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Morning, Wi******er. Storm season's here.

Three modems on one block last week — gone after a Tuesday afternoon storm. None had surge protection. All three calls came in Wednesday.

Sunday's blog walks the home-version playbook: what to unplug, what to leave running, why the $25 surge protector has an expiration date most people don't know about, and the order to turn things back on AFTER the power's back so you don't lose another hour to "why won't the WiFi work."

Bookmark it for the next storm:

👉 https://sharedknowledgets.com/summer-storms-home-what-to-unplug/

540.303.2410 if a storm catches you off guard.

Next week, the small-business side — the mid-year audit.

******erVA

Tech Talk Blog | Shared Knowledge Technical Solutions Plain-English tech advice from your Wi******er, VA neighbors. Tips, how-tos, and security alerts.

Skits here, Wi******er.

The single most common tip folks skip from this week's checklist? The one you can take care of in 4 seconds: don't post the beach photo until you're home.

I know. The sunset's gorgeous, your friends will love it, and the trip is happening RIGHT NOW. Post it Tuesday when you're back. The vacation still happened.

"We're at the beach!" is the single most common porch-pirate cue there is. Your 400 Facebook friends include people who used to live in your neighborhood, friends of friends, and a couple of accounts you accepted years ago and never actually met.

Send this to the family member who's about to leave for vacation and is already drafting their first poolside post.

540.303.2410.

******erVA

Big Saturday at the MSV, Wi******er.

Two reasons to make the drive today:
• Pottery Show & Sale (today + tomorrow) — local potters, the kind of work that ends up on your shelf for 30 years
• National Trails Day on the gardens trails — bring good shoes

Either one's worth a morning. Both? That's the kind of Saturday Wi******er does best.

👉 https://themsv.org/calendar/

If you go, snap a photo. We'd love to see what you bring home.

******erVA

National Small Business Day, Wi******er.

To every owner, every office manager, every two-person shop with a back office full of paperwork — you keep this town running. You take the calls on Saturday. You sign the payroll on Sunday night. You answer the phone when somebody calls about a problem you've never seen before.

We see you. Happy Small Business Day.

Feel free to share your business in the comments below.

******erVA