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OCTOBER 2008
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SPOOKY
VACATIONS: Haunted Hotels, Inns, Castles, and More!
Today thrill seekers can go skydiving, cliff jumping, white water
rafting or paragliding, just to name a few. Looking for a little
adventure in your blood but it's too wet outside to play? Why not
snuggle indoors and thrill your imagination with a haunted vacation?
Many hotels, inns, and even castles offer spooky weekend getaways.
Perhaps a friendly ghost will fold your clothes and lay them out on the
bed; a mischievous one might turn on the lights and radio at 2AM; or
perhaps one with a chip on his shoulder might give you a little bump to
remind you he's there. You might find it a good laugh or a little
fun to shake up the winter humdrums. Below we have compiled a
short list of some haunted places to stay. We have tried to
collect from across the US and added in a few international destinations just in case
you want a ghost with an accent! Enjoy and have some fun!
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FLOOD! How to prepare for, respond to,
and recover from a Flood.
Experience is sometimes an unforgiving instructor. At HOMECHECK, we
learned the devastation caused by flood waters first hand when Cedar Rapids,
Iowa was hit by a massive flood this past June (6/13/2008). HOMECHECK is
parented by the company
enlighten technologies™, which includes many other businesses in our
family such as
Lawchek®,
LawyersListings, and
HouseList, to
name a few. Our headquarters on First Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids was
inundated with water after the Cedar
River crested at 31.1 feet (19.1 feet over flood stage) to overtake
1,300 blocks of the city.* The first floor was
completely lost, as was the second floor, when water reached 4 feet on the
upper level. Reflecting on this experience and the lessons we have
learned, we determined to write an article this month about what to do
if a flood hits your home or business. We hope our readers never have to
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