April Showers Bring May Flowers

Seriously.........seems winter will never end, and now as we move into April 

we need to prepare for the usual April rains.  

It's as though we're in the rinse cycle, 

getting all sparkly clean before heading into summer.  

Atleast we have something to look forward to!

*****

Helpful tips from AAA

 Wet Weather Driving

Your odds for a collision in wet weather increase dramatically. Hard rain or snow can limit visibility so you can’t see the edges of the road, traffic signs or other vehicles. Slowing down is the best overall policy for wet weather driving.

See & Be Seen

• Keep your windshield clean, inside and out.
• Keep your wipers clean and in good condition.
• Keep headlights clean.
• Increase the following distance between your vehicle and the one in front of you.
• Don’t drive through deep water on a flooded road.
• Make sure you have adequate, full tread and properly inflated tires which allow water to escape from under the tires.
• Avoid using cruise control. It can be dangerous in wet driving conditions.

More from AAA

Wishing you a great day!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

New Orleans, here we come!

woohoo!!! 

George's Race Recovery Team 

is headed to New Orleans for the

2015 INAUGURAL INDY-CAR 

EVENT AT NOLA

April 9 - 12, 2015

.......and there's a line-up of nightly concerts in store

for anticipated race attendees.

Traditional sounds from the french quarter during the day

and into the evening concerts...........

Sounds like a party to me!

Don't worry, we still have our local team in town

to handle your calls 24/7.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Harford Happenings This Weekend

Saturday - March 28, 2015

Easter Egg Hunts

Applewood Farm

Saturday - March 28 & Sunday March 29

10am - 4pm

Whiteford, MD

443-417-6329

INFO

Rockfield Manor Annual

Easter Egg Hunt

11am - 1pm

INFO

Bel Air, MD

 

Children's Gardening

11am - 12
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO

Nature Seed Starters

1-2:30
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO


Havre de Grace Maritime Museum
Open House
1-5pm
INFO 

Owl Prowl

7:30 - 9pm
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO


Sunday - March 29, 2015

 Eden Mill
Easter Egg Hunt
410-836-3050
INFO

 

Wild World of Clouds

2-3pm
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO

Wood Duck Kayak

3-6pm
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO


We're around town this weekend
if you need 24/7 emergency road assistance.

George's Custom Towing
410-452-8970
Whiteford, MD

Preferred AAA/CAA Provider

 

This we can't do!

Did you see the news piece about the Mac truck that got stuck

off a highway shoulder?  When emergency responders arrived on the scene

the problem became quite apparent, seems the cargo in this truck

was three elephants!

.......and NO we don't have the equipment to tow a mac truck

containing three elephants!

Unfortunately I couldn't find a follow up to this story

this morning so I'm not exactly sure what the ending is.

Let me tell you what we can do:

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

 

.......for all your towing and emergency road service needs!

We're there when you need us. 

• Flatbed Towing
• Jump Start and Battery Service
• Tire Change and Repair
• Lockout Service
• Gas Service
• Winch and Recovery
• Impound Service
• Emergency Roadside Service
• Boat Towing
• Light Duty
• Motorcycle Tows
• Heavy Duty and Truck Towing
• Auto Towing
• Local Towing
• Long Distance Towing
• Medium Towing
• RV Towing
• Heavy Duty Breakdown Service
• Junk Car Removal

George's Custom Towing
410-452-8970
Whiteford, MD
 

Can you spare some socks?

Let's help our service men and women!  To learn more

about what you can do, go to:

INFO

Unworn black crew socks for men or women can be sent to:

611 Wilcox Street

Joliet, IL 60435

The group Operation Care Packages will ship the socks

to service members who are deployed to remote areas.

Drop a handwritten note in with your care package!

There are little things we can do every day to

make the world a better place.

Wishing you a great humpty Wednesday!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Preferred AAA/CAA Provider

Not to drone on

Not to drone on about drones..............but, did you see that the FAA

gave the green light to Amazon for testing drones to deliver packages?

Article Here 

This will open the door for so many other industries

that can use this technology.  First Responders come to mind, 

of which Tow Truck companies are part of this group.

So, who exactly coordinates all these flying drones in our air space

from a multitude of industries?  

What's good for the goose is good for the gander-

if Amazon can use this technology then so can

every other big business entity.  Don't you think?

Not that I have any insight whatsoever into the specifics of "how" and

"why".........but my imagination has run a mock!

Why use drones for shipping?

Doesn't this by-pass UPS, FedEx and the US Post Office?

Is that a good thing?

So when you place an order with Amazon are you

agreeing to having your picture taken when an item is

delivered.  I'm assuming that's one of the perks for Amazon in

using drone technology.  Proactive loss prevention for Amazon, 

invasion of privacy for the common folk.

.....and, does the Drone ring your door bell or knock on the door? hum

Well, keeping my eye on this trend and of course

this is all my own personal opinion.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Hands Free, Not Risk Free

Every morning I get in my brand new 2015 vehicle, put the key in the ignition and the very next thing

that happens is that my car links up with my cell phone.  This is bluetooth technology, something

that until very recently was foreign to me....ok, so I'm a little behind the times.

