Timmco Blog 
08/02/2010
Although some are lamenting the "end of summer", we still have several weeks remaining. If you are planning on taking a trip, here are some tips to protect your home:
1. Arrange for a neighbor to pick up your newspaper. An accumulation of newspapers in the driveway is a sure sign that the owner is away. Yes, you can call in a vacation stop but the fewer people that know you are gone the better (coming from a truly paranoid insurance agent :-)).
2. Put some interior lights on timers and have daylight sensors for your exterior lights so they always come on at night.
3. Don't advertise the fact that you are gone on your Facebook or LinkedIn account. You trust your friends but not necessarily your friends' friends and so on.
Let us know if you have any other good ideas. We'd love to hear them!
07/30/2010
Happy Birthday to our St. Johns branch manager, Greg Bair! Click here to learn more about Greg.
07/26/2010
One of the most common of all accidents involves backing up, especially in a parking lot. Most often, both drivers will be found to be at fault. Keep in mind that without an impartial witness (one not riding in your vehicle), it can be difficult to prove who backed out first. The solution is to look for parking spaces where you can drive through to the parking space directly ahead. In other words, look for the spot where you can go forward to leave the space, rather than have to back up to exit.
07/26/2010
The Timmco Referral Rewards Program continues!
In addition to donating $10 to our Charity of the Quarter for each referred lead who contacts us, our customer receives a $5 gift card and an entry into our monthly drawing for a $50 McMenamins gift card for any one of the 57 restaurant, hotel, and theater locations in Oregon and Washington.
June's winner was PATRICK GALVIN, whose name was drawn July 6th by customer Lyle Hehn. Congratulations, Patrick!
All customers who earned entries in last month's drawing will now be entered in the year end drawing for one of two exciting prizes: $500 cash or one night's lodging at the McMenamins hotel of your choice.
06/03/2010
As the Timmco Referral Rewards Program continues, we offer a consistent method of thanking our customers in 2010 for the kindness of referring family, friends, and co-workers to us! In addition to donating $10 to our Charity of the Quarter for each referred lead who contacts us, our customer receives a $5 gift card and an entry into our monthly drawing for a $50 McMenamins gift card for any one of the 57 restaurant, hotel, and theater locations in Oregon and Washington. Our May winner is JOHN HOWELL, whose name was drawn June 2 by customer Almaz Messele, owner of Soho Boutique on NE Broadway. Congratulations, John, and thanks for the kind referral too!
All customers who earned entries in last month's drawing will now be entered in the year end drawing for one of two exciting prizes: $500 cash or one night's lodging at the McMenamins hotel of your choice.
