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‘Garage Rehab’ star Richard Rawlings’ three moneymaking tips for garage owners

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By Benjamin Brown, Fox News Richard Rawlings, owner of Gas Monkey Garage and star of Discovery’s “Fast N’ Loud” series, has launched a new show with the cable network called “Garage Rehab” that’s aimed at giving struggling shops a second chance. The idea for the show, which airs Wednesdays at 10 pm on Discovery, developed from Rawling’s personal experiences, when he faced similar challenges building his own business. “I was so broke that I was sleeping at my sister’s house, could hardly pay rent. It was like, if I could just get that $2,500 loan for this piece of equipment, or if I could just get five-grand in the bank, I think I could turn the corner,” Rawlings said. After becoming a successful entrepreneur, Rawlings is now focused on transforming shops in need of a makeover and struggling to make ends meet. “If I can teach them a little bit about business, and put them on the right track, and try to point out where they’re doing things a little bit wrong, and get them rolling ...

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Indoor Air Quality vs. Your Garage Habits

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Do you have an attached garage? I do. It’s convenient for storing tools, bicycles, and holiday decorations. Oh, and my car. That, too. Unfortunately, attached garages are also a source of indoor air quality problems . Cars live in them, which means internal combustion engines live in them. Every time you start your car, it exhausts carbon monoxide, or CO, into the air. In some cases, the CO can seep into your home. Shutting the garage door is important, but it’s not the only solution. By now you’re probably thinking, “Ok. I already open the garage door before cranking up my car. What else is there to know?” Well, that is the main thing to remember if you don’t want car exhaust to make you sick. Always open the garage door before you put the key in the ignition. Pretty simple. The thing is, car exhaust can linger in your garage for awhile – even after you’ve backed into the driveway or after you’ve parked the car in the garage and shut off the engine. According to a fact sheet f...

A locked garage may not protect your bike from theft, condo management says

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Katherine DeClerq, CTV News Toronto Published Friday, June 15, 2018 6:00PM EDT Last Updated Friday, June 15, 2018 6:58PM EDT Residents of Toronto condominiums say they have been warned by management that locked bicycle rooms are being targeted by thieves. Jenny Gilbert is an avid cyclist who has had two bikes and a seat stolen from her condominium underground garage over the last two years. The most recent theft took place in April. Surveillance footage shows two people worked together to acquire the bike. One of the suspects distracted the concierge while the other followed a car through the garage door of the building. They then gained access to the second floor, where Gilbert’s bicycle was parked and secured with a $100 lock. “It’s definitely organized crime,” she said. “This is not just somebody randomly taking a bike. They are putting strategy together in order to capture these high-end bikes.” Gilbert said she was “devastated” when she learned her second bicycle had been...