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Northern Tool in Tyler TX

March 16th, 2011

Northern Tool and Equipment

Northern Tool just opened up in Tyler next to Barnes and Noble to supply residents with every manner of tool and equipment. This business is much more than the average hardware store, it supplies a wide range of heavy duty items and equipment for those consumers who require reliable and durable options for their tools and equipment.

Northern Tool supplies extensive models and brands for demanded and specific areas of labor and operations. A incredible large and comprehensive supply of equipment such as pressure washers and hand held power tools make sure you are in control of the exact specifications of your machine. If the details of your tools make a difference then you will appreciate the variety offered in Northern Tools stock of high quality machinery.

Even specialty items such as high gauge wrenches are available in a plethora of options for size and make. Northern Tools also carries large compressors for approximately twenty seven hundred if your needs demand such industrial capacity.

Perhaps you might consider getting Northern Tools accidental damage coverage plan to insure your new investment is safe and in the case of the unforeseen you can relax and replace your damaged equipment so the job gets done when it needs to be done.

If you would like help finding exactly what you need you will most likely get it as you walk in the door and are greeted by the professional and respectful staff who can aid you in any decision or just point you the right way. Northern Tool will be a valuable resource to those in need of high powered equipment and specialized or standard tools.

Hancock Fabrics

March 4th, 2011

Fabric stores such as Hancock Fabrics are typically generic in supply. The typical corporate fabric store provides the same styles and materials at roughly the same prices.
Hancock Fabrics in Tyler TX
So perhaps not much can be said for the originality of Hancock Fabrics as a business much can be said for it’s value to Tyler as a supplier of fabrics and fiber accessories. As in any craft a multitude of specialized tools, parts and accessories are required to obtain complete control of the medium. Hancock Fabrics provides to you this control over fiber through it’s comprehensive supply of fabric and fabric related things.

The sewing machine can be a cruel and unpredictable mistress at times, with many small and fragile moving parts sewing machine maintenance is a common and important part to a fabric stores function. Hancock Fabrics can repair your sewing machine and offer you it’s choices in parts for whatever you might venture to fix yourself.

The thread selection is standard and covers most conceivable colors as well as several different varieties of thread strength. The Fabrics of Hancock Fabrics do not stop at the simple cotton patterns you expect, but go further, offering fanciful drape and rug fabrics with velvet tassels and all.

As for the more pragmatic side of the fabric store Hancock’s has any tool you could need, from expensive scissors to pearl snap button appliers. An entire wall of the store is dedicated to displaying in an orderly fashion the many accessories available for your sewing needs. A wall of buttons is also arranged for an efficient selection of the right button for you.

Hancock Fabrics can help you with knitting or crocheting as well with their plethora of yarn and needles for all patterns and methods of knitting or crocheting. The staff at our Tyler Hancock Fabrics are sweet old ladies as one might imagine for a fabric store, they are extremely helpful and courteous to all who have questions or transactions.

At the checkout counter a peculiar quirk of fabric stores I have long enjoyed is kept, a variety of delicious candy for the sweet toothed to help with the monotony that comes with the craft of sewing. In all Hancock Fabrics has what you need, although nothing exceptional it gives Tyler what it needs to sew.

The Annual Parade of Homes

June 9th, 2010

In case you live in a bubble, and have yet to see the signs all around Tyler this week, The annual Parade of Homes is about to start again in our area. Every year for fifty seven years now the Parade of homes puts newly built or remodeled houses on display for East Texans. Of course the houses open for display are generally up- scale and therefore more expensive residences.  Brought to you by Sherwin Williams and the Tyler Area Builders Association, Tyler’s parade of homes begins today, June fifth and runs through the fifteenth. Of the twenty eight homes on display this year half have already been sold. This year’s parade takes the visitor all over East Texas, from Lindale, to Chandler to Tyler, Whitehouse, and Flint, even all the way out to Bullard.  Each year a part of the proceeds for the event are given to a local charity. The recipient of this year’s donation will be the Azleway Boys’ Home and Breckenridge Village, in Tyler.

