Anna Maria Island

How to Survive Hurricane Season on Anna Maria Island

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

There’s more to surviving hurricane season than knowing how and when to evacuate. Even in summers without any significant hurricanes coming near the island, I have noticed that hurricanes still interfere with life, and cause stress.

Hurricane Proof Windows

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Anna Maria Island has a lot of little old houses with little old windows. I live in one of them. The windows are the old jalousie style, which crank open like blinds, in horizontal sections. The seals on the metal frames around these old windows are poor. The fit of the window sections into [...]

How To Save On Home Owners Insurance

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A month ago I got the renewal notice for my home owners insurance premium. Although it had actually gone down a little after the policy was sold from Citizens Insurance, the Florida-run insurer of last resort, to another carrier, I still thought that it was a lot of money.
But how can I save any more [...]

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