A Space Place Storage

Okay, so to start with, everyone knows that it’s always good to be environmentally friendly. We should take care of the earth we live in and do our best to do stuff that wouldn’t hurt it. There are many ways that we can do that, the most popular one being recycling, reusing, and reducing. We should try to save paper and not waste it if it isn’t necessary.

So a space place storage has started to do some green improvement here at our facilities to protect the environment we live in. We have started reducing the amount of paper we use and the paper we do use and don’t need anymore, we have been recycling them. Many times the tenants that move out, leave boxes behind, so we have started to save those and also let new tenants use them when they move in so that those cardboard boxes aren’t wasted and are reused. At our facilities, we have added recycling bins along with all the garbage cans so that the tenants, when they are throwing out garbage, can easily separate their garbage to recycle the stuff they can recycle and not just garbage out with the rest of their stuff. This takes the lazy part out of recycling since they don’t have to go to a special place to recycle their stuff and can do it right there.

So far we have been enforcing these new policies throughout our facilities but will keep on adding new and more efficient green policies to help keep our business eco-friendly and protect our environment. We would love to hear from you guys to see what other kind of eco-friendly policies we can add. All good ideas will be greatly appreciated.

To start with, I’m sure Super Bowl is one of those things that everyone knows about; whether you enjoy watching football or not, you hear guys around you talking about it and making plans to get together to watch it together and you gradually catch up to what’s going on with it, when it is; well this is just another blog about the super bowl 2012. If you didn’t already find out when the super bowl 2012 will be taking place, let me tell you that it will be this Sunday, February 5th 2012 at 6:30 pm! Super bowl according to Wikipedia is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the highest level of professional football in United States.

To be honest, being a girl, I’m not really into football. It is fun to watch people get tackled and get thrown around, but other than that, I can’t really understand what’s going on and don’t care much. What I do enjoy is the commercials. Those to me are the most entertaining parts of super bowl. I still remember the ones that were aired when I was in high school and still get a little chuckle out of them. So I am definitely looking forward to watching the super bowl this Sunday, to see what new creative commercials they come up with this year.

Finally, super bowl is also a great time to get together with family, cousins, friends, and just enjoy a night together, eating and watching the game. So enjoy the super bowl this weekend and let’s see who wins the game!

If you are one of those people who rely on Wikipedia for all your information especially because it is the first search result for most things on google.com, you probably noticed that a few days ago, you were totally paralyzed because of the blackout that was done to show discontent with SOPA and PIPA. Not only Wikipedia, but many other websites were involved in this act of showing disapproval, websites like craigslist, and even google.com put up a black box on their name to show how the world would be with SOPA and PIPA.

Well, the good story is all of it seems to be working! Many people protested against this new act and it has been put away. Internet won this war against SOPA and PIPA. It wasn’t much of a shocker. It was pretty obvious from how people were reacting towards it. I have never seen something go around this fast.

Personally, I usually wouldn’t have cared enough for something like this, but last week after seeing Wikipedia go black, and after seeing how craigslist.org also did a little black out for a few seconds every time you tried to go on the website, I realized how boring internet would be if SOPA and PIPA were approved. So after my little epiphany, I went ahead and signed the petition and I’m assuming there were many other people out there who did it since the government heard what we had to say and rejected SOPA and PIPA. So guys, keep enjoying your internet, and let’s hope we don’t have to hear about SOPA and PIPA again!

If you have ever needed to move then you know how frustrating packing up all your belongings then loading them onto a truck can be. Sure you may have help, but the time it takes just to get everything ready can sometimes be overwhelming. The strain and stress mentally and physically that moving puts on a person is certainly a load to bear. With all this stress that can come from simply the rigors of moving you certainly don’t want more stress and drama when trying to get your stuff moved logistically. And with some of the major players in moving and self storage you may have that added stress, not to mention added cost.

When planning out your move most people will inquire with the major national rental companies. While these companies may likely be available, they may not be able to help. Consider the price of the vehicle they are offering and compare it so you know if it actually is a good deal. Most people only move a few times in their lifetime and know absolutely nothing about the cost of truck rental. Although they think they are getting a great deal, they may be surprised at the cost difference when compared to others. One of the reasons why these national rental companies is much more in terms of price is their cost to operate. Since they typically have many personnel that does everything from manage districts to public relations. All these costs must be gained by passing the prices onto their customer. And if you’re considering renting from these national rental companies that means you will be footing a part of that bill.

While some may argue that a national rental company has many resources for their customers that a smaller firm can’t match, it isn’t necessarily true. A smaller company can offer much the same resources as a national rental company. The added bonus is customer care. Caring for your customer and going the extra mile so they know without a shadow of a doubt that we appreciate their business makes a huge difference. So before you jump in and rent a moving truck from a national company, consider going with a local self storage company. You may just find that you will get lower prices as well as great customer care.

If you are reading this blog, you are probably wondering when and where in the world, this day came from and what is this day all about? I myself just recently heard about it while going through all the weird days of the year and was very excited to see that there was such a thing! I know many people who come up with all these new year’s resolutions towards the end of every year, thinking they have a brand new year ahead of them and start planning things they would like to do starting from the new year (just like they did last year, and the year before the last).

They all make lists, discuss their resolutions with other people and make up their mind, determined to get all of it done starting with January 1st. Now the funny thing is that there is a day called Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day! Which is only January 17th of that New Year! Just a little more than two weeks into the New Year and we have people creating such a day to already ditch their resolutions.

