Hookah Town: Electronic hookah pens

The cigarette business, and hopefully cigars and "smokeless tobacco" - are on their way out, because the evidence of health issues caused by indulging them is to strong to miss.

But the act of smoking is pleasurable,and one solution is to use hookah pens or hookah sticks that vaporize fruit flavored liquids - not nicotine.

These items are for sale online at a site called Hookah Town, which has a vast selection.

There are two types of hookah pens (also known as hookah sticks) those that are refillable, and those that are disposable. Each kind has a cartridge that gives the user about 80 puffs of the vaporized fruit flavored liquid of their choice.

Budget Rooter Plumbing Service, Poulsbo, Washington

Budget Rooter Plumbing Service is headquartered in Poulsbo, Washington, but serves the areas of Bainbridge, Bremerton, Gig Harbor, Kingston, Mason County, Port Orchard and Silverdale as well. Anyone doing a google search for plumbers in Mason county or plumbers in Pierce county will find them listed.

This plumbing service is very active in the community, sponsoring youth sports teams. They give discounts to military and to senior citizens, and of course they offer any plumbing service you could possibly need.

Premier Roofing: Nashville Roofing Company

The walls of your house give it a pleasant appearance, but there's nothing more important to your home than your roof. If it has holes or missing shingles, little beasties can get inside and cause trouble. More than that, rain can get in and cause mold or mildew.

So if you ever have problems with your roof, you can call up Nashville roofing companies such as Premier Roofing.

If you've got a chimney, the seal around the stack and the roof is important, as are the seals around dormers. Since Nashville gets high winds, shingles that are securely fastened down are important!

Premier Roofing also supports the community, with their Roofs for Troops program - they offer a $250 rebate for active military, vets and retirees.

Pac Rite Inc: Shipping tubes

I've often found it necessary to use shipping tools. I'm always nervous of sending posters flat, because when *I* receive things I've ordered that are shipped flat, even if the sender puts all over it "please do not bend," my mailman crams it into my tiny mailbox.  Extremely annoying.  (I collect paper advertisements from WWII, and buy a lot on ebay).

So, Pac Rite Inc., which specializes in shipping tubes of all sizes, has a booming business, just because they manufacturer so many important items. Not only do they do shipping tubes, but also the cardboard cores that you see once you've used up all your packing tape or shipping labels.

And best of all, they are a 100% green company. That's nice to know.

Home construction and remodeling: Benton Development

Seattle custom home builders Benton Development not only build new homes, but will also remodel old ones. They also do small jobs - such as building decks and patios.

According to their website, they've been in business for 14 years, since 2001. They're so good at what they do that over 90% of their business comes from referrals - that's a pretty good track record.

They provide architectural design, engineering and product management. They also handle permit processing.

They do "green building."

They handle it all, fro excavating and grading the site, to carpentry, concrete, HVAC (that's heating and air conditioning), masonry, painting, plumbing, roofing, windows and doors, and of course electrical.

Snowater Lodge, Washington State

Snowater Lodge comes under the Mt. Baker lodging  category.

Mt. Baker, or Mount Baker as it is also called, is a well-known mountain in Washington state, part of the Cascade range, and visible from Seattle. Mount Rainier gets all the publicity because it is "the top" in everything, but Mount Baker is in second place -  the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range, the most heavily glaciated of the Cascade Range volcanoes - again after Rainier; it's one claim to fame as the first is that it is the snowiest place on earth.

Located in the Mount Baker Wilderness, Mt. Baker can be seen from Victoria and Vancouver in Canada, and from Seattle and Tacoma in 

Which makes it a great place to visit in winter or summer time

When it comes to Mt. Baker lodging, Snowater lodge offers time shares.


Here's what it offers - from their website:

Snowater Time Share Association is comprised of 43 townhouse condominiums situated on the banks of the Nooksack River. Most units have river or mountain views that can be enjoyed from individual private decks. Twenty-one one bedroom units have one master suite and a pullout sofa designed to sleep four people comfortably.  Twenty-two two bedroom units have a master loft with a bath and a downstairs bedroom with two twin beds. The two bedrooms also have a pullout sofa which allows the unit to sleep six people comfortably.  All units have complete kitchen facilities, washer dryer, microwave, dishwasher, Jenn-Air grill, CD player and propane fireplace. The units are supplied with coffee filters, dishwashing detergent and salt and pepper.

Turtle Trove Ancestry: Ancestry Researchers

Ancestry researchers are pretty popular these days. Most people would like to know where they come from, and with all the records - steamship passenger lists, etc. that have been digitized now, it's easier than ever to find out one's history.

Turtle Trove Ancestry is a company that focuses on conducting your genealogical research for you. Not only that, but they also write it up in book form and print the books for you.

If you're looking for an ancestry researcher, or someone who will compile a family tree book for you, check them out.