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Old 07-24-2024, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by La lamy View Post
I used to be stressed out about my home when I left it, but having smart thermometers that I can control online and security cameras, I don't stress anymore!
If only smart devices could do the little things like plow a long driveway and shovel snow, mow lawns and fields, rake and blow leaves, cut up blown down trees, re-grade a washed out driveway, clean the septic system filter and have it periodically pumped, winterize and re-open all exterior plumbing, pull weeds, clean gutters, tune up oil burners, change the oil filter, and bleed the forced hot water heating system, split wood and clean out wood and pellet stoves, change whole house water filters, re-stain a log home every 5 years, power wash decking, put in and take out screens and window A/C units, fix/replace appliances, constantly fight to control pesky mice, chipmunks, carpenter ants and bees, skunks, porcupines, raccoons, etc…, trim landscaping, winterize vehicles and then clean out mice nests and dead mice from the HVAC system each spring, juggle getting mail between homes, maintain a tractor, zero turn mower, push mower, chain saws, leaf blowers, weed wackers, ATV’s, etc…. Thats just quickly off the top of my head, the list goes on and on and is never ending, and that’s just for the northern home. The Florida home maintenance is a piece of cake in comparison.