“The doctor gave me about six months to live, but when I couldn’t pay the bill he gave me six months more.” Walter Matthau, born October 1, 1920
75 Years Ago . . .
October 29, 1945, the first commercially successful ballpoint pen went on sale at Gimbles department store in New York City. The “Reynolds Rocket” sold for $12.50, or about $178.00 in 2019 dollars.
Story Of The Big Internet Spider Hoax
Spiders and their webs are always popular props used during the Halloween season. When you see haunted houses with cobwebs spread through every room, and big creepy black spiders crawling around that have glowing red eyes – you know it […]
Pest Control Newsletter September 2020
What To Do When Drywood Termites Attack Your Home
125 Years Ago…
Remembering J.C. Penney’s Birthday
Rave Reviews!
Termite Terry Pest Control Receives 2020 Best Of Costa Mesa Award!
Things To Do To Help Keep Those Big Roaches Out Of Your Home!
President’s Economic Stimulus
National Chicken Month
Hand Sanitizer Poisoning Surges
Hand Sanitizer Poisoning Surges
The Poison Control Centers have seen a 70 percent increase in calls about hand sanitizers. They received 21,074 cases from January 1 to August 2. That is 12,426 more cases than they had during the same time frame in 2019! […]
National Chicken Month
September is National Chicken Month. Let’s take a look at some fun facts about chickens: There are an estimated 25 billion chickens living today, making them the most abundant bird species on earth. In 2019, more than 42.1 billion pounds […]
President’s Economic Stimulus
Our economy is continuing to improve but we still have a lot of work to do. Here are just a few more of your fellow citizens who have benefited from President Termite Terry’s Economic Stimulus Plan: Ralph Alan of Costa […]
Things To Do To Help Keep Those Big Roaches Out Of Your Home!
More and more Orange County homeowners are finding large roaches in their homes these days. While these large American roaches (1½ to 2 inches long) typically live outdoors, they will occasionally move into our homes. Regular exterior perimeter pest control […]
Termite Terry Pest Control Receives 2020 Best Of Costa Mesa Award!
“Termite Terry Pest Control has been selected for the 2020 Best of Costa Mesa Award. Termite Terry has been selected two years in a row and now qualifies for the Costa Mesa Business Hall of Fame. The award was presented […]
Rave Reviews!
“Brayden came today for our free Bug Audit and Electrostatic Dusting. What a very nice young man. He was very polite, business minded, was in our attic and under our home, and explained everything that he was doing in a […]
Remembering J.C. Penney’s Birthday
“The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.” -J.C. Penney, born September 16, 1875
125 Years Ago . . .
On September 12, 1895, the Duryea Motor Wagon Company was established. It was the first American auto manufacturer. The original car had a one-cylinder, four horsepower engine and could exceed 12 miles per hour!