Great tips from a great company!
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Make your family safer, step-by-step with these helpful reminders.
 • Sound the Alarm: Install smoke detectors on every floor of your home and carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping areas. If already installed, test them!
• Avoid Overload: Check for overloaded extension cords-usage should not exceed the recommended wattage.
• Don't Get Tippy: If young children are in the home, bookshelves and other furniture should be firmly secured with wall brackets to prevent tipping.
• Watch Cord Placement: Extension cords should not be placed under rugs or heavy furniture, tacked up or coiled while in use.
• Get Grounded: All major appliances should be grounded. Be sure to check your ground fault circuit interrupters regularly.
• Plan Your Escape: Practice a fire escape plan with your family where you identify two exits for every room and what to do with young children.
• Keep Extinguishers Handy: Place all-purpose fire extinguishers in key locations in your home-the kitchen, bedroom and garage. Be sure to check expiration dates regularly and know how to use them safely.
• Cool Your Jets: Set your water heater below 120 degrees Fahrenheit to avoid potential burns and to save energy.
Water-wise Tips for Late Summer Water Savings
Water is essential to our everyday lives. And, our supplies are limited so please use water wisely. Cutting water use inside and outside our homes is really important. If each of us changed our water-use habits, we could save billions of gallons of water. Here's how you can help:
Indoor
• Wash only full loads of laundry and dishes: Saves up to 50 gallons per week.
 • Fix household leaks promptly: Saves up to 20 gallons per day.
• Spend only 5 minutes in the shower: Saves up to 8 gallons each time.
• Turn off the water while you brush your teeth: Saves up to 2.5 gallons per minute.
Outdoor
• Water your lawn 1 to 2 days a week instead of 5 days a week: Saves up to 840 gallons per week .
• Check your sprinkler system for leaks, overspray and broken sprinkler heads and repair promptly: Saves up to 500 gallons per month.
• Water your plants in the early morning or evening to reduce evaporation and ineffective watering due to wind: Saves up to 25 gallons each time.
• Mulch! Save hundreds of gallons a year by using organic mulch around plants to reduce evaporation.
In Honor of Simplify Your Life Week...
How About Getting Unconnected for the Week?
It is nearly impossible to be out of touch or unable to communicate in our modern world. Your cell phone, pager, email, fax, instant message, internet browser, etc. are all right at your fingertips. There is such a thing as being too connected, so set some boundaries on the technology in your life.
Turn off your cell phone in the evening, answer email once a day instead of constantly throughout the day, or put down your laptop computer for an afternoon. Let yourself be unconnected to the rest of the world for a little while and relish in the freedom that creates. |
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August Home Warranty Tip:
Save water and energy by loading the dishwasher properly and running only when you have a full load.
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Melon Chicken Salad
Ingredients
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3/4 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 3 cups (2 x 1/4-inch) strips honeydew melon
• 3 cups (2 x 1/4-inch) strips cantaloupe
• 2 cups (2 x 1/4-inch) strips daikon radish
• 1 cup (2 x 1/4-inch) strips peeled English cucumber
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted
Preparation
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk.
Add honeydew and next 4 ingredients (through green onions); toss well to coat.
Place 2 cups melon mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/2 cup chicken.
Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cilantro over each serving; top each with 1-1/2 teaspoons walnuts. Serve immediately.
Martin Yan, Cooking Light
JULY 2004
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 This information has been provided as a public service by Fidelity National Home Warranty and does not imply that these items are covered by its home warranty contracts. For details about FNHW coverage, please see your contract specifically or visit our website at homewarranty.com.The information contained within this newsletter has been obtained from third parties and is believed to be reliable. FNHW assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy of this information nor endorses the recommendations of any third party.
For Service Call 1-800-308-1420
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