#Napa Valley Home Inspections | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

liunaticfringe · 5 years ago

Photo

(via Lucy Liu at the Napa Valley Museum: How did they get her? They asked. | Entertainment | napavalleyregister.com)

he team at the Napa Valley Museum Yountville gets asked one question more than any other these days:

“How did you ever get Lucy Liu to bring her first U.S. museum exhibition to you here in the Napa Valley?”

The answer, it turns out, is simple: “We asked.”

Museum executive director Laura Rafaty first approached Liu to be the keynote speaker at the Museum’s Feb. 25 “Phenomenal Women” fundraising luncheon.

“I began looking for someone who was an accomplished visual artist but who brought other aspects of life to her work, since I find that so many artists these days—and so many women—are involved in multiple creative endeavors. When I saw Lucy Liu’s art, as exhibited at the National Museum of Singapore, and considered it in the context of her accomplishments as an actor and director and work on behalf of children as an ambassador for UNICEF, I knew that I wanted our museum to present the first U.S. museum exhibition of her work.”

The result is: “Lucy Liu: One of these things is not like the others,” on exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum Yountville through April 26. It also brought Lucy Liu to Yountville last week, where she gave an inspiring keynote speech at the “Phenomenal Women” luncheon fundraiser, helping the museum raise more than $90,000 for the nonprofit. The Phenomenal Women event sold out quickly with a substantial waitlist of those wanting one of only 92 seats at tables tightly tucked inside the museum’s Main Gallery, surrounded by Liu’s artwork.

It helped that Liu, who has with millions of devoted social media followers (including a fan club of self-described “Liu-natics”), donated an original silkscreen valued at over $10,000 for auction at the luncheon, to benefit the Museum’s arts and education programs.

Speaking about her first U.S. museum exhibition, Liu said: “I’m so happy to collaborate with the Napa Valley Museum and to share my work with the community. Art has been an important part of my life and development since I was a child; it helps cultivate imagination and also fosters critical thinking skills. Supporting lifelong arts education is imperative and I am thrilled to be a part of this important endeavor.“

Liu’s visit to Yountville gave the museum team its first chance to meet Liu in person, and to discuss the inspiration behind her multi-faceted body of work. The exhibit was curated by Daniel Chen, director of Chambers Fine Art in New York, which represents Liu’s art, and who worked closely with Liu on the project.

Chen, an expert on modern Chinese art who helped curate Liu’s National Museum of Singapore exhibition, traveled from New York to Napa Valley to help the museum team with the installation and to attend the opening night on Feb. 1.

The exhibition is a survey of various aspects of Liu’s artwork. Included are Liu’s intricate wood sculptures, inspired by her travels, depicting individuals within a family. The most talked-about artworks are her oversized paintings inspired by Shunga, a form of erotic art based on the “ukiyo-e” or Japanese woodblock. These works are bold, provocative, and sexually explicit; a departure from the Museum’s typical exhibitions.

To put this work into larger context, the museum obtained an example of a traditional Japanese Shunga hand scroll from San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum, which it displays at the entrance to the Shunga section.

In her artist statement for the exhibition, Liu describes the genesis of the Shunga series: “My works tend to be intimate and personal; I often try to dissect things that were not explored when I was growing up. During my adolescence, I was constantly questioning things that were considered ‘taboo’ and was never satisfied with the answers I was given. Curiosity is key, and looking into the crevices of these questions and answers is something that I can express and explore through my art.”

There are examples of her silkscreens (including the auctioned work), plus pieces from Liu’s “Lost & Found” series, in which found objects are incorporated into handmade, hand-tooled books that are works of art in themselves.

“Another ongoing concern in my artwork has been the notion of security and salvation,” Lui said. “There are long-term effects that result from personal relationships, reflected in both our physical and emotional selves, and I have always used art to address these ‘effects’ and ideas. This theme is sometimes realized by the appropriation of discarded objects, which I place into handmade constructions, where the objects are protected and given a new significance.”

The exhibition also showcases Liu’s “Totem” series, in which intricate embroidered “spines” are paired with bold designs fashioned from fabric, paper and thread. The series includes “41”: individual small panels depicting each of the first 41 years of the artist’s life. Patterns and cutouts in the “Lost and Found” books are repeated in the “41” series on the wall behind them, while the spinal patterns of the Totem series adorn the spines of the “Lost and Found” books.

Large beige “Totem” works that seem flat from a distance reveal multi-dimensional and colorful connections upon closer inspection. The result is to be immersed in the world of an artist seeking intellectual order from emotional chaos.

“Although it’s only in retrospect that I discover the threads that tie my various bodies of work together, I find that no matter which medium I am working with, I often focus on the connections between people who pass through our lives,” Liu said. “Perhaps I am subconsciously seeking a closer examination of the meaning behind our personal relationships. Whether positive or negative, each interaction in our life leaves a mark on our psyche, and sometimes can manifest itself in a surprising, physical manner. These ‘marks’ manifest themselves in my work.”

In addition to the artwork, the museum offers video presentations illustrating Liu’s influences and creative processes, and a “living” title wall featuring audio and video of Liu in her studio. It shows Liu creating the giant painting: “Hunger,” which at nearly 12 feet tall takes up the entire back wall of the Main gallery.

The reaction to Liu’s work has been overwhelmingly positive, Rafaty said. “Visitors enjoy learning more about Lucy, who reveals so much about her interior life through her art. People seem to connect to the vulnerability on display, and to the work’s essential humanity.“

Due to the adult themes in the exhibition, the museum recommends that a parent accompany visitors younger than age 18. Other exhibitions currently on display include “The Yates Collection” of masterworks by Picasso, Pissarro, Chagall, Matisse and others, on long-term loan to the Museum from the Yates Foundation, and the museum’s permanent Napa Valley History Gallery, with a new Veterans Home history display.

The Napa Valley Museum Yountville is at 55 Presidents Circle in Yountville and is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Regular admission is $15; $10 seniors 65 and older, $5 Youth 6-17. Admission to the museum is free for Napa Valley Museum members, children 5 and under, residents of the Veterans Home in Yountville, and active duty military. Admission is free for Bank of America/Merrill Lynch cardholders during the weekend of March 8-9 through the Museum’s on Us program.

For more information about the exhibition, visit the museum’s website at napavalleymuseum.org.

#Lucy Liu #artist #napa valley museum #hunger #liunatics

46 notes · View notes

angle1234 · 2 years ago

Text

Napa Valley Home Inspections specialize in residential home and commercial building inspections. As a member of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspections) we follow their standards of practice, performing a very complete and thorough inspection of structural components, foundation, electrical, plumbing, roof, HVAC and mechanical systems of your home or building.

