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Allgood's Employee Dreams Realized

As reported in the Gwinnet Daily post...
NASCAR was always a part of David Spake’s life, even if only in his mind.

“I’m an old North Carolina boy,” Spake said. “I was born where NASCAR started and I was around it growing up. I just loved the excitement of it all, the smells of gas, oil and tires.”
Spake worked at the Hickory Speedway for years as a kid.
“Our church had fundraisers there and I worked on scout projects,” he said, noting that some of that experience went on his track record toward his Eagle Scout badge.
“I had cousins who built race cars and were winning drivers, but I just never got around to doing myself,” the Duluth resident said.

For 34 years he worked in management for IBM Global Services. In retirement he shifted gears to work as a termite sales scheduler for Allgood Pest Solutions, which requires driving but not quite the kind he’s always dreamed of.
It’s not that Spake has led a dull and boring life. His adventures have included flying planes, skydiving and restoring old cars. He’s especially proud of his ’57 Chevy, but it’s still not a racecar.
He was aware of the Rookie Rush driving program at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but didn’t think seriously about it because of the cost.
But in 2000, when Spake was in his early 50s, his mother came to live with his family. That year for Lent, his church, St. Mary and St. Martha of Bethany Episcopal Church in Buford, offered Wednesday night classes on life enrichment for the golden years. They thought it would be of benefit to his mother. One night, the instructor suggested that when people turn 50, it would be a good idea to take a defensive driving course. Spake recalls that he said out loud, “Defensive driving course? I need a Richard Petty driving course.”
His wife took note and tucked it away in her mind. But the cost was still a factor. Until last year when she saw a Groupon two-for-one offer online. She gave it to him and their son Trent as a Father’s Day gift.
“There was a lot of rush and nervousness on the front end,” Spake said. “You drive a two-seat car with the instructor who is in radio communication with the other cars and holds a hand mirror to see around them. You get maximum thrill for minimal risk. The driving isn’t timed, but I did get going fast enough to pass another car.”
After all those years that this dream had been idling, Spake might have just looked upon it as an item on his bucket list. But just up the road in Jefferson, he discovered the newly renovated state-of-the-art Gresham Motorsports Park. Spake found himself another Groupon. He found a buddy to share the experience and the expense and they are both revved up and ready to roll.
Susan Larson is a freelance writer who lives in Lilburn. E-mail her at susanlarson4@yahoo.com or comment below her column.

Allgood Pest Solutions was on hand as a sponsor for the 4th annual The Salvation Army "Doing the Most Good" Community Prayer Breakfast. Here's Captain Cameron Henderson presenting Mrs. Virginia Hitson an award for 25 years of service. Mrs. Hitson can be found serving patrons daily in the Lawrenceville branch.

Mrs. Robin Pope singing a special musical number "They Need Christ"

Keynote speaker Tom Glavine was also on hand.

 For more information on how to help in the Home Sweet Home program please visit www.salvationarmyatlanta.org

THE HOUSE MOUSE

The house mouse is the most commonly encountered and economically important of the commensal rodents. They are not only a nuisance, but they damage and destroy materials by gnawing, and eat and contaminate stored food. They are also of human health importance as carriers of disease. The adult house mouse has a head and body length of about 2 ½ – 3 ½ inches with its tail being an additional 2 ¾ - 4 inches long. It weighs from ½ - 3/4 ounce. It has a smooth fur coat that is usually dusty gray above and light gray to cream colored on the belly.

The house mouse has a pointed muzzle, small eyes and prominent ears. Its feet are short and broad. The tail is uniformly dark and semi-naked. Droppings of the house mouse are about 1/8 – ¼ inch long, rod shaped and have pointed ends. They can be distinguished from cockroach droppings because they lack the ridges which are prominent in cockroach droppings.

The house mouse is a prolific breeder. It can reach sexual maturity in 35 days.

Pregnancy lasts about 19 days. The young are blind and naked, except for vibrissae (long whiskers). They are weaned in about 3-4 weeks. Life expectancy is normally less than 1 year. The size of an average litter is 6 young, with the potential for about 8 litters per year. A female can have a litter about every 40-50 days. More than 1 litter may be present in the nest at the same time. Each female will average 30-35 weaned per year.

