Christmas is only a week away. Here at Town & Country we want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Soon the days will start getting longer, but in the mean time the weather will do the "Idaho" thing and constantly change. Many people use portable heaters to help provide additional heat to their home. While this is common practice, we would like to offer words of advice to help keep everyone safe this holiday. Portable electric heaters usually draw rather large amounts of electricity which can cause problems, especially in older homes. Always unplug your heater when you leave, even if you are just leaving that area of your house. An unattended heater is a recipe for disaster. We have had some service calls already this year that could have become a very dangerous situation very fast. Here are a couple pictures of outlets that had space heaters plugged into them.