So from what I understand, many people have ditched their resolutions and have gone back to the good old them. If you haven’t so yet, then congratulations, you are doing great so far! And A Space Place Storage would like to wish those of you Good Luck and would love to hear if you have already ditched your New Year’s resolution yet or not!

To start with, A Space Place Storage would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas. This is the time of the year when everyone is off from work, and are able to spend their free time with their friends and families. It’s one of the best time of the year, when you get to go and see your family that you haven’t seen in a while and just be plain lazy by staying in your pajamas drinking hot chocolate all day! It’s a one chance we get in the whole year to catch up with our loved ones and get updates on our lives, and not to mention the gifts we give each other!

So all of you who are away from home, haven’t seen their loved ones in a while, or just have been plain busy to sit down to talk with their loved ones, I suggest you take advantage of this great opportunity you have because of the holiday season, and go and meet up with your loved ones to spend Christmas with them. You won’t regret it! Christmas is the time to spend time with you families, exchange gift with each other, go to parties, and have the time of your life and doing all that without your loved ones just doesn’t seem as much fun.

On a side note, I really hope that it snows soon so that we can have a white Christmas here; let’s face it, Christmas just doesn’t seem like Christmas if there is no snow on the ground and at least one attempt for a snowman outside your house. Once again, Happy Holidays!

When walking around in the mall, if you get pushed, shoved, and stepped on, you know it’s that time of the year again. Driving around the parking lot looking for a parking spot, getting honked at are just one of the many things that the Christmas season brings along with it. Yes, there are good things that Christmas brings; receiving gifts, spending time with family, and being off from work are also just one of many good things about Christmas season. But before we can get to all the fun part, we have to get through those dreadful weeks before Christmas getting pushed around in the mall, getting into fights and spending all your money.

So for this Christmas season, I will be trying something I always think about trying but fail to follow up with every year. Getting to the mall BEFORE the craziness starts. The best thing shoppers every Christmas season could do, would be to go towards the start of December, although it’s a bit crazy at that time of the year, it won’t be anything compared to how crazy the crowd is a week or two before Christmas.

That’s also the best time to get the best deals around because the stores try to get more customers’ coming in at the time to prevent too much crowd right before Christmas. I have personally noticed that a few days before Christmas, all the good things are either out of stock, or for twice the price. So my friends, this season, we should all try to go earlier, save money, save ourselves all the trouble of going to the mall and actually spend more time with our families near Christmas.

If you are reading this, there is a very good chance that you are one of many Americans who search for the best deal around on black Friday. For years and years Black Friday has become very popular among Americans. It’s become the day when people run to the malls 5:00 in the morning to get the lowest prices of the season. I have always wondered, if it’s worth it to wait outside a store 5 am, to get a good deal on a TV set? Or if there’s a way around to avoid all that trouble and still get good deal? To start with, from my shopping experience around Black Friday, I have noticed that mostly, the stores will let you pre-sale your items for the black Friday prices ahead of time, even a week ahead of time! This way you don’t have to wake up and run to the store to grab what you wanted.

Another thing I have noticed is that, the prices on regular things actually go up right before black Friday and obviously go down on black Friday, to make customers think they are getting a good deal when in reality, they just put the price up to fool customers into wanting to buy a product, so it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on your item and see how they change the prices and what the price was before black Friday specials.

Also, one thing I noticed is that the best deals are found online! Right from your home! So the best thing to do around black Fridays is to get on your computer and search your items on different websites and compare their prices to see what black Friday specials they have and if a price seems reasonable, get it. This is the best way to avoid long lines, waking up early, getting into fights with other customer and worse losing your items.

Finally, as a finishing comment, I would like to say Happy Thanksgiving from A Space Place Storage and Good Luck with your Black Friday shopping spree

Recently, I started looking into the doodles that Google has on their homepage, and to be honest, they do a great job… You want to talk about learning something new each day? I feel like Google is always supplying more information to that “vault of random knowledge” many of us have stowed away, which makes for an interesting read almost every day. For instance, did you know today is Louis Daguerre’s 224th birthday? I sure did’t… Even deeper question, do you know who Louis Daguerre is? Again, I did not.

It’s random stuff like this that adds littler interesting twists to your day, allowing you to take a break from society, maybe absorb a little something that isn’t what you were looking for, but just right.. It builds character, and allows us to have a little more general knowledge than what society naturally provides.

I guess this is all just a little chapter we can take from Google’s big book of knowledge and learn how to diversify the world a little more and more each day… Who knows, maybe you will do something great and Google will honor you with a doodle in the future… I’m going to say that that is something I would like to shoot for.

If you watch the news regularly, you probably came across the news about a body that was found stashed in a storage facility’s rented unit.

According to the kjonline.com news articles, the body was stashed there for 19 years! The guy who had rented that unit had been paying for the storage unit since 1992 and always paid on time if not in advance. And it was only recently that the tenant’s family found the body hidden behind boxes in that storage unit after the death of Julian (the tenant). Police are doing investigation to confirm that the body was of Julian’s on and off girlfriend Kitty Wardwell who had been reported missing since 1983! It’s amazing how this guy Julian got away with murder for 19 years of his life law enforcement only found out about all this after his death, when he couldn’t even be punished for what he did. It’s crazy how the storage facility people never even bothered to find out why a person would rent a storage unit for 19 years and never even bothered to check up on what he was hiding in that storage unit. If they had done a little check soon, the tenant could have been tried and punished for murder (if he really did commit that murder).

So A Space Place Storage would like to get your feedback on this news article, I’m adding the link to the article on the bottom and would love to hear what you have to say about this.

http://www.kjonline.com/Body-found-stashed-in-self-storage-unit-rented-for-19-years.html