#Home Inspection Services #Home Inspector Sonoma #Napa Home Inspections #Commercial Building Inspector Napa

0 notes

elopez7228 · 4 years ago

Text

Scenic Route 41/47

Read on AO3 : https://archiveofourown.org/works/18268208/chapters/43229774

Start over : https://elopez7228.tumblr.com/post/620919089893933056/scenic-route-0147

From the minute she got into Rose’s car, Rey realized that unlike the time she spent with Ben, the next five hours were going to be exceptionally long. San Francisco seemed a world away. Rose stared straight ahead, cheeks still flushed and lips pursed in consternation. Rey pretend to be engrossed in her phone. Suddenly, Rose held out here hand, palm up, without even turning to look at her. Rey’s eyes widened, unsure. “The microchip. Hand it over.” Her companion ordered. “No way, I risked my life for this thing; I’m keeping it. I won’t give it to anyone but Leia Skywalker herself.” Rose gave her an exaggerated eye-roll. “Let’s just say I don’t exactly trust you,” she said through gritted teeth. “Given that I spent a long sleepless night worrying about what happened to you, only to find that you’ve been having a great time in Kylo Ren’s arms!” “Come on! As if you or Leia ever even bothered to warn me about the massive risk you were exposing me to. You can sulk all you want. I almost died, on three separate occasions! Is this what you people always do? Take some poor unsuspecting passerby and throw them into No Man’s Land?” “It was for an important cause,” Rose stammered. “You gave no idea what this trial means to us, and to Leia Skywalker...” “More than a stranger’s life, in any case,” Rey retorted dryly. “You sacrificed my life without hesitation. No wonder Ben ran away. Did his mother throw him to the wolves too, in the name of the ‘greater good’?” “I won’t let you talk about Leia like that!” Rose snapped, her bottom lip quivering with rage. “You have no idea the hardships she’s been through, none!” “I have a very good idea of what she did to her son, though. Pardon me if I can’t find enough compassion for the woman who considered Ben and I negligible losses!”

Rose took a deep breath before answering in a low voice : “He did this to you. He filled your head with lies without you realizing.” “Kylo Ren lied to me. Ben Solo would never. Ben was willing to sacrifice everything to make things right. No one can convince me otherwise.” “And there’s another one,” Rose sighed, visibly exasperated. “Oh really? He was the one who brought me here, did you ever see him hurt me? If he wanted to kill me, didn’t he have a thousand perfect opportunities to do that already? How do you explain that?” Rose hesitated, uncertain. “What if he...put a tracker in you bag! You’d lead him right to the Earth Soldiers HQ!” “Stop the car,” Rey demanded. “What?” “I said, stop the car. Do you want to search my belongings? Park the car and do it right now. If that’s what will get you to stop imaging whatever nonsense, do it now and save us the argument!”

The other woman turned red. “You know what?” She raised a brow. “Okay. Okay, we’re doing that!” True to her words, she flashed her signal and turned to park just off of the highway. It wasn’t a rest stop per se, but an emergency parking area just large enough for a vehicle. Rey wasn’t sure if this counted as a real emergency, but she didn’t want to push her luck today. After days of being hunted by FORCE she’d imagined finding some comfort in the company of an Earth Soldiers op, not another trial by fire.

Rey stomped angrily out of the parked car and shouldered her bag out of the trunk, dropping it on the ground. “Go ahead, take a look. I’ve got all day.”

Rose walked up, her head held high. She began to carefully unpack the bag. She searched every garment she withdrew, using her fingers to trace the fabric and feel every inch for abnormalities before moving on to the next one. When the bag was empty, she checked the every corner of the lining and the straps too. Finding nothing, she turned to Rey with her fists clenched at her sides. “Your handbag too.” “Very well.” Rey surrendered the other bag.

Rose’s eyes widened at the sight of the box of condoms, but she said nothing. The soon-empty handbag was subjected to the same thorough investigation, yielding the exact same results. Nothing. Rey repacked her things, her expression hovering somewhere between triumph and annoyance. But Rose was still determined. “Undress yourself.” “Not even in your dreams.” “Then I’ll search you myself.” Rey rolled her eyes. “You’re wasting your time.” “I’ll be the judge of that. I lost plenty of time coming all the way to Winnemucca to wait for you. I wonder if you made up the story about the fire to spend more time with him, that wouldn’t surprise me. Hands up!”

Rey begrudgingly raised her hands, hoping to be done once and for all. As soon as Rose realized there was nothing to see, she would leave her alone. So she let the agent search her hair, her t-shirt, her bra (cringe) and her jeans. Rose stuck her fingers in the denim pockets, where she would soon find the microchip that Rey had refused to hand over earlier. They would have it one way or another in the end. She paled however, when she fished yet another condom from the girl’s back pocket. Rey flashed her a cynical smile. Oh yeah, that was for exactly what she thought. Still curious, Tico? Apparently so, because the next thing Rose unearthed was the microchip. Rey maintained a neutral expression. Behold! The prodigal microchip. Could she leave now, and go find Ben...whenever he was? They could be together somewhere else, anywhere else, hopefully far away from these lunatics.

But Rose’s face fell as she looked at it. “It’s ruined!”

Rey held her breath. What did she mean, ruined? Rey had carefully inspected it earlier this morning with her own two eyes and it looked fine! Rose was a furious scarlet as she held the plastic square right under Rey’s nose. “It’s damaged, you broke it! You sabotaged the mission on purpose!” “What? No, it’s not,” Rey protested incredulously, her blood pressure spiking. “Show it to me!” Rose placed it in the palm of her hand and she bent to look at it up close. Shit. Rose was right, the chip was thoroughly warped. Rey looked up, mortified. How was it possible? Did Ben actually double-cross her? But how, when she had kept the thing on her person at all times throughout— Suddenly she understood. Her thoughts flashed back to that morning in Elko, where she had struggled to take her jeans off. She’d been in such a rush to undress, bouncing from one foot to the other, trampling her jeans between her feet and the craggy, rock-studded ground...completely forgetting that the microchip was still in her pocket. Rose had been right all along: her desire for Ben had lead her to betray Earth Soldiers in the end. Rey’s face was impossibly pale. She died a little on the inside as she passed the chip back to Rose, who was still waiting for an explanation. “Yes, it was me. I damaged the chip but...” “But?” “But I have no way to prove it was an accident.” It was almost exactly what Ben had said, when she’d caught him red handed. She could now empathize with the position he was in—the feeling of helplessness and fateful injustice. She would be condemned by Earth Soldiers, and hunted like an animal by FORCE. Rey had never felt more alone, yet again. And yet she knew that the only person who could ever understand her, could ever commiserate with her empty, aching heart, was Ben Solo—who was some hundreds of kilometers away. The two of them stood alone against the world, linked by destiny. And all hell was about to break loose. “There’s nothing for it,” Rose declared solemnly. “You’ve clearly chosen your side.” She punctuated the last word with a swing on the car door. “I would leave you here but it’s up to Leia to decide your fate. And mine.” Rey’s eyes widened. Hers too? “I was the one who sent you to her.” The other woman explained. “It’s my fault if we made a bad choice. I thought I saw loyalty and grit in you, but I was wrong.” What a drama queen. Rey could practically feel the thinly-veiled anger behind her dismay. The girl was full of herself. She wasn’t the unsuspecting mule on the frontlines and yet she wanted pity as she fancied herself on the chopping block. “Right, then.” Rey held her head up. “I’ll talk to Leia Skywalker myself. Maybe she’ll understand. Let’s go.”

The rest of the journey to San Francisco was long and silent. Rey gnawed on the sandwich Ben had bought her. He’d left her the water bottle too. BB8 whined uneasily in the back seat, clearly design the tension in the air. With nothing better to do, Rey contemplated the surrounding landscape. After Reno, the desert was slowly replaced by a coniferous forest that wound around a mountain road. They had reached California, the west end of the world. Tahoe boasted wide, tree-studded prairies, Sacramento was surrounded by acres upon acres of fertile farmland. Napa Valley was full of rolling green hills that slowly but surely led them to the sleek skyline of San Francisco. Rey perked up as they got on to the Oakland Bay Bridge, which offered them a breathtaking panoramic view of the city. And beyond that, the endless blue of the Pacific.

