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In a typical home, more than 9,000 gallons of water are wasted while running the faucet waiting for hot water. 

As much as 15% of your annual water heating costs can be wasted heating this extra 9,000 gallons. (Ask us about the solution)

Though we all have heardthe many slang-words of which his cognomen is probably responsible for, the truth is... there is no hard evidence anywhere that English plumber, Thomas Crapper was the inventor of the modern-day amenity that often bears his less-than-flattering name (it's believed Crapper may have bought the patent rights from another man - Albert Giblin - and marketed the concept as his own).

More toilets flush during half time of the Super Bowl than during any other time of year.

The toilet uses more water than any other appliance in the house. 

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"If you like hot food, you'll love this spicy, breaded chicken recipe that's started in the frying pan and finished in the oven."   

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready In: 9 Hours

Servings: 4

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup buttermilk

1/4 cup hot pepper sauce

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1 cup dry bread crumbs

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoon cornstarch

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium bowl, mix the buttermilk and hot pepper sauce. Place chicken in the mixture to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a separate medium bowl, mix dry bread crumbs, flour, onion powder, cornstarch, white sugar, garlic salt, salt, pepper, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Thoroughly coat the chicken in the bread crumb mixture.

Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, and cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes on each side, until lightly browned.

Transfer chicken to a medium baking dish, and bake in the preheated oven 30 minutes, until no longer pink and juices run clear.

Note: I prepared a 10 piece dinner and therefore increased the ingredients as follows...

I used 1 quart of buttermilk and tripled all the other ingredients. Also, I substituted Japanese style Panko Bread Crumbs for the regular Bread Crumbs. Caisie Breen

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Greetings!    

We hope you have had a fantastic summer so far and have completed most of your warm weather projects. Of course, we still have a couple months of project weather left but the kiddos are back in school and winter is on our heels.

Indeed, we have been astounded by the Halloween promotions already being placed on display. Halloween? Really? Do we really have to do this now?

Oh well; maybe it's just Caisie and I but it sure seems that holiday promotions begin a little earlier each and every year.

Speaking of holidays and things to celebrate, we are offering $25 towards any plumbing or electrical work for new customers that choose to do business with us.

That's right, just send us the first and last names, include their email addresses, and we will email them a $25 coupon that can be used on any work they have performed. Once they have this work completed, you will receive a similar coupon for any plumbing or electrical work you may need.

So - do you know people in the Portland Metro area who would like to save a little money? Just send us their names and email addresses and we ALL win! This offer expires 10-31-2012.

For questions regarding this offer, please contact Caisie Breen - caisie@caseysplumbing.com.

Until next month, enjoy the great weather while you can and have a glorious Labor Day weekend.

Thanks again for your continued patronage, 

Have you ever awoke in the evening to what sounded like one of your toilet's flushing? If you have, you may have noticed an unexpected spike in your water bill too. The phantom flush is actually the toilet tank leaking water into the bowl. Once the water level is down, the faithful fill valve returns the water level to its' normal capacity. This is the sound you are hearing. Often times, the fix can be inexpensive and easy to perform. (See below).

The most common culprit to this "phantom flush", is the toilets flapper. If it is worn, you can generally tell just by looking at it. You can find replacement flappers at any home improvement outlet. 

Another possibility is that the water level just may be out of adjustment. As you can see above, the overflow tube has a line towards the top of it. This is where the water level should stop filling. If the fill valve is out of adjustment however, the water may continue to rise until it begins to pour into the "overflow tube". When this happens, the toilet will just run and run until corrected and / or adjusted with the float adjustment screw.

These small little annoyances, running toilets, phantom flushes, can become huge annoyances when friends and family begin to arrive for the holidays. So it really is a good idea to deal with them now. And fear not; if you find yourself over your head or just don't want to tackle it, we're there for you!

For any help or questions, please call,

 503-620-9111

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MORE THAN JUST A 20% SAVINGS

including 20% off any work performed*.

They also receive special treatment when calling in for a service call; they go to the front of the line regardless of how many non-Diamond Club Plus customers were on the board. 

A Diamond Club Plus member will receive a FREE annual plumbing and electrical evaluation to ensure your system is safe and operating smoothly.  

And finally, it's FREE! The $14.95 monthly dues accumulate in an account to be used for future work. So let's say that you've been a member for 10 months and now need some plumbing or electrical work done. You will now have accumulated around $150.00 that can go towards that work. So there you have it; it really is FREE.

Because we couldn't possibly accommodate all of our clients, we limit the membership to 22% of our customer base. So if you are interested in becoming a member, do so today.  

Just call, 503-620-9111 and tell them you want special treatment too and are ready to sign up for the Diamond Club Plus.

*Does not apply to larger bid type work. 

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Tips for hiring a contractor

MONEY SAVING COUPONS

All Plumbers Are Not The Same  

• All Casey's Plumbing employees are background checked to insure that a safe person is entering your home.

• All employees at Casey's Plumbing are drug tested to insure that an alert professional will be performing your plumbing work.

• We offer a full two year warranty (three years for Diamond Club Plus clients), on all our repair work and a lifetime warranty on all workmanship. That's right - if any work we perform ever fails due to workmanship, we will repair it at no cost to you.  

Sure, there are a number of plumbing contractors out there to chose from and it's always a good idea to get more than one quote when choosing a contractor. 

But I want you to know, that when you need a plumber, we'll be there for you. There will be no price surprises and if you are unhappy at anytime with our service, we'll do the job over for free! 

So who should you choose?  

I am humbled and indeed proud, of the loyal customer base we have grown and believe that if you give us a chance, you'll be a happy loyal client as well.

You'll be happy with our service - I personally guarantee it!

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Founder of Labor Day

More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.

Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those "who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold."

But Peter McGuire's place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York.

What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

The First Labor Day

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

Labor Day Legislation

Through the years the nation gave increasing emphasis to Labor Day. The first governmental recognition came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. From them developed the movement to secure state legislation. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. During the year four more states - Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York - created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment. By the end of the decade Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

A Nationwide Holiday

The form that the observance and celebration of Labor Day should take were outlined in the first proposal of the holiday - a street parade to exhibit to the public "the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations" of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families. This became the pattern for the celebrations of Labor Day. Speeches by prominent men and women were introduced later, as more emphasis was placed upon the economic and civic significance of the holiday. 

Still later, by a resolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909, the Sunday preceding Labor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to the spiritual and educational aspects of the labor movement.

The character of the Labor Day celebration has undergone a change in recent years, especially in large industrial centers where mass displays and huge parades have proved a problem. 

This change, however, is more a shift in emphasis and medium of expression. Labor Day addresses by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics and government officials are given wide coverage in newspapers, radio, and television.

The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. 

It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation's strength, freedom, and leadership - the American worker.

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