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Dec 16,2008
***IMPORTANT*** Winter Tips from the Portland Water Bureau
by jenniferd
Okay kiddies -- here's the scoop: the weather is cold, cold, freezing cold. You need to protect your plumbing or you could end up with a miserable, watery situation on your hands....please just trust me on this one! I've seen it too many times. No one wants frozen and/or exploding plumbing in the middle of a snowstorm. It's just not fun. Outside Plumbing Caulk around pipes where they enter the house. Close all foundation vents. Cut wood or Styrofoam blocks to fill vent openings, then slide them into the vents. (You'll want to open the vents again in the spring to prevent dry rot.) Protect outside pipes and faucets. If you have a separate shut off valve for an outside faucet, consider shutting it off and draining it for the winter. If you don't have a separate valve to turn off faucets, you can wrap outside faucets or hose bibs with insulation . Use newspaper or rags covered with plastic, fiberglass or molded foam-insulating covers (available at hardware stores) to
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Nov 29,2008
Protect Your Home Plumbing from Cold Snaps
by jenniferd
The Portland Water Bureau reminds all customers to protect your indoor and outdoor plumbing from the cold weather -- it's coming! Click here for tips on protecting your indoor plumbing Click here for tips on protecting your outdoor plumbing Freezing temperatures can challenge the city's water infrastructure and your household's water pipes. Be prepared this year. Jennie Day-Burget Public Information Officer
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Jul 4,2008
succulent + sexy in buckman
by pearlgirl
Portland is no joke when it comes to conventional gardening—but what if you're an urban gardener? The great indoors has its own obvious challenges, but the greatest is thinking outside the ivy . Indoor plants simply don't have to be so, well, meh . If you have a modern and sexy space, bring it to life with a visit to Life+Limb on lower Burnside. Molly Quan, graphic designer and photographer, fulfilled her desire to open a plant store with the launch of Life+Limb in November 2007—but Life+Limb is anything but ordinary! The minute you walk through the door, you're aware that design lives here. With her new shop, Quan has been able to combine her interests in plants, modern design, and art to create a new plant and home accessories shopping experience. She says that many times, shoppers don't even realize that the plants are for sale! Quan offers an amazing selection of ceramics from Jonathan Adler, Perch!, Page Russell
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