Summer has officially started and I must say it’s been a wet one so far! I am starting to feel like it’s been raining more days than it’s been sunny here in Vermont. While it has done wonders for the grass and other green foliage, it seems to be creating a bit of an issue with my lawn. The poor soil is so water logged I am starting to slush my way to the horse barn in the mornings! I have two great big oak trees in my yard which several years back began to loose their luster and many branches died off. We became concerned about the tree and called in our local arborist to offer advice on the condition of our trees, he determined that our lawn was too wet in many places and that the kind of trees we had preferred less moisture. We improved our ditches and drainage around the property and now 4 or 5 years later we are seeing amazing regrowth in the trees, crossing my fingers this wet summer doesn’t set my trees back again.
Too much moisture isn’t good for my yard and it’s certainly not good for electronics either. Liquid damage is probably the second most common repair in our service department next to failed hard drives (though with SSD drives becoming the new standard, this is happening less and less) and is one of the most frustrating for customers. Often times liquid finds it’s way into computers without the user realizing it, there is little that we can do to offer ways to prevent this, but what we can offer is a great accidental damage insurance policy from Safeware for $99 when you buy a new or factory refurbished computer with Applecare. Safeware gives you the peace of mind should your computer have liquid accidentally spilled on it, you can get your computer repaired easily and economically.
Thank you for reading!
Emily
emily@smalldog.com