Rey had never been so far from home. Nor so alone. She took out her phone and typed a message to Ben:

Arrived in one piece at the end of the world. Wish I could share this moment with you. I’m lonelier than ever. Take care of yourself — Rey

He responded immediately.

You’re not alone. Be strong, we’ll see each other soon. I love you —Ben

“Who are you talking to, Kylo Ren?” Rose snorted derisively beside her. “Yes,” Rey answered, unmoved. “Do I need permission to text, now?” “If you’re talking to FORCE, the answer is yes. We’re at war here, in case you’ve forgotten. Your double-crossing has to end somewhere.”

Rey put away her phone, forcing herself to remain calm. “We're going to win this war not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love, Rose.” “Still,” Rose shrugged, “we’re not going to disarm FORCE with tickle attacks.” “You’d be surprised,” Rey mused.

The car continued into the city, and Rey took a moment to admire the skyscrapers and winding streets. Despite her bad mood, she marveled at every new sight like a child. Cable cars, Victorian houses...if she ignored the feeling that she was about to walk into the gallows, she could just about enjoy the city’s charm. Rainbow-colored pride flags adorned many a building entrance, and on the wall of one particular church, Rey spied the words REFUGEES WELCOME written in large, bold letters. She would have loved to discover the city with Finn. In the meantime it was vital that she soak everything up to describe to him later. One day he would get better and see it with his own eyes. By the time the car finally stopped somewhere, Rey had lost track of their location. They were in an underground parking structure. Rose buzzed past a security checkpoint, and then another, before they finally parked in the darkest, lowest level. The whole place was mildly claustrophobic to Rey. “Are we there yet?” “No comment,” Rose replied.

They unloaded the bags and let BB8 out. Rose opened a metal side door to reveal a long corridor lined with yellow fluorescent panels. They passed many rooms as they reached the end of the corridor, where another door stood, practically identical to the last. Rose used her badge to open this one, which lead to...another parking garage. With a press of her thumb on a key fob, the vast space was illuminated with a flash of light from yet another car. “Another car, really?” Rey asked. Rose gave no answer. Another car, another interminable drive through the city. Rey yawned. Who did these overall-clad ecotypes think they were? Super heroes? Ridiculous. The next parking garage was better. Rose typed a code into the intercom. Rey didn’t recognize the voice on the other end, but she heard Rose whisper the password (“resistance”, she rolled her eyes). The door opened. Corridor, elevator, corridor. If this setup was meant to intimidate newcomers, it was certainly effective. The prepared speech that Rey had come up with during the long hours on the road seemed to wither away with every row of corridors and armored doors that they passed. Finally, Rose motioned to her to enter a room. It was a dark room littered from floor to ceiling with boxes upon boxes of documents. Little windows let in little daylight. A coffee machine bubbled away in the corner. And sitting on a large futon was a blonde woman Rey had never met. Her fingers tapped impatiently against a tablet. In the middle of it all sat Leia Skywalker herself, dressed in a long grey dress and a matching manteau. She was commanding despite her small frame, and Rey felt intimidated already, knowing she was almost a divinity to these people. Behind Leia sat a tall, thin woman with strangely elegant pinkish-purple hair. Rey stood, frozen for a moment and unsure of what to do. Was this her grand trial? Who were these people? Was Leia going to crucify her on the spot? It was Leia who crossed the few steps that separated them to hug Rey, holding the girl in her arms.

#reylo #fanfiction #modern au #road trip #scenic route

2 notes · View notes

elderperfect · 5 years ago

Text

2020 Best Nursing Homes - California

ElderPerfect a leading publisher on senior healthcare across the United States, today announced the recipients of the Best Nursing Homes in California for 2020. These awards are designed to recognize providers based on their ability to consistently deliver excellence in the areas of Health Inspections, Quality of Residence Care, Penalties and Staffing. We’ve evaluated over 1,194 facilities, of which 324 (29%) met our top rating. This report marks the Gold Standard in terms of care for seniors. 0 Ranked Best Facilities  5/5

US Standard vs. Best Facilities

Average Number of Beds: 106 vs 95 Average Occupancy: 81% vs 83% Average Health Inspection Rating: 2.82 / 5.00 vs. 3.90 / 5.00 Average Government Rating: 3.01 / 5.00 vs. 4.49 / 5.00

Rating Methodology

Health Inspections Every year, the government assigns inspectors to conduct a formal review of nursing homes for regulatory purposes to meet the mandates outlined for Medicare and Medicaid, this aims to measure and improve the safety of residents across providers. Facilities may also be inspected when complaints are submitted or based on a reported incident. When noncompliance is identified, the facility is served a citation that indicates which regulation that was identified, along with the severity of the incident. Nursing homes are subsequently required to execute a program of resolution in order to meet compliance. Some scenarios require enforcement actions to be applied, such as a civil monetary penalty or withholding of payment(s), to incentivize resolution in a timely manner. Penalties Facilities are applied 2 types of penalties due to non-compliance / accumulation of incidents. Civil penalties are monetary fines that may be applied to a facility based on citations / infractions identified during a review. The severity of a penalty is defined primarily by the size and frequency of the infraction. Quality of Residence Care There are 3 types of resident care ratings, but for this exercise, we primarily focused on the overall quality measure rating. The quality measures (QMs) include 17 data points that are derived from clinical information reported by the respective nursing home and also from Medicare claims data submitted for payment. Ratings are calculated for the QM domain using the 4 most recent quarters for which data are available. A nursing home receives points contingent on performance on each measure (weighting distribution is not equal). Staffing Staffing research is submitted regularly by the facility and is adjusted for the requirement of the facilities residents. For each of registered nurse staff and total staffing, a 1 - 5 rating is applied according to definitions established for each category. These ratings are subsequently combined to assign an overall staffing rating. As an example, to get an overall staffing rating of 5 stars, nursing homes must earn a rating of 5 stars for both registered nurses and total staffing. Nursing homes could also be assigned a 1 star rating should they not have a registered nurse on-site daily, and do not submit staffing data, or which the data cannot be verified.