The question for the average East Texan becomes, is this really an event I’ll enjoy, or is it merely for those in real-estate or with the income to potentially invest in a more high- end pricey home? The answer is no; for the person who enjoys watching HGTV, (Home and Garden Television) or any of the plethora of home design or home decorating shows on TLC (The Learning Channel), or DIY Network (Do It Yourself), this is a do not miss event! For those people, and I am nominally one of them, the trick seems to be to hit the high points, by which I mean the bigger more expensive homes. Forgive the crude metaphor, but a friend of mine calls this house pornography. It’s for most of us, an unrealistic picture of the ideal home and life, with all kinds of superficial extras that don’t really matter, although it’s fun to imagine owning them.

For those who are actually interested in building or otherwise investing in more moderately priced real-estate, the tour has a number of more realistic designs and models on display in order to offer ideas and inspiration to the visitor. And keep in mind by the way that in comparison to the rest of the country, the Texas real-estate market is relatively healthy. So my advice overall is simply this, leave your own vanity and materialist impulses at the door as much as possible, then go window shopping. Enjoy the larger display homes like you would a museum; and then return home to your average Tyler area residence grateful for your own blessings and for the fact that you don’t have to pay the mortgage on those overpriced models you just visited. With that in mind you may sleep better.

For more information of the Tyler area Parade of Homes, and the Tyler Builder’s Association, go to their website at www.tylerareabuilders.com, or http://www.tylerareabuilders.com/whats-happening/parade-of-homes.html.

Personal Care For The Whole Person

January 8th, 2010

Perhaps the fastest growing industry in Tyler is the medical industry. A drive through town on any given day seems to reveal a new medical center of one kind or another. East Texans have a plethora of choices for all stages of life and health care. Since 2003 they have been choosing Legacy hospice to care for themselves and their loved ones as they approach the close of their lives. Legacy is committed to providing answers and options to patients and families approaching this final stage of life.

Legacy is a small but growing, family run hospice that provides for both the physical and emotional needs which accompany the dying process. There are several varying degrees of care which depend upon the patient’s health. The degrees run from “Routine,” or at home care, to “Inpatient” around the clock care. Every form of counseling from dietary to spiritual is available. Doctors and nurses provide many different forms of therapy for the patient. The Hospice also couples with local nursing homes to help provide care to dying patients.

When it comes to emotional needs, the Chaplains offer council and support both to patients and their families. Bereavement care can be offered to a family for up to a year after the passing of a loved one. The Chaplain staff visits patients and loved ones in their homes or in the hospital, does regular check ups by phone or e-mail, and even helps with funeral and memorial services.

Legacy Hospice is fully covered by Medicaid and Medicare, as well as most other forms of insurance, and serves a large area of North East Texas.

Any Lab Test Now

January 8th, 2010

While I’m not the sort of person who finds it necessary to take a paternity test or get checked for STDs every Saturday morning, I’m well acquainted with those who’ve had need of such services now and again. The twists, turns and dramas of life can be entangling, and awaiting test results, whether for general health and wellness issues or DNA results can be very stressful. Now Tyler has an alternative to the traditional route.

Any Lab Test Now” is something akin to medical testing turned retail and helps make health issues a little more controllable for the average person. The business was founded in Atlanta Georgia with the intention of providing inexpensive medical testing to the public. The company states that no insurance, doctor’s referral, or appointment is necessary. In most cases customers will receive their results in twenty four hours, and of course all tests and results are strictly confidential.

The lab offers a plethora of tests. Everything from blood, cholesterol and pregnancy, to Drug, DNA and STD testing is available. They also offer all kinds of cancer screenings.
 
For the person whom finds themselves in need of medical answers “Any Lab Test Now” provides those answers while protecting the patient’s privacy and dignity at the same time. For more information call (903)258-9042, or see their website at www.anylabstyler.com.