner in Lynnwood, WA or this one in Melrose, LA - on their way to anywhere. In order to be relevant on a continuing basis the storekeepers felt they needed to carry every conceivable item crammed in to any space left unfilled. Of course in they end they had to prioritize and make sure they provided the essentials, the things people in the community needed to have or they would risk becoming irrelevant. The irony was that whether or not one actually needed anything, you would generally make a stop either outbound or on your way home, to find out what the latest news in the community might be and pick something up anyway. These corner stores have long since faded into history in many parts of the country, replaced by the ubiquitous 7-11or Wal-mart. Stores that still try to carry everything, except the personality and heartbeat of a community. As the internet has proliferated and information washes over us like one tsunami after another, we see small communities being reformed in every conceivable area of common interest on the web. People want to go where the information they get is not only current, but relevant. These small communities are thriving once again. Blogs are the new country store. Treat your customers well and make sure in your attempt to stock your shelves with what you think they want, in order to remain relevant you have carry what the community needs.