Best Nursing Homes in California

REDLANDS HEALTHCARE CENTER COUNTRY MANOR HEALTHCARE EDGEMOOR HOSPITAL FAIRFIELD POST-ACUTE REHAB MOUNT SAN ANTONIO GARDENS MARY HEALTH OF THE SICK CONVALESCENT & NURSING HOS MOTION PICTURE AND T.V. HOSP D/P SNF GOOD SAMARITAN REHAB AND CARE CENTER PLEASANT HILL POST ACUTE PALOMAR VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER VILLA CORONADO D/P SNF MISSION VIEW HEALTH CENTER ARBOR HILLS NURSING CENTER LINDA MAR CARE CENTER BERKLEY WEST CONV HOSP COUNTRY VILLA PAVILION NURSING CENTER MONTEREY PARK CONV HOSP FOLSOM CARE CENTER HERITAGE GARDENS HEALTH CARE CENTER GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF FAIRFIELD PROVIDENCE ST ELIZABETH CARE CENTER MARYCREST MANOR OAKLAND HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER VICTORIA HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER EAST BAY POST-ACUTE WILLOW PASS HEALTHCARE CENTER FAIRMONT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL MERCED NURSING & REHABILITATION CTR LOMPOC VALLEY MEDICAL CTR COMP CARE CTR D/P SNF LOMITA POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER LA SIERRA CARE CENTER WINDSOR PARK CARE CENTER OF FREMONT KEARNY MESA CONVALESCENT AND NURSING HOME FALLBROOK SKILLED NURSING CANTERBURY WOODS GRANT CUESTA SUB-ACUTE AND REHABILITATION CENTER MOUNTAIN VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER UNIVERSITY CARE CENTER LA PALOMA HEALTHCARE CENTER CULVER WEST HEALTH CENTER VISTA PACIFICA CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL SAN JOSE HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER SAYLOR LANE HEALTHCARE CENTER WINDSOR GARDENS CARE CENTER OF HAYWARD ROCK CREEK CARE CENTER SEQUOIAS, THE THE CALIFORNIAN-PASADENA VIENNA NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER LA MESA HEALTHCARE CENTER ROCKY POINT CARE CENTER ARROYO VISTA NURSING CENTER REDDING POST ACUTE WOODLANDS HEALTHCARE CENTER NEWPORT NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER CRENSHAW NURSING HOME THE REUTLINGER COMMUNITY ARTESIA CHRISTIAN HOME INC. SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER MISSION CARE CENTER HILLSIDE SENIOR CARE COASTAL VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER GROSSMONT POST ACUTE CARE MISSION SKILLED NURSING & SUBACUTE CENTER PALO ALTO SUB-ACUTE AND REHABILITATION CENTER HIGHLAND CARE CENTER OF REDLANDS SOUTH COAST POST ACUTE BETHANY HOME SOCIETY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY THE CALIFORNIAN MONTCLAIR MANOR CARE CENTER VENTURA POST ACUTE VALLE VERDE HEALTH FACILITY HARBOR VILLA CARE CENTER CLOVERDALE HEALTHCARE CENTER ENCINITAS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER CHAPMAN CARE CENTER SAN LUIS CARE CENTER THE TERRACES AT SAN JOAQUIN GARDENS VILLAGE VICTORIAN POST ACUTE REDWOOD COVE HEALTHCARE CENTER HAYWARD HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTER SAN TOMAS CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL RIVER BEND NURSING CENTER BERKELEY PINES SKILLED NURSING CENTER ST JUDE CARE CENTER APPLE VALLEY POST-ACUTE REHAB COURTYARD HEALTH CARE CENTER FRIENDSHIP MANOR NURSING & REHAB CENTER ST. FRANCIS HEIGHTS CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL FRANCISCAN CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL COVENTRY COURT HEALTH CENTER HY-LOND HEALTH CARE CENTER-MERCED MISSION TERRACE CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL LA JOLLA NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER EMPRESS CARE CENTER, LLC COUNTRY VILLA BAY VISTA HCC PACIFIC COAST MANOR PETALUMA POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION SACRAMENTO POST-ACUTE TOPANGA TERRACE DEVONSHIRE CARE CENTER PIEDMONT GARDENS HEALTH FACILITY DYCORA TRANSITIONAL HEALTH - SANGER ROSEWOOD POST ACUTE REHABILITATION COMMUNITY CONVALESCENT CENTER OF SAN BERNARDINO WOODLAND SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AVALON HEALTH CARE - SAN ANDREAS STOLLWOOD CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL GREENFIELD CARE CENTER OF FULLERTON, LLC COLLEGE OAK NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF RIVERSIDE GRANADA HILLS CONVALESCENT EXCELL HEALTH CARE CENTER MID-WILSHIRE HEALTH CARE CNTR LAKE BALBOA CARE CENTER TUNNELL SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER PACIFICA NURSING AND REHAB CENTER PACIFIC GARDENS NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER TAMPICO TERRACE CARE CENTER RAMONA REHABILITATION AND POST ACUTE CARE CENTER NORTHBROOK HEALTHCARE CENTER CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CTR- DAVIES CAMPUS HOSP RED BLUFF HEALTH CARE CENTER SIERRA VIEW HOMES DYCORA TRANSITIONAL HEALTH MEMORY CARE OF FRESNO BIXBY KNOLLS TOWERS HEALTH CARE & REHAB CENTER LOS GATOS MEADOWS GERIATRIC HOSPITAL ALCOTT REHABILITATION HOSPITAL REO VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER SAN LEANDRO HEALTHCARE CENTER SUMMERFIELD HEALTH CARE CENTER BETHESDA HOME REGENCY OAKS POST ACUTE CARE CENTER PARADISE VALLEY HEALTH CARE VALE HEALTHCARE CENTER PLEASANTON NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER WHITNEY OAKS CARE CENTER DELANO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GEORGE L MEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL D/P SNF COMMUNITY EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF MONTCLAIR HILLTOP CARE CENTER CASA COLOMA HEALTH CARE CENTER CARLSBAD BY THE SEA PROVIDENCE LITTLE CO OF MARY TRANSITIONAL CARE CTR THE ROYAL HOME PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER SHANDIN HILLS BEHAVIOR THERAPY CENTER SONOMA DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER D/P SNF RIVERSIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE CENTER VISTA PACIFICA CENTER DYCORA TRANSITIONAL HEALTH-SAN JOSE RADY CHILDREN'S CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL D/P SNF LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR CRESTWOOD MANOR - 104 DEPT OF STATE HOSPITALS - NAPA D/P SNF VILLA SIENA CRESTWOOD WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CENTER CRESTWOOD TREATMENT CENTER SAKURA INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY CRESTWOOD MANOR - FREMONT PARK MERRITT CARE CENTER TUSTIN CARE CENTER LONG BEACH POST ACUTE

