Gas Fire Pits = Quality Family Time - Spring 2010

What else on your property can get parents, children and yes, even teenagers out of the house and together as a family right in your own back yard? A warm, entertaining and instantaneous camp fire that will result in needed and often neglected communication throughout the family old and young alike.

Events to produce family quality time are just that ? an event. Camping, vacation and trips are all wonderful ways for the family to spend time together. However, with busy lifestyles and a struggling economy, they don?t happen often enough. Being able to step into your own back yard and spend very little while enjoying your friends and family around a warm and inviting camp fire is priceless.

Having an outdoor gas fire pit is greatly rewarding. It is a piece of valuable art that adds beauty to your back yard. The area around it is the best place to hang around with friends and family during gatherings and parties. It is also a cozy place to gather during the colder months and extends your outdoor time.

In addition, a gas fire pit allows you to just light the pit, sit back and relax?. no wood hauling, chopping or storing. Gas fire pits have all the charm of a traditional campfire without the mess and the smoke that you can get with wood. Plus, burning natural gas is clean and is safer to use since you won't be dealing with any ash. It will draw the family from the house and possibly a few neighbors as well.

For me, whether we have 20 minutes before the kids go to bed or all night on a weekend with our friends, our gas fire pit has proven to be a wonderful source of Quality Family Time.

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Landscapers: Feeling the Summer Heat in Winter - January 2010

In an economy that is still unsettling for most, the landscaping business is starting into the 2010 season with anticipation and optimism. The Pro-Green show in Denver, Colorado showed good turnout for the landscapers, subcontractors and the vendors who were displaying their supplies for the landscaping companies. The upcoming Home and Garden show-taking place in Denver during February - has shown signs of hesitation. Many familiar faces and displays that normally would already be reserved have not made the strong commitment says one local landscaping company.

Customers are getting multiple estimates for their home projects. In the past, homeowners would only have gotten one or two estimates and rely on the reputation and references of local companies. With customers looking for great deals and landscapers looking for that nitch that will seal the deal, most agree that this season will be different than those of yesteryears.

Whenever there has been a down turn in the economy many homeowners have turned to their biggest investment, their own homes, to invest their money. Energy is focused on making it a more appealing and welcoming place to ride out the storm and to be with those most important to them. Fire pits have been one of those welcoming additions to both residential and commercial projects; they warm the heart and add to the serenity for those who gather around them.

Here at The Gas Connection Inc, we hope that this season will bring success and self-reflection instead of the unsettling feelings of just self-preservation.

The Gas Connection is still offering the set up of gas fire pits, outdoor fireplaces, patio heaters, tiki torches and many other outdoor gas appliances that can add to the homeowner's desire and satisfaction on their next home project.