From the road, the gate looks almost forbidding - strong stainless bars and a sturdy latch - except for the fact that it's adorned by a smiling, nearly life-sized metal mermaid.
Archive for March, 2010
Photographer having a fine island time
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010‘Around the World’ art show on disp…..
Sunday, March 28th, 2010Vavrina is better known as Charles R. Laurel, former owner of Laurel's Plumbing and Laurel International.
Sanibel-Captiva Cares Raises Record For Hospital
Friday, March 26th, 2010If you ever needed proof that this is a very special community, the generosity of this year's capacity crowd at Sanibel-Captiva Cares event serves as testament! Patrick joined more than 350 other folks who came to celebrate 10 years of contribution and to usher in the next decade of giving raising $450,000 old island style! Once again, Marty ...
Mike Mullins: Coastal communities must plan to deal with sea level rise
Thursday, March 25th, 2010The heated climate debate emphasizes threatening sea level rise. Captiva's Erosion Prevention District monitors topics which cannot be ignored by coastal communities.
Captiva Island Mold Spores Everywhere
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
There are always Captiva mold spores everywhere
There are always Captiva mold spores everywhere - in the air and on surfaces. Captiva Molds have been on the Earth for millions of years. Captiva Mold grows anywhere there is suficient moisture. The key to keeping Captiva mold from growing inside your home is to control the humidity in the air and keep surfaces dry. Always run your bathroom exhaust fan while and after showering. Maintain your air conditioning unit and promote air movement. Be sure that air can move behind furnishings. Do not place furniture in direct contact with walls. Run ceiling fans on low. Open closet doors and dresser drawers in unused bedrooms. If you have a flood, clean it up and dry it out completely and thoroughly immediately.
Exposure to damp and Captiva moldy environments may cause a variety of health effects, or none at all. Some people are sensitive to Captiva molds. For these people, Captiva molds can cause nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing or wheezing, eye irritation, or, in some cases, skin irritation. People with Captiva mold allergies may have more severe reactions. Immune-compromised people and people with chronic lung illnesses, such as obstructive lung disease, may get serious infections in their lungs when they are exposed to Captiva mold. These people should stay away from areas that are likely to have mold, such as compost piles, cut grass, and wooded areas.
Captiva Mold is found both indoors and outdoors. Captiva Mold spores can enter your home through open doorways, windows, vents, and heating and air conditioning systems. Captiva Mold spores are in the air outside can also attach itself to clothing, shoes, bags, and pets can and be carried indoors. Captiva Mold spores can be a small as .5 microns and are difficult to filter form the air. A HEPA rated vacuum will capture most settled Captiva mold spores from horizontal surfaces.
Captiva Mold will grow in places with a continuous or repeated source of moisture, such as around leaks in roofs, windows, or leaking or sweating pipes, or where there has been flooding that has not been dried quickly or completely. Captiva Mold grows well on paper products, cardboard, ceiling tiles, and wood products. Captiva Mold can also grow in dust, paints, wallpaper, insulation, drywall, carpet, fabric, and upholstery.