GOLDEN STATE COLONIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER ST JOHN KRONSTADT CONVALESCENT CENTER ORANGEGROVE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BEACHSIDE NURSING CENTER LODI NURSING & REHABILITATION MCCLURE POST ACUTE PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MED CTR D/P SNF TRACY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER DEL MAR CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL VALLEY POINTE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER KINGSLEY MANOR CARE CENTER PACIFIC COAST POST ACUTE VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - YOUNTVILLE - SNF ESKATON CARE CENTER GREENHAVEN SAN MIGUEL VILLA INLAND CHRISTIAN HOME MCKINLEY PARK CARE CENTER ARARAT CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL MOUNT MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE POWAY HEALTHCARE CENTER GRANCELL VILLAGE OF THE JEWISH HOMES FOR THE AGING THE BRADLEY COURT TOWN AND COUNTRY MANOR WESTLAND HOUSE REDWOOD TERRACE HEALTH CENTER SHORELINE CARE CENTER FRIENDS HOUSE NORTHPOINTE HEALTHCARE CENTRE LINCOLN SQUARE POST ACUTE CARE ENGLISH OAKS CONVALESCENT & REHABILITATION HOSPITA DEL ROSA VILLA SARATOGA PEDIATRIC SUBACUTE ADVENTIST HEALTH SONORA - D/P SNF EXTENDED CARE HOSP WESTMINSTER SHARP CHULA VISTA MED CTR SNF VINEYARD HILLS HEALTH CENTER TAHOE FOREST HOSPITAL D/P SNF SAINT FRANCIS MED CTR DP ACC CARE CENTER CASTLE MANOR CONVALESCENT CENTER UNIVERSITY POST-ACUTE REHAB SUN MAR NURSING CENTER SPRING LAKE VILLAGE DIAMOND RIDGE HEALTHCARE CENTER STANFORD COURT SKILLED NURSING & REHAB CENTER REGENTS POINT - WINDCREST REMINGTON CLUB HEALTH CENTER VILLA POMERADO D/P SNF VILLA RANCHO BERNARDO CARE CENTER AVIARA HEALTHCARE CENTER CARMEL MOUNTAIN REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER LA PALMA NURSING CENTER VALENCIA GARDENS HEALTH CARE CENTER LINCOLN MEADOWS CARE CENTER VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SNF MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES (CITRUS HEIGHTS) REDWOOD CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, INC SUNNY VIEW MANOR CASA DE LAS CAMPANAS SHIELDS NURSING CENTER BAYSIDE CARE CENTER DANVILLE POST-ACUTE REHAB ASISTENCIA VILLA REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER ALAMEDA HOSPITAL D/P SNF CREEKSIDE CENTER CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF FREEDOM VILLAGE HEALTHCARE CENTER DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF ST FRANCIS EXTENDED CARE STONEBROOK HEALTHCARE CENTER THE DOROTHY & JOSEPH GOLDBERG HEALTHCARE CENTER LIFE CARE CENTER OF ESCONDIDO VILLA GARDENS HEALTH CARE UNIT EASTERN PLUMAS HOSPITAL- PORTOLA CAMPUS DP/SNF CAPITAL TRANSITIONAL CARE MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES (SUNNYVALE) MANORCARE HEALTH SERVICES - ROSSMOOR GLENWOOD CARE CENTER MARINA GARDEN NURSING CENTER MOUNTAINS COMMUNITY HOSP DPSNF ALTA GARDENS CARE CENTER MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF USC VERDUGO HILLS HOSPITAL DP/SNF MIRAVILLA CARE CENTER RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER PALM VILLAGE RETIREMENT COMM. HERITAGE PARK NURSING CENTER COMM. HOSP. OF SAN BERNARDINO DP SNF HEALTH CARE CTR AT THE FORUM AT RANCHO SAN ANTONIO EDEN VALLEY CARE CENTER PIONEER HOUSE THE COVE AT LA JOLLA THE TERRACES OF LOS GATOS DANISH CARE CENTER ESKATON VILLAGE CARE CENTER OAKLAND HEIGHTS NURSING AND REHABILITATION GROSSMONT HOSPITAL D/P SNF ARARAT NURSING FACILITY TOTALLY KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL - D/P SNF HEALDSBURG DISTRICT HOSPITAL DP/SNF SAN LUIS TRANSITIONAL CARE O'CONNOR HOSPITAL D/P SNF EMANATE HEALTH INTER-COMMUNITY HOSPITAL- D/P SNF WINDSOR MANOR ARROYO GRANDE CARE CENTER REDLANDS COMM HOSP D/P SNF ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSP & TRAUMA SNF GARDEN PARK CARE CENTER NORWALK SKILLED NURSING & WELLNESS CENTRE, LLC TERRACE VIEW CARE CENTER LEGACY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER BARTON HOSPITAL D/P SNF SIMI VALLEY CARE CENTER CHAPMAN GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER D/P SNF HILLVIEW CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL ROWNTREE GARDENS LAUREL CREEK HEALTH CENTER SAN FRANCISCO TOWERS CHILDREN'S RECOVERY CENTER OF NO CA D/P SNF SIENA SKILLED NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER BROOKDALE CARLSBAD COVENANT VILLAGE CARE CENTER SAMARKAND SKILLED NURSING FACILITY PALOMAR HEIGHTS POST ACUTE REHAB BELLAKEN SKILLED NURSING CENTER UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AT DAVIS CAMARILLO HEALTHCARE CENTER KAISER PERMANENTE POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER CEDAR CREST NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER VI AT LA JOLLA VILLAGE MISSION CARE CENTER BEL VISTA HEALTHCARE CENTER GLENBROOK PROVIDENCE ALL SAINT'S SUBACUTE LOMPOC SKILLED NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER VI AT PALO ALTO JONES CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL ALHAMBRA HOSPITAL MED CTR DP/SNF BAY AREA HEALTHCARE CENTER VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - BARSTOW BAYWOOD COURT HEALTH CENTER OAKVIEW SKILLED NURSING KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA D/P SNF VILLA SCALABRINI SPECIAL CARE SIERRA VISTA HEALTHCARE FOREST HILL MANOR HEALTH CENTER LAUREL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CARE BELLA VISTA HEALTH CENTER SOMERSET SUBACUTE AND CARE CHAPARRAL HOUSE BROOKDALE CAMARILLO ALL SAINT'S MAUBERT CLEAR VIEW CONVALESCENT CENTER CLEAR VIEW SANITARIUM LAKESIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTER MOUNTAIN MANOR SENIOR RESIDENCE VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - REDDING FOOTHILL HEIGHTS CARE CENTER CREEKVIEW SKILLED NURSING MOCHO PARK CARE CENTER VETERANS HOME OF CALIFORNIA - FRESNO ANBERRY TRANSITIONAL CARE

Read the full article

2 notes · View notes

gsairductclean · 5 years ago

Text

Three Reasons For Air Duct Cleaning in Armonk NY

Of all the arguments for air duct cleaning in Armonk NY residents need to pay close attention to the three listed below. A family's home is often their greatest asset next to their family. Both are greatly impacted by air ducts and many problems resulting from poor air duct conditions affect the health and happiness of families.

Mold

Too many families in Armonk NY know the devastating effects of mold. Most people conjure up the smell which often accompanies a mold outbreak. While the smell cannot be overlooked the effects of mold on the lungs is quite significant and often deadly. Many people have allergies to mold and when mold is present in the air they develop allergy symptoms ranging from a stuffy nose to hyperventilation. Those with asthma fare worse when in a room with a mold infestation. All too often the mold can be traced back to air ducts.

Pests

No one likes to think of mice or bugs living in their homes. Whether one thinks about it or not they often take up residence. It takes only an eighth of an inch crack to allow these pests into a home. Most pests don't like human contact and hide quite well in a home's walls, floors, and air duct system. By getting regular air duct inspections, Armonk NY homeowners can catch pest infestations before they become too big. Air duct cleaning technicians are trained in what to look for in regards to all varieties of pests. Catching mice, roaches or even raccoons before they take over a home is worth the cost of a regular inspection every time.

Maintaining Home Value

All homeowners know the value in maintaining household appliances and systems. It's recommended that air conditioning units and furnaces by cleaned yearly, roofs and insulation be checked every few years and major appliances be cleaned and checked once a year or so. Air ducts should be seen no differently. Not only should they regularly be inspected in the spirit of good maintenance habits, but for other reasons as well. Cleaning AC units and furnaces are a smart idea but often release harmful toxins and allergens into the air which gets trapped in the air duct system contaminating the air in every room of the house. Only through regular inspections by trained professionals can these contaminants by detected and removed.

With today's economy threatening home market values protecting the value of the home should be every homeowner's first priority. Most professionals agree that regular maintenance is one of the first steps to guaranteeing a house stays in tip-top condition for many years. Air duct cleaning is just one aspect of home maintenance. With the availability of professional air duct cleaning Armonk NY residents can breathe easy and rest assured that their homes are the safe haven they should be.