Mice have excellent senses, except for sight. They are color blind and can see clearly for only about 6 inches. They are excellent climbers and can run up walls which have rough surfaces. They are able to swim, but seldom do. They are able to jump about 12 inches high and can jump down about 8 feet without injury. They can survive in temperatures as low as 14F. They can run horizontally along pipes, ropes and wires.

A house mouse needs about 1/10 ounce of dry food per day and about 1/20 ounce of water (which is normally taken from the food source). It will produce about 50 droppings per day. Over a six month period, one pair of mice will eat about 4 pounds of food, produce about 18,000 droppings and excrete about 12 ounces of urine. The most common way they transmit disease is by contaminating food with their droppings and urine.

Mice are very social. Related males and females are compatible, but unrelated males are typically aggressive. They maintain a territory with the boundaries marked by urine. Territory size varies, but is usually very small. If food and water are plentiful, they may never venture more than 4-5 feet from their nests. Seldom will they travel more than 15 feet away. Mice are very inquisitive. They are likely to explore new things very quickly.

The house mouse is a nibbler. It eats only a small amount of food at any one time or place. They will eat many kinds of food, but prefer seeds. They feed mainly at dusk and just before dawn, but will nibble frequently in between. They sample new foods, but will return to old sources unless the new food is preferred. Required moisture is obtained from their food, but they will take free water when available, with a preference for sweetened water over plain water.

The house mouse prefers a nesting site that is dark, where there is abundant nesting material nearby and where there is little chance of disturbance. Nesting materials include paper products, cotton, packing materials, insulation, fabrics, etc. They will nest in almost any concealed space, such as walls, cabinets, furniture or stored products. They require an opening of ¼ inch to gain entry and are nocturnal in habit.

Salvation Army Breakfast with Tom Glavine

Allgood Pest Solutions is sponsoring the 4th annual  Salvation Army's Doing the Most Good Prayer Breakfast with special guest speaker, retired Atlanta Braves pitcher, Tom Glavine. The proceeds for this event benefit the Salvation Army Home Sweet Home Gwinnett Program. The Breakfast will take place Friday October 29, 2010 8:00 am-9:15 am at the Salvation Army Lawrenceville Corps, 3455 Sugarloaf parkway,  Lawrenceville, Ga 30044. Ticket prices are $125 per person and tables of eight are $1,000 each. Please call 404-444-1334 or visit www.salvationarmyatlanta.org for table and event sponsor pricing.

Allgood Pest Solutions at the Norcross Arts Festival

Allgood Pest Solutions at the Norcross Arts Festival

Allgood Pest Solutions at the Norcross Arts Festival this past weekend, it was great to see so many friendly faces come by our booth.

Allgood Pest Solutions Participates in 2nd Annual Korean Festival

The Korean community has made a tremendous impact on the Metro Atlanta community with their energy and passion. Now, the Korean community wants to express their appreciation and respect toward their fellow Americans and the community in a very unique way.

The Korean community would like to invite all of their friends to the 2nd Annual Korean Festival celebrating the traditional Korean version of Thanksgiving, called "Choosuk."

Allgood Pest Solutions was on hand to join in on the celebration.

Allgood Pest Solutions Supports Local YMCA

Allgood Pest Solutions was on hand last weekend helping out at the YMCA Partner with Youth 5k Race held at the Avenues At Webb Ginn in Lawrenceville. For more information on how to help this cause click here. YMCA

Mike Tindol, of Allgood Pest Solutions providing encouragement to runners in the YMCA 5k Run

Keith, Kat, Kendra, & Mike from Allgood Pest Solutions

and they're off

Now here's encouragement for you!

Mike giving out high five's to runners in the race.

Nothing like having a mascot on hand to keep spirits up.

Scott Slade's new testimonial about Allgood Pest Solutions. Scott Slade has had Allgood Pest Solutions serving his home for over 10 years now. Check out more about termite and pest control by Allgood Pest Solutions and any information you may need on bed bugs here.

