Why the fireplace will live forever

Man and fire. Mankind versus the elements. Some battles rage on regardless of cultural and political boundaries or enemy occupation. The Great Frost of 1709 covered Western Europe and caused so many deaths that it was likened to an invading army. The Dutchess of Orleans wrote in a letter to her aunt in Germany that she had never been so cold in her life- and she was wrapped in furs sitting next to a roaring fireplace. A rich man can freeze as easily as a poor man. Central heat may come and modern boilers may go. But there is no heat like that of an open wood burning fireplace. That is why the fireplace will never die.

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Automate Your Chimney Cleaning Business

It has been our experience that the American chimney sweep seems to be the quintessential small businesman plagued by traditional operations headaches. But he doesn’t know how plagued he is. He has a profitable trade, a niche market, and he is the go-to person in town for anything chimney cleaning or sweeping related. But nothing is automated in his business yet. The sole proprietor is the automation. In this article we suggest two areas of instant business automation that we can provide to you the sole proprietor. Someone will still need to clean the chimneys and sweep the flue- but that is already your expertise. Once your business is automated, the business can "run itself" to a certain degree, allowing the business owner to concentrate on upselling, improving procedures, new product development or to simply to take a "real" vacation! Automation is the key.

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Surviving Spring Cleaning!

The birds are chirping and the weather is finally shifting to the warmer side of the thermometer. The windows are beginning to open and those of us who live in colder climates are seeing the first sights of our yards as the snow melts.

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