Find Air Duct Cleaning in Cities Mentioned Below:

Air Duct Cleaning abilene

Air Duct Cleaning akron

Air Duct Cleaning Alameda

Air Duct Cleaning albuquerque

Air Duct Cleaning alexandria

Air Duct Cleaning allen

Air Duct Cleaning allentown

Air Duct Cleaning amarillo

Air Duct Cleaning anaheim

Air Duct Cleaning anchorage

Air Duct Cleaning ann arbor

Air Duct Cleaning antioch

Air Duct Cleaning apalachicola

Air Duct Cleaning arcadia

Air Duct Cleaning arlington

Air Duct Cleaning arvada

Air Duct Cleaning atascocita

Air Duct Cleaning athens

Air Duct Cleaning atlanta

Air Duct Cleaning auburn

Air Duct Cleaning augusta

Air Duct Cleaning aurora

Air Duct Cleaning austin

Air Duct Cleaning bakersfield

Air Duct Cleaning baltimore

Air Duct Cleaning bartow

Air Duct Cleaning baton rouge

Air Duct Cleaning baytown

Air Duct Cleaning beaumont

Air Duct Cleaning bellevue

Air Duct Cleaning berkeley

Air Duct Cleaning billings

Air Duct Cleaning birmingham

Air Duct Cleaning blountstown

Air Duct Cleaning boise

Air Duct Cleaning bonifay

Air Duct Cleaning boston

Air Duct Cleaning boulder

Air Duct Cleaning bradenton

Air Duct Cleaning Brentwood

Air Duct Cleaning bridgeport

Air Duct Cleaning broken arrow

Air Duct Cleaning bronson

Air Duct Cleaning brooklyn

Air Duct Cleaning brooksville

Air Duct Cleaning brownsville

Air Duct Cleaning bryan

Air Duct Cleaning buffalo

Air Duct Cleaning bunnell

Air Duct Cleaning burbank

Air Duct Cleaning bushnell

Air Duct Cleaning cambridge

Air Duct Cleaning Campbell

Air Duct Cleaning cape coral

Air Duct Cleaning carlsbad

Air Duct Cleaning carrollton

Air Duct Cleaning cary

Air Duct Cleaning cedar park

Air Duct Cleaning cedar rapids

Air Duct Cleaning centennial

Air Duct Cleaning chandler

Air Duct Cleaning charleston

Air Duct Cleaning charlotte

Air Duct Cleaning chattanooga

Air Duct Cleaning chesapeake

Air Duct Cleaning chicago

Air Duct Cleaning chipley

Air Duct Cleaning chula vista

Air Duct Cleaning cincinnati

Air Duct Cleaning clarksville

Air Duct Cleaning clearwater

Air Duct Cleaning cleveland

Air Duct Cleaning clovis

Air Duct Cleaning college station

Air Duct Cleaning colorado springs

Air Duct Cleaning columbia

Air Duct Cleaning columbus

Air Duct Cleaning colusa

Air Duct Cleaning concord

Air Duct Cleaning conroe

Air Duct Cleaning coral springs

Air Duct Cleaning corona

Air Duct Cleaning corpus christi

Air Duct Cleaning costa mesa

Air Duct Cleaning crescent city

Air Duct Cleaning crestview

Air Duct Cleaning cross city

Air Duct Cleaning Cupertino

Air Duct Cleaning dade city

Air Duct Cleaning dallas

Air Duct Cleaning daly city

Air Duct Cleaning Danville

Air Duct Cleaning davenport

Air Duct Cleaning davie

Air Duct Cleaning dayton

Air Duct Cleaning defuniak springs

Air Duct Cleaning deland

Air Duct Cleaning denton

Air Duct Cleaning denver

Air Duct Cleaning des moines

Air Duct Cleaning desoto

Air Duct Cleaning detroit

Air Duct Cleaning downey

Air Duct Cleaning Dublin

Air Duct Cleaning durham

Air Duct Cleaning edinburg

Air Duct Cleaning edison

Air Duct Cleaning el cajon

Air Duct Cleaning el centro

Air Duct Cleaning elgin

Air Duct Cleaning elizabeth

Air Duct Cleaning elk grove

Air Duct Cleaning el monte

Air Duct Cleaning el paso

Air Duct Cleaning escondido

Air Duct Cleaning eugene

Air Duct Cleaning euless

Air Duct Cleaning eureka

Air Duct Cleaning evansville

Air Duct Cleaning everett

Air Duct Cleaning fairfield

Air Duct Cleaning fargo

Air Duct Cleaning fayetteville

Air Duct Cleaning fernandina beach

Air Duct Cleaning flower mound

Air Duct Cleaning fontana

Air Duct Cleaning fort collins

Air Duct Cleaning fort lauderdale

Air Duct Cleaning fort myers

Air Duct Cleaning fort pierce

Air Duct Cleaning fort wayne

Air Duct Cleaning fort worth

Air Duct Cleaning fremont

Air Duct Cleaning fresno

Air Duct Cleaning frisco

Air Duct Cleaning fullerton

Air Duct Cleaning gainesville

Air Duct Cleaning galveston

Air Duct Cleaning garden grove

Air Duct Cleaning garland

Air Duct Cleaning georgetown

Air Duct Cleaning gilbert

Air Duct Cleaning Gilroy

Air Duct Cleaning glendale

Air Duct Cleaning grand prairie

Air Duct Cleaning grand rapids

Air Duct Cleaning grapevine

Air Duct Cleaning greeley

Air Duct Cleaning green bay

Air Duct Cleaning green cove springs

Air Duct Cleaning greensboro

Air Duct Cleaning gresham

Air Duct Cleaning hampton

Air Duct Cleaning hanford

Air Duct Cleaning harlingen

Air Duct Cleaning hartford

Air Duct Cleaning hayward

Air Duct Cleaning henderson

Air Duct Cleaning hialeah

Air Duct Cleaning high point

Air Duct Cleaning hillsboro

Air Duct Cleaning hollister

Air Duct Cleaning hollywood

Air Duct Cleaning honolulu

Air Duct Cleaning houston

Air Duct Cleaning huntington beach

Air Duct Cleaning huntsville

Air Duct Cleaning independence

Air Duct Cleaning indianapolis

Air Duct Cleaning inglewood

Air Duct Cleaning inverness

Air Duct Cleaning irvine

Air Duct Cleaning irving

Air Duct Cleaning jackson

Air Duct Cleaning jasper

Air Duct Cleaning jersey city

Air Duct Cleaning joliet

Air Duct Cleaning jurupa valley

Air Duct Cleaning kansas city

Air Duct Cleaning kent

Air Duct Cleaning key west

Air Duct Cleaning killeen

Air Duct Cleaning kissimmee

Air Duct Cleaning knoxville

Air Duct Cleaning labelle

Air Duct Cleaning lafayette

Air Duct Cleaning lake butler

Air Duct Cleaning lake city

Air Duct Cleaning lakeland

Air Duct Cleaning lakeport

Air Duct Cleaning lakewood

Air Duct Cleaning lancaster

Air Duct Cleaning lansing

Air Duct Cleaning laredo

Air Duct Cleaning las cruces

Air Duct Cleaning las vegas

Air Duct Cleaning league city

Air Duct Cleaning lewisville

Air Duct Cleaning lexington

Air Duct Cleaning lincoln

Air Duct Cleaning little rock

Air Duct Cleaning live oak

Air Duct Cleaning Livermore

Air Duct Cleaning long beach

Air Duct Cleaning longview

Air Duct Cleaning los angeles

Air Duct Cleaning louisville

Air Duct Cleaning lowell

Air Duct Cleaning lubbock

Air Duct Cleaning macclenny

Air Duct Cleaning macon

Air Duct Cleaning madera

Air Duct Cleaning madison

Air Duct Cleaning manchester

Air Duct Cleaning manhattan

Air Duct Cleaning mansfield

Air Duct Cleaning marianna

Air Duct Cleaning Martinez

Air Duct Cleaning marysville

Air Duct Cleaning mayo

Air Duct Cleaning mcallen

Air Duct Cleaning mckinney

Air Duct Cleaning memphis

Air Duct Cleaning merced

Air Duct Cleaning mesa

Air Duct Cleaning mesquite

Air Duct Cleaning miami

Air Duct Cleaning miami gardens

Air Duct Cleaning midland

Air Duct Cleaning Milpitas

Air Duct Cleaning milton

Air Duct Cleaning milwaukee

Air Duct Cleaning minneapolis

Air Duct Cleaning miramar

Air Duct Cleaning mission

Air Duct Cleaning missouri city

Air Duct Cleaning mobile

Air Duct Cleaning modesto

Air Duct Cleaning montgomery

Air Duct Cleaning monticello

Air Duct Cleaning moore haven

Air Duct Cleaning moreno valley

Air Duct Cleaning Morgan Hill