The buttons to answer the phone, hang up the phone and control the volume are

on my steering wheel.  It didn't take me long to realize that accessing these buttons

could be hazardous.  Well, anytime that you're mentally distracted or remove your eyes

from the road, let's face it you're distracted.

Of course AAA has done a report about this, here is the article:

AAA Study

For me, I have to say that there are many times I don't answer the phone

while driving, even with hands free capabilities. 

 Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Use common sense while on the road for your safety and the safety of others.

Keeping you safe on the road.  

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD
Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Preferred AAA/CAA Provider

Harford Happenings This Weekend

Saturday - March 21, 2015

 24th Annual Marsh Clean-Up

at Bosely Conservancy

9am - 12

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Candid Camera:  Wildlife

2-3:30pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Critter Feeding

Eden Mill Nature Center

11 - 11:30am

410-836-3050

INFO 

Stars & Constellations

Eden Mill Nature Center

7-8:30pm

410-836-3050

INFO 

Easter Egg Hunts

Applewood Farm

Saturday - March 21 & Sunday March 22

10am - 4pm

Whiteford, MD

443-417-6329

INFO 

Sunday - March 22, 2015

Liriodendron Icehouse

Prehistoric Culture of the

Northern Chesapeake

1:30 - 4pm

Liriodendren Mansion

Bel Air, MD

INFO 

Shamrocks Rock

1-2pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Meet a Critter

3-3:30pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

On the road this weekend and need assistance?

Call us........

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Spring has Sprung

Don't you just feel like singing...tra, la, la!

What a day this is, we have a Supermoon this evening, there's a total eclipse

happening tonight and it's the first day of Spring.

and of course it's the weekend- TGIF!!

You can read all about it here:

INFO

Be safe this weekend.  Need assistance, call us.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

AAA Diagnostics Center

Well this is a niffty tool to access!

AAA Diagnostics Center:  INFO

Exactly what is that noise you're hearing in your car?

One of my all time favorite commercials is the one where

people are making sounds to describe the noise their

vehicle is making.........because it's so true!

Of course by the time you get in to see the mechanic, well

they can't hear the noise that you do!

Checkout the diagnostics page maybe it

could help solve your problem.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years 

AAA/CAA Preferred Provider

Oh, Yes We Can!

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

 

.......for all your towing and emergency road service needs!

We're there when you need us. 

• Flatbed Towing
• Jump Start and Battery Service
• Tire Change and Repair
• Lockout Service
• Gas Service
• Winch and Recovery
• Impound Service
• Emergency Roadside Service
• Boat Towing
• Light Duty
• Motorcycle Tows
• Heavy Duty and Truck Towing
• Auto Towing
• Local Towing
• Long Distance Towing
• Medium Towing
• RV Towing
• Heavy Duty Breakdown Service
• Junk Car Removal

We even tow boats and keep them in dry storage if need be!

 Cigarette Racer

Call us today for all your towing needs!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Tis the wearing of the green day...........

I took this photo at a local St. Pat's parade over the weekend!

Irish Blessing

May the road rise to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face.

May the rain fall soft upon your fields....

and until we meet again, may God hold

you in the palm of his hand.

Wishing you and yours and very

happy St. Pat's day!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Off the Grid Barn Find

1955 Chevy Nomad

1960 El Camino

Fascinating finds off the grid!

Are you ready to dust off your vintage treasure?

Need a tow to the shop.........call us if you're

in the Harford, Cecil or York County market area.

We have the equipment and professional team

to tow your precious cargo.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

St. Patrick's Celebrations

Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

Saturday  - March 14th, 2015

York St. Patrick's Day Parade

Along Market Street in Historic

Downtown York

1:00pm

717-578-0146

INFO 

Chesapeake City St. Patrick's

Day Parade and Pub Crawl

Bohemia Ave.

Parade at Noon

410-885-5040

INFO 

Sunday - March 15th, 2015

Baltimore St. Patrick's Parade

& Shamrock 5K Race 

Race - 1:15 Charles & Mulberry St.

Parade @ 2:00pm Washington Monument

INFO

 

Top of the Mornin' to

Harford, Cecil and York County

 

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Harford Happenings this Weekend

 Friday, March 13, 2015

AWAKENING Art Exhibit

10am - 5pm

Bel Air, MD

INFO 

 Experiment for a Changing Climate

4:30 - 6pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Evening of Jazz

8-10pm

Harford Community College

Bel Air, MD

INFO 

Saturday - March 14, 2015

North Park Trail Walk 

10 - 11:30am

Susquehanna Museum at the Lock House

Havre de Grace, MD

INFO 

  Green Kite Flying
10:30am - Noon

Critter Feeding
11-11:30am

Spring Constellations Campfire
6-7:30pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO


Human Footprint Night Hike 
& Campfire
Eden Mill Nature Center
7 - 9pm
410-836-3050
INFO 
Pylesville, MD

Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra
The Colorful Orchestra
7:30 - 10pm
Bel Air High School
301-910-0828
INFO 



Sunday- March 15, 2015

 PhenoForays - Monitoring
Flowers & their Butterfly Pollinators
12-2:30pm
Anita C. Leight Estuary
Abingdon, MD
INFO

Liriodendron Icehouse
Prehistoric Culture of the
Northern Chesapeake
1:30 - 4pm
Liriodendren Mansion
Bel Air, MD
INFO 

Wow, lots going on around town this weekend!

