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.

Brier real estate:

Brier WA is a wonderful Seattle suburb just North of Lake Forest Park and Lake Washington. Brier prides itself on larger open spaces and as a result the lots are bigger than you might find in other close in Seattle suburbs.

Houses in Brier usually start in the low $300,000 range and go up over the million dollar mark based mostly on square footage and land. There are mountain views in Brier as well.

Are you interested in Brier real estate?

realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Slow Down...

Watch out for the little ones out there! Brier kids are back in school - Brier is served by both the Northshore School District and the Edmonds School District depending on which side of Brier WA you live in. Need more info? Feel free to request a detailed school report as well as a detail housing report at realestate@cooperjacobs.com

Are you interested in Brier real estate?

Point Edwards is really coming along! This planned community in Edmonds Wa was once the site of giant oil tanks, but what a great improvement this is! Point Edwards is in the Southwestern corner of Edmonds WA just touching Woodway. This neighborhood offers sweeping views of the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains plus a nice salty sea breeze year round.

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