Air Duct Cleaning Mountain View

Air Duct Cleaning murfreesboro

Air Duct Cleaning murrieta

Air Duct Cleaning Napa

Air Duct Cleaning naperville

Air Duct Cleaning naples

Air Duct Cleaning nashville

Air Duct Cleaning nevada city

Air Duct Cleaning newark

Air Duct Cleaning new braunfels

Air Duct Cleaning new haven

Air Duct Cleaning new orleans

Air Duct Cleaning new york

Air Duct Cleaning norfolk

Air Duct Cleaning norman

Air Duct Cleaning north charleston

Air Duct Cleaning north las vegas

Air Duct Cleaning north richland hills

Air Duct Cleaning norwalk

Air Duct Cleaning Novato

Air Duct Cleaning oakland

Air Duct Cleaning ocala

Air Duct Cleaning oceanside

Air Duct Cleaning odessa

Air Duct Cleaning okeechobee

Air Duct Cleaning olathe

Air Duct Cleaning omaha

Air Duct Cleaning ontario

Air Duct Cleaning orange

Air Duct Cleaning orlando

Air Duct Cleaning oroville

Air Duct Cleaning overland park

Air Duct Cleaning oxnard

Air Duct Cleaning Pacifica

Air Duct Cleaning palatka

Air Duct Cleaning palm bay

Air Duct Cleaning palmdale

Air Duct Cleaning Palo Alto

Air Duct Cleaning panama city

Air Duct Cleaning pasadena

Air Duct Cleaning paterson

Air Duct Cleaning pearland

Air Duct Cleaning pembroke pines

Air Duct Cleaning pensacola

Air Duct Cleaning peoria

Air Duct Cleaning perry

Air Duct Cleaning Petaluma

Air Duct Cleaning pflugerville

Air Duct Cleaning pharr

Air Duct Cleaning philadelphia

Air Duct Cleaning phoenix

Air Duct Cleaning Pittsburg

Air Duct Cleaning pittsburgh

Air Duct Cleaning placerville

Air Duct Cleaning plano

Air Duct Cleaning Pleasanton

Air Duct Cleaning pomona

Air Duct Cleaning pompano beach

Air Duct Cleaning port arthur

Air Duct Cleaning portland

Air Duct Cleaning port st lucie

Air Duct Cleaning providence

Air Duct Cleaning provo

Air Duct Cleaning pueblo

Air Duct Cleaning punta gorda

Air Duct Cleaning quincy

Air Duct Cleaning raleigh

Air Duct Cleaning rancho cucamonga

Air Duct Cleaning red bluff

Air Duct Cleaning redding

Air Duct Cleaning Redwood City

Air Duct Cleaning reno

Air Duct Cleaning renton

Air Duct Cleaning rialto

Air Duct Cleaning richardson

Air Duct Cleaning richmond

Air Duct Cleaning riverside

Air Duct Cleaning rochester

Air Duct Cleaning rockford

Air Duct Cleaning Rohnert Park

Air Duct Cleaning roseville

Air Duct Cleaning round rock

Air Duct Cleaning rowlett

Air Duct Cleaning sacramento

Air Duct Cleaning saint paul

Air Duct Cleaning salem

Air Duct Cleaning salinas

Air Duct Cleaning salt lake city

Air Duct Cleaning san angelo

Air Duct Cleaning san antonio

Air Duct Cleaning san bernardino

Air Duct Cleaning San Bruno

Air Duct Cleaning san diego

Air Duct Cleaning sandy springs

Air Duct Cleaning sanford

Air Duct Cleaning san francisco

Air Duct Cleaning san jose

Air Duct Cleaning San Leandro

Air Duct Cleaning san luis obispo

Air Duct Cleaning san marcos

Air Duct Cleaning san mateo

Air Duct Cleaning San Rafael

Air Duct Cleaning San Ramon

Air Duct Cleaning santa ana

Air Duct Cleaning santa barbara

Air Duct Cleaning santa clara

Air Duct Cleaning santa clarita

Air Duct Cleaning santa cruz

Air Duct Cleaning santa maria

Air Duct Cleaning santa rosa

Air Duct Cleaning sarasota

Air Duct Cleaning savannah

Air Duct Cleaning scottsdale

Air Duct Cleaning seattle

Air Duct Cleaning sebring

Air Duct Cleaning shreveport

Air Duct Cleaning simi valley

Air Duct Cleaning sioux falls

Air Duct Cleaning sonora

Air Duct Cleaning south bend

Air Duct Cleaning spokane

Air Duct Cleaning spring

Air Duct Cleaning springfield

Air Duct Cleaning stamford

Air Duct Cleaning starke

Air Duct Cleaning st augustine

Air Duct Cleaning sterling heights

Air Duct Cleaning st louis

Air Duct Cleaning stockton

Air Duct Cleaning st petersburg

Air Duct Cleaning stuart

Air Duct Cleaning sugar land

Air Duct Cleaning sunnyvale

Air Duct Cleaning surprise

Air Duct Cleaning susanville

Air Duct Cleaning syracuse

Air Duct Cleaning tacoma

Air Duct Cleaning tallahassee

Air Duct Cleaning tampa

Air Duct Cleaning tavares

Air Duct Cleaning temecula

Air Duct Cleaning tempe

Air Duct Cleaning temple

Air Duct Cleaning the woodlands

Air Duct Cleaning thornton

Air Duct Cleaning thousand oaks

Air Duct Cleaning titusville

Air Duct Cleaning toledo

Air Duct Cleaning topeka

Air Duct Cleaning torrance

Air Duct Cleaning trenton

Air Duct Cleaning tucson

Air Duct Cleaning tulsa

Air Duct Cleaning tyler

Air Duct Cleaning ukiah

Air Duct Cleaning Union City

Air Duct Cleaning Vacaville

Air Duct Cleaning vallejo

Air Duct Cleaning vancouver

Air Duct Cleaning ventura

Air Duct Cleaning vero beach

Air Duct Cleaning victoria

Air Duct Cleaning victorville

Air Duct Cleaning virginia beach

Air Duct Cleaning visalia

Air Duct Cleaning vista

Air Duct Cleaning waco

Air Duct Cleaning Walnut Creek

Air Duct Cleaning warren

Air Duct Cleaning washington

Air Duct Cleaning waterbury

Air Duct Cleaning wauchula

Air Duct Cleaning west covina

Air Duct Cleaning west jordan

Air Duct Cleaning westminster

Air Duct Cleaning west palm beach

Air Duct Cleaning west valley city

Air Duct Cleaning wichita

Air Duct Cleaning wichita falls

Air Duct Cleaning willows

Air Duct Cleaning wilmington

Air Duct Cleaning winston salem

Air Duct Cleaning woodbridge

Air Duct Cleaning woodland

Air Duct Cleaning worcester

Air Duct Cleaning yonkers

Air Duct Cleaning yuba city

#air duct cleaning

1 note · View note

deniscollins · 5 years ago

Text

PG&E Outage Darkens Northern California Amid Wildfire Threat

Pacific Gas and Electric of California declared bankruptcy in January in the face of tens of billions of dollars in liabilities from past fires. With strong winds forecasted in the hills and canyons on Wednesday resembling those that propelled deadly fires in the wine country, if you were a PG&E executive would you turn off electricity to 2.5 million people so electricity lines would not contribute to spreading fire damage: (1) Yes, (2) No? Why? What are the ethics underlying your decision?

The lights went off in stages in Northern California on Wednesday, from the forests near the Oregon border, down the spine of the Sierra Nevada and finally through the dense hillside communities across the Bay from San Francisco.

Hundreds of thousands of households lost power when California’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, shut down a vast web of electrical lines as a precaution against wildfires. Not knowing how long the outage would last, residents hurried to gas stations and supermarkets, stocking up on essentials as if a hurricane were bearing down.

It was an extraordinary moment for California. In the state that brought the world the iPhone and the internet as most people know it, residents fumbled for flashlights, hauled jerrycans of gasoline and read instructions on how to manually open their automatic garage doors. In the fifth-largest economy in the world, hundreds of thousands of people were forced off the grid.

The vast scope of the power shutdown suggested a new layer of vulnerability for California. A state prone to earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides and wildfires now was faced with a power company’s decision to shut off the electricity, with relatively little notice.

By Wednesday afternoon, at least 500,000 customers — each customer can represent numerous family members or apartment dwellers — were without power. The company’s second phase of electricity shut offs, affecting an additional 250,000 customers, began late Wednesday evening. By one estimate around 2.5 million people were without power early Thursday morning.

Meteorologists said the strong winds that were forecast in the hills and canyons on Wednesday resembled those that propelled deadly fires in the wine country of Napa and Sonoma Counties two years ago. The power company, which declared bankruptcy in January in the face of tens of billions of dollars in liabilities from past fires, said it was not taking chances this time.

The shutdown led to the cancellation of classes at Humboldt State University, Mills College in Oakland and the University of California, Berkeley. It also contributed to multiple crashes at intersections where traffic lights went dark. Banks and businesses in some Northern California towns shut down; agricultural processing machines were inoperable in the thick of the fall harvest.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest concentrations of wealth and cutting-edge technology in the world, the shut-off felt like an anachronism, something that might happen in a less-developed country. Long lines formed at gas stations a dozen or so miles from the headquarters of Apple and Google.

“What’s next?” said Robert Cruz Jr., an electrical foreman whose crews have installed fiber-optic cables at Facebook. He was at a gas station in San Jose, the country’s 10th-largest city, filling up a five-gallon container with gasoline for a generator he was on his way to buy from a friend. He and his wife, an executive assistant at Intel, spent Tuesday calling nearby stores for new generators but the closest store that had one was an hour and a half away in California’s Central Valley.

“We’re doing what we can to keep our refrigerator and our freezer going,” he said.

For many, the power shutdown was a reminder of how helpless they were without electricity. While wealthier residents were able to fall back on solar panels and battery systems for electricity, living off the grid was not an option for Sharmaine Lindahl.

The power outage had cascading consequences for Ms. Lindahl and her husband, who live in Arcata, nearly 300 miles north of San Francisco. On Tuesday night, she received a text message from PG&E warning her of the impending power shut-off. Five hours later the lights went out and all of the electrical appliances in her kitchen, the only way she can cook, were useless.

Most businesses were closed in Arcata on Wednesday, she said, and gasoline was scarce.

Wednesday was also her husband’s payday, but the bank was closed and his company paid him in cash because it could not print out checks.

“Our bank account is going to be overdrawn,” Ms. Lindahl said. “We live paycheck to paycheck. So this is going to hit us very hard.”

The Lindahls felt like their city was collateral damage: The fire risk is low in Arcata, a city along the coast whose weather this time of year is most often fog and rain.

As the outages spread on Wednesday, so did anger and frustration at PG&E, a company that has a history of negligence and safety violations, including a gas pipeline explosion south of San Francisco in 2010 that killed eight people and has it under criminal probation. The company’s equipment was also deemed responsible for California’s deadliest fire, the inferno that razed the city of Paradise last year, killing 86 people.

When the forecast winds failed to materialize in some areas on Wednesday, criticism mounted against PG&E. Was it necessary to turn so many lives upside down? Was this a ploy by the company to prove how much California needs it?

Jim Nielsen, a state senator who represents the area around Paradise, called the shut-off “unacceptable.”

“This policy has to change,” he said in a statement. “PG&E’s decision to protect itself from liability at the expense of hard-working Californians will not be tolerated.”

“Millions without electricity is what a third-world country looks like, not a state that is the fifth-largest economy in the world,” he said.

PG&E has for months warned that pre-emptive power blackouts would be likely as it tries to catch up on a yearslong backlog of maintenance work on the power grid.

The issue has been a frequent point of discussion in PG&E’s criminal probation proceedings. Fire victim advocates and Judge William H. Alsup of the United States District Court in San Francisco have repeatedly questioned why PG&E had not turned off the power as often as other utilities, such as San Diego Gas & Electric, in high-risk weather conditions.

PG&E said the sole reason for power shut-offs was safety.

“We are going to protect human life first,” William D. Johnson, its chief executive, said in an interview over the summer about the company’s grid strategy.

Bill Biasi, the mayor of Winters, a city surrounded by orchards and tomato fields in the Sacramento Valley, said the power shut-off would be a setback for nut processing businesses that need power for their equipment. But he said he sympathized with the company’s dilemma — how to provide power in a part of the state so prone to wildfires.

“PG&E is in a tough situation,” Mr. Biasi said. “I think they’re doing what they can to make sure that what happened last year doesn’t happen again. But is it frustrating? It’s frustrating to everyone.”

The changing climate has brought hotter summers that dry out vegetation and make it more vulnerable to fire. Of the 10 largest wildfires recorded in California, five have been in the last decade. PG&E is required by law to serve homes nestled in wildland areas and is liable if its equipment starts a fire, whether or not it was found to be negligent.

PG&E has not offered a concrete timetable on when the power will be restored. Every inch of every line needs to be inspected before lines can be re-energized, the company has said, and that process could take up to five days.

The prospect of being without power for so long has been especially difficult for the most vulnerable.

In Oakland, Stacey Milbern spent more than two hours on Tuesday afternoon calling PG&E to find out whether power would be cut off to her home. Ms. Milbern uses a ventilator for breathing and needs other medical devices.

On Wednesday afternoon she still had electricity.

“I’m hoping that means my house won’t be affected, but it’s on the outage maps,” she said. “For the everyday disabled person, it’s so scary.”

#California #Electricity #PG&E

3 notes · View notes