Just know that we're always around for your

emergency roadside needs, getting you back on the road

to enjoy your family and weekend.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Spring Forward

So how are you doing since the time change this week?

Although I'm enjoying the extended daylight hours, getting going in the AM is

proving to be a real challenge.

None the less, the clocks went into spring forward mode

this past Sunday.

Does this mean it's time for the

snow tires and chains to come off?..............yippee!

Well, I for one would wait for April to arrive, as we know 

March has been known to go out like a lion.

Hold on, it will soon be BBQ time!

It's Thursday folks and the week is coming

to an end!  Have a great day!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

MOVE OVER: It's Getting Personal

There is a Move Over Law in place in the State of Maryland
and Pennsylvania and across the country as well.
This law states if you see a tow truck driver on the shoulder, 

you must move into an open lane away from the tow truck 

or slow down to a safe speed.

This is the same law protecting first responders; police, 

emergency vehicles and now tow trucks.

It's Getting Personal

One of our workers was called out on a late night
emergency call along the shoulder of a busy highway.
He had a close call when a driver did not move over,
nearly side swiping him and his truck.........too close, as far as we're concerned.

Tow Truck Companies are considered FIRST RESPONDERS and

therefore need to be treated like any other emergency

vehicle and you need to respond appropriately - MOVE OVER.

Let's keep it safe for 

Tow Truck Operators

George's Custom Towing
410-452-8970
Whiteford, MD 
Serving Harford, Cecil and York County
for more than 28 years

Preferred AAA/CAA Provider

Winch Services

on the edge........

down a cliff, stuck in the snow or under water........

Could be you need our professional

winch out services to safely retrieve your vehicle

and get you back on the road.

Call the experts.  Call us.

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years.

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Preferred AAA/CAA Provider

George's Custom Towing

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

 

.......for all your towing and emergency road service needs!

We're there when you need us.

• Flatbed Towing
• Jump Start and Battery Service
• Tire Change and Repair
• Lockout Service
• Gas Service
• Winch and Recovery
• Impound Service
• Emergency Roadside Service
• Boat Towing
• Light Duty
• Motorcycle Tows
• Heavy Duty and Truck Towing
• Auto Towing
• Local Towing
• Long Distance Towing
• Medium Towing
• RV Towing
• Heavy Duty Breakdown Service
• Junk Car Removal

Call us today for all your towing needs!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Preferred AAA/CAA Providers

Helpful Hints from George

De-Ice it!

Informative video with several tips on how to prevent or quickly

de-ice your car's windshield.

We've been there.......rushing to work or to drop the

kids off at school.........and waiting, waiting, waiting

while your defroster kicks into gear.  Or scraping, scraping the

ice off!  Try the methods outlined in this video.

These pictures are from the latest snow that hit the east coast................is it over?

Helpful hints from George!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County
for more than 28 years

Harford Weekend Happenings

Saturday, March 7 2015

 A Tree With No Leaves

10-11am

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Chocolate and Candy Festival

Bel Air Armory

10am - 3pm

INFO 

 

 Critter Dinner Time

10:30 - 11am

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

 Ssssssnakes

1-2pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

The Lorax Movie Night

Celebrating Dr. Seuss's Birthday

5:30 - 7:30pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Sunday, March 8 2015

 Lucky Garden

1-2pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

 Nature Tales

3-3:30pm

Anita C. Leight Estuary

Abingdon, MD

INFO

Hays House:  Meet Martha Jefferson

The Historical Society of Harford County

1-4pm

410-838-7691 

 

Marshmellows, roaring fire.........that's where

I want to be this weekend, as we move into the final days of winter!

 

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Some Serious Gas Increases

I'm sure you can't help but notice the price of gas increasing

every single day.  This impacts business and consumers as well.

It seemed like yesterday the price was $2.00 gallon.........and it was!

Now, here in Whiteford, MD  the rate is up to $2.48!  That's a heck of a jump.

So I went looking for info to find out why and found this great article

and explanation from the newsroom at AAA.

Click to Read

It's frustrating that's for sure, here we thought we

could catch a break for awhile.

Oh well, it's off to work we go!

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

Customer Speak

Last night my mother and myself got stuck in a snow drift (Heaps Rd).

One of your drivers, via AAA, came to our rescue (his name was something like, "T-rex").

Just wanted to tell you how thankful we both are (it was around midnight) and how helpful, professional, kind, and efficient your driