According to the Farmers' Almanac, there is some weather lore that lets us know if winter will be tough. The article tells us that when any of the following occurs, winter will be cold and snowy! Onions have very thick skins Spiders spin larger than usual webs Lots of acorns are seen on the ground Tree bark is heaviest on the north side of the tree The woolly worm caterpillar has a small rust/orange band Raccoons have thick tails and bright bands Numberous fogs are experienced in August For more weather fun, including how to learn your meteorologist name, check out www.farmersalmanac.com/weather

About Time Snow was recognized in the August issue of Snow Business Magazine. The article talks about the Excellence in Business Award that was bestowed upon ATS at the Snow & Ice Symposium back in June. It reads in part... "About Time Snow of Huntingdon Valley, PA, received the Excellence in Business Award for its enthusiastic and positive approach to snow management. The company cites its preparedness, training, effective us of technology and customer communication to provide a safe environment for its customers. That preparedness came into play with a late-season storm that tested the team and showcased the importance of having strong vendor relationships when salt ran low." To read

When we seek out new business or new customers, we look at targeting all potential customers in the immediate vicinity of our satisfied customers. We ask satisfied customer(s) for a letter of recommendation that we can use when discussing the possibility of securing new customers in the immediate geographic area around the site that we are already servicing. This allows us to offer better pricing to our clients because it will cut down on travel time between jobs. If the customer is paying per truck with a minimum travel time charge between customers, it will mean lower overall costs to customers if we can eliminate travel time. Additionally, it is easier to incorporate a new customer int

Managing performance in snow and ice management organizations (whether in on-site situations or multi location accounts) is a complex issue. It involves all of the components of productivity. In most organizations, people are hard working, or at least they believe they are. Announcements of productivity increases will most likely be interpreted by our people as a demand for the front line worker (specifically the sidewalk snow removal workers) to work harder. This is not true. We want them to work more effectively and be more accountable for the results of their efforts. This is true not only from the standpoint of the contractor - but also from the viewpoint of the customer. People ar