Bed Bugs at Reinhardt College being treated by Allgood Pest Solutions

Allgood Pest Solutions working at Reinhardt College made the news yesterday. Watch the video here for Fox 5 and take a look at our Website for more info on how to protect your homes from bedbugs.




www.allgoodpestsolutions.com/bedbuginfo.html

Catalyst is coming to Atlanta and Allgood Pest Solutions is giving away tickets!

Allgood Pest Solutions is looking to help the young leaders of tomorrow by giving away tickets to the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. It's real simple. if you "follow us" on Twitter found here Allgood on Twitter, "Like us" on Facebook found here Allgood on Facebook and then, State Your Case, let me know why you'd be a good candidate, you just may find yourself as our guests in our suite. Good luck, have fun with it after all Seth Godin's going to be speaking on Thursday!  We have several seats to give away for the Thursday and Friday events.

So You Think You Can Dance Contest!

Are there any "So You Think You Can Dance" or "SYTYCD" fans out there? SYTYCD is coming to the Gwinnett Arena.
So if you would like to be guests of Allgood Pest Solutions for this event, there are 3 ways in which you can go about it.

1. Watch our video testimonial by Dale Cardwell on you tube found here, Allgood Pest Solutions on Youtube. and then submit a video testimonial of your own about your Allgood Pest Solutions experiences. Email your video link to facebook@allgoodpestsolutions.com.

2. or If you think You can dance- submit to us a short video of you dancing!
We'll judge the videos and contact the winners.
Bonus points will be rewarded if we see any "Allgood flair" in your video.
Email your video link to facebook@allgoodpestsolutions.com.

3. Just "like us" on Facebook and let me know your interested in the tickets.
Allgood Pest Solutions on Facebook.

Deadline for submissions is on September 22. Winners will be notified Thursday and tickets will need to be arranged by Friday morning.
The event is on Monday September 27 7:30 pm.

Again we like to say thanks to everyone for using Allgood Pest Solutions for Termite, Pest, Mosquito Commercial and Residential services.

Part 2 of Sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite

Increase in Nasty Bed Bugs Seen

Updated: Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010, 9:24 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 31 Aug 2010, 6:56 AM EDT
Mark
Hayes
By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta

ATLANTA - They are nasty little critters and they only come out at night but bed bugs are showing up in almost epidemic proportions and they aren't just showing up in beds -- they seem to be almost everywhere.

But you can protect yourself if you take the necessary precautions and you know what to look for.

Jason Stepowski, his son and his pregnant wife have all been viciously attacked by the critters. Experts say they don't carry disease but the numerous bites can be very painful.

And they are just in your bed anymore. From movie theatres like one in Times Square, the bed bugs are traveling at an alarming rate - even in high end stores and hotels. The nasty little critters prefer to catch a ride by jumping on you.

But you can protect yourself and it starts when you get off the plane...

"When you get back to your car you want to take your suitcase and wrap it in a thick heavy plastic bag," says Chuck Tindol.

Chuck Tindol is a pest control specialist with Allgood Pest Solutions . He says there are ways to protect yourself and keep the nasty bugs out of your bed and out of your home and it starts when you pull your bag out of your car and then head to the wash.

"You don't want to empty it inside your house because if you have bed bugs you are going bring them in your house," said Tindol.

Tindol says the next step is separating your clothes and heading to the laundry room.

"What will kill bed bugs is heat, so use the hot cycle," said Tindol.

And then we head to the bed room, so when traveling on business or pleasure learn how to check your beds. Dead bed bugs look no bigger than an apple seed but you can find them if you look carefully.

Tindol also says that next step is to encase your mattress in a protective covering that can be purchased where bedding is sold or from pest control specialists.

Tindol also adds that if you notice the bedbugs you need to call an expert immediately to eradicate the problem or they will continue to infest that area.

Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!

My Fox Atlanta's Mark Hayes reports on the growing epidemic and resurgence of bed bugs.
Chuck Tindol is on hand to inform on how to prevent bedbugs from getting into your home.
For more information on bed bugs visit www.allgoodpestsolutions.com/bedbugs.html

Allgood Pest Solutions Integrity Selling Course #10

Allgood Pest Solutions started its 10th Integrity Sales Training course yesterday. This marks the first time that we have had a class with all participants holding a current sales position within the company. This course is just one of the many ways in which we make sure that our people are the best in what they do.