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Owning a home is not for the faint of heart,and nothing exemplified this more than the unfortunate experience of dealing with sewer line replacement. In many ways,the failure of your home’s sewer line is the danger that lurks beneath,showing its terrible self to you and your family at a time when you least expect it. Spooky tales aside,this type of home repair maintenance can be absolutely devastating for a homeowner.

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But why the devastation? First of all,if you unlucky enough to have your sewer line catastrophically fail,you may actually have to deal with sewage inside of your home. Depending on how quickly you can act,you could have a real mess on your hands. Moreover,even beyond the sewage aspect,you’re contending with the real potential for extensive water damage. Keep in mind,too,that all of your home’s drains will be affected,so while you may be terrified at what the toilet may do,it may not be the only terrible thing with which you’ll contend.

One of the more current trends in homeownership is owning the quaint little home in the established neighborhood that is anywhere from 40-50 years old. There’s a nostalgic part of owning a home that reminds us of our grandparents,but what many homeowners don’t realize is that these homes are potential financial liabilities due to their plumbing. Depending on the era of your home,the sewer line may be made out of clay,which while it has a long life is use,it can also be very susceptible to damage by way of intrusive root systems (think trees,bushes,and other landscaping) or settling of surrounding soil. Home experts suggest that new homeowners ask to have a sewer line inspection be part of the home’s inspection prior to purchasing the home. This way,you may have a better idea of knowing what you’re getting yourself into & avoiding trouble.

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A few final things deal with the general time & expense that comes with it. Not only will damage from a sewer line backup cost you money,but so will getting the line replaced. Moreover,depending on how much work must go into the process,you will lose landscaping. If you’re operating off of an emergency situation,you may find a reprieve in terms of the disastrous possibilities indoors,but city government requires certain licensure,certification,and registration from anyone who works on sewer lines. Not only that,depending on where you live,the proper paperwork must be filed with the city before it can be approved.

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In the end,the lesson to take away regarding sewer line replacement is that every homeowner has to be proactive in their approach to not only maintaining the sewer system in their home,but they must also be active participants regarding the ins & outs of their home insurance. Ask about policies that include coverage for sewer lines repair,replacement,and damage. Get to know your city’s role is when it comes to sewer maintenance & how it affects your property. You may just go a long way in sparing yourself a very costly headache down the line.

If you’ve lived in Downtown Chicago corporate housing near Streeterville or River North for awhile,chances are you’ve taken coworkers to one of Chicago’s worst kept secrets – Three Dots And A Dash tiki bar. As tiki bars have exploded in Chicago over the last few years,Three Dots ANd A Dash has consistently been at the top of residents’ lists – and for good reason. Using that momentum,the owners announced this month that they plan to open a brand new bar inside the existing tiki bar – Bamboo Room.

The owners say Bamboo Room will seat 22 patrons and will aim to give tiki bar fanatics a more sophisticated and refined option when selecting which tiki joint to hang out at. If you or a fried live in one of the area’s many furnished rentals or short term rentals,you’ll probably want to make sure Bamboo Room is on your radar due to the fact that it’s perfect for business meetings or bringing out of state guests to.

Paul McGee,one of the most forefront bartenders in the country,was responsible for opening Three Dots and a Dash back in 2013,and Downtown Chicago couldn’t have been more thrilled at the time. The momentum kept up,and McGee opened up another tiki bar,Lost Lake,in Logan Square just a few years later.

Kevin Beary,the current beverage director for the group that runs Three Dots and a Dash,is super happy to see the new bar open.

“It just gives us the ability to do more,” he told a reporter earlier this year. “To do a lot of things that were prohibited due to the volume of Three Dots. This is the nerdy stuff we collected along the way,going through recipes of classic Tiki cocktails. The thought was,’Oh my god,we have to figure out a way to try to do this.'”

As a business or professional,if you have excellent genuine reviews and your customers recognize you as being excellent at what you do,and yet someone unfairly attacks you,your company’s brand or your personal or business reputation especially with prejudice,the last thing you want is to be complacent. Along the same lines as-,you may need to implement a process or strategy – sometimes even multiple processes and strategies – to manage your reputation,depending upon the sort of risk your business is open to.

In order to do it just like -,you need to put your customers’ positive experience in the faces of those who visit. The ultimate goal: those naysayers and their fake reviews or negative/jealous/prejudiced comments will be out of view.

Whether or not you choose to make yourself public on the Internet,you’ll automatically have some kind of an online presence. This isn’t just true of celebrities,this is true of most anybody. Lots of customers look to social media as the first point of contact with businesses. Naturally,this it the first place whereyou want to broadly and fully deploy your best customer reviews to the public eye.

You can improve your online presence even further with more places to publish reviews,such as a blog,active social media involvement,personal profiles,and more.

In addition,on review sites or online directory listings that you manage,such as Google Maps,you can directly stay in contact with your customers,handle complaints if any,and reply to their comments. Just replying to reviews alone will show an increase in commitment & power on your part as a business owner – especially when it comes to acknowledging the plight of the person you’re replying to.

Which brings us to the next point: verifying the truthfulness of a review. In your online reputation management,you must monitor your customer feedback very closely,and make sure every review that comes to you,matches up to a customer who you’ve actually served and who’s on your records. This is so important because some negative reviews can be from jealous competitors vying for attention.

First of all,to get an idea of whether the complaint is true or false,take a look at the reviewer’s handle,how many reviews they’ve posted,the nature of their reviews if they’ve left more than 1,and their history on Google Maps. If the review is posted by one person only,or that person posts only one type of review – fake negative reviews trying to undermine businesses of all kinds – then most likely their comments are untrustworthy,and asking them: “We’ve never had a customer by your name…is this a possible competitor review?” Don’t sound angry in your reply. You want to respond with a professional tone and respect them. That’s because fighting fire with fire in public can backfire and leave a nasty burn on your reputation.

Some fake negative reviews can even be pessimistic,assumptive comments posted by people who,while not having worked with you,approach your line of work with a certain skepticism,and want to never miss the first opportunity to blindly denounce the industry based on hearsay and myths without taking a moment to see its virtues.

When you learn how to correctly handle negative feedback,and bolster a positive image of yourself just like-does,you’ll be less likely to see another customer giving similar negative feedback or reviews in the future.