Event tuesday 8/18/09

Tour D' Alameda AKA Brokers Tour

Did tuesdays brokers tour on my bike again.
12.5 miles on my bike. Probably saved a gallon of
gas and burned a few calories. I downloaded the Allsport GPS app for my iphone. This will map your route and then upload the info to the web.

Green Cleaning an Alameda business

We recently purchased a cleaning from Green Cleaning at the Otis School auction.

Lorna is a local Alameda business owner and parent who now specializes in green home and carpet cleaning.  With the amount of chemicals in cleaning products and our homes in general

this service is a great addition to having a green healthy home.  One of the first things I noticed after her crew was done (besides the great cleaning job) was the smell.  Or lack of any smell.

There was no overpowering scent of anything.  The house just smelled clean. Lorna showed up on time with her crew gave them the rundown on what they were going to do and we were very satisfied with the job.  I would have to say the most amazing part was the carpets.  With an older dog  a rabbit and about 8 years of accumulated dirt our carpets desperately needed a cleaning.  The machine they use at first glance doesn't look like much, but the technique actually makes sense and does a better job of actually removing the dirt with very little water than any other technique I know of.  With no harsh chemicals just some kind of cleaning solution that according to the FDA is fit for consumption (how green is that) it kind of bounces and blots the dirt out onto a towel which they keep replacing.  The result is very clean carpets that were hardly wet and smelled clean, did I say I loved the smell.  I highly recommend them next time you need a house or carpet cleaning. 

Check out their website. Click here.