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By Gabby Gregory

IMPACT WINDOW Difference

The Top 9 Bene ts of Hurricane Impact Windows

1.) Stronger Protection and Greater Insulation from Storms

Impact windows (a/k/a hurricane windows) are designed to withstand even Category 5 hurricane winds (200mph). An interlayer is situated between two thick layers of glass, ensuring that absolutely no water, debris, and/ or wind will enter your home to cause damage. Even if the outer glass of the window is somehow punctured, the glass is designed to crack in a spider web pattern, thus eliminating the possibility of the window blowing out entirely.

2.) Energy-Ef cient

Hurricane windows seal off the interior of your home so well that your air conditioning bill can decrease. You do not have to worry about your air, or your money, going out the window—literally.

3.) Less Time, Energy, and Anxiety

With alternative storm protection methods, you need to invest your time and energy preparing your home for the impending storm. This preparedness can cause you stress if something suddenly does not work or requires more than one person to work. Hurricane windows, on the other hand, are hassle-free and require no work on your part.

4.) Increased Lighting with UV Protection

In the event of a hurricane, with impact windows, you can rely on having natural light as a resource without compromising your security. Additionally, the glass has greater UV protection, so any light that does come through will not cause fading on your carpeting or furniture.

5.) Noise Reduction

Impact windows are thicker, so you can relax in your home without having to hear the hustle and bustle of the outside world, or any neighbors’ pets.

6.) Intruder Protection

If 200-mph winds cannot destroy hurricane windows, then burglars stand no chance! Would-be intruders will be disappointed to learn that your home has impact windows because there is little chance that they will be able to break them.

7.) Lower Insurance Rates

Your insurance company will be so excited to learn that you are giving your home the best protection possible that it will likely reduce your rates.

Higher Property Values

Homes with hurricane windows have higher property values. If you ever sell your house in the future, you will attract buyers who are willing to pay more for the added protection.

9.) Made in the U.S.A.

Hurricane windows from Max Guard are crafted entirely in the United States of America. When you choose Max Guard impact windows, you are supporting the American workforce and economy.

So, what are you waiting for? Give the professionals at Max Guard a call today to nd out more about how their hurricane windows will bene t you and your home!

The new Max Guard Hurricane Windows showroom is located at 2257 Vista Parkway, Suite 28, in West Palm Beach. It is open Monday through Saturday from 8AM to 5PM. For more information, please call 561-566-5MAX (5629) or visit www.MaxGuardHurricane.com.

Anne L. Morgan, M.D.

Hifolks. I’ve had quite a few emails over the past few weeks, all on the topic of loneliness, from senior citizens who have either lost a loved one, or have relocated to our area. Funny how related topics crop up in my email from time to time, as if the universe has sensed the need to take a closer look at the sadness that has permeated many of our friends and neighbors. You might not know them by name, or if you do, you might not have guessed their vulnerability when you run into them at the grocery store, but there are a lot of very alone, lonely people trying to gure out how to live the rest of their lives without companionship, and sometimes, even without conversation.

eir emails provoke memories of my own mother, who lived alone until she was almost 96, staunchly independent, having lost two husbands. On my rounds coming home from work, busy, running to the market, guring out dinner, bringing her over a hot meal, then running home to my own family, I would o en look at my watch as I pulled into her parking lot, noticing my time of arrival, and estimating the respectable amount of time I would stay with her, before rushing home. A er I put away her groceries, made her dinner, tidied up her house, did some laundry, and put her dishes away, I noticed that an hour had passed, and it was time for me to go. is went on for some years prior, but as one year turned into the next, and she was less mobile, having given up her freedom by way of giving up her automobile, she sometimes made comments such as “are you sure you can’t stay a little longer?” Sometimes

I did, but reluctantly, not that I didn’t enjoy her company, but because my schedule with work, a husband, and household tasks hovered in my head, and much of the time, I would reminder that I had already been there for an hour, and I would return the next day. She’d smile, and tell me to have a good night, and I’d leave, rushing home for my next duties. My life was so lled with duties, that it didn’t occur to me how lonely she was, that she had 23 out of 24 hours by herself, with the television her only friend. Most of the people she once knew had died, and because she was no longer active in her condo community, she hadn’t made any new acquaintances. I was her only “friend” but I didn’t know it then, too self-absorbed with my own life.

My mother has been gone three years now, the last few spent in a nursing home, where I again visited her every day for one hour, and again, she’d look at me with eyes that said, “can’t you stay a little longer?” I had no idea what loneliness was, until now, until my own husband passed away, my own children have grown and moved on with their lives, until I received the emails asking me, begging me, to tell these readers how to ll their time. I look back and regret every day that I didn’t o er my mother more, whatever more might have been, and that I thought I had to rush home to take care of my own dishes and laundry, but if I could turn back time, if I had one more chance, if I could live without regret, I would have taken the evening to sit with her, not to cook and clean, but to tell her stories, to ask her what she was thinking, what memories she might have had that day, and how important she was to me. I

can’t do that. It’s too late for me, but it may not be too late for you.

If you have an older friend or relative, do not assume that they’re ne, just because they put on a brave front. Time goes slowly when you have nothing to look forward to, and no one to talk to. Take the time, o er some of yourself to someone, even if you don’t know them, even if it’s just a kind word to a stranger at the grocery store. We, in Florida, are a group of people more so than most states, who have lost spouses, who are growing older, and who are lonely, with lifelong friends who are sick or passing away.

For What It’s Worth, I can’t give my mother more of my time, but I can give it to others, every day, with a smile or kind word. I don’t know where to point these readers who have asked me how to make friends and where to nd them, but I do know that the obvious answers, joining a group of people with like interests aren’t always possible for those who are in rm or unable to drive. Take a good, hard look in your neighborhood, at your places of worship, at the grocery store, and you might just nd someone who would appreciate some time. You won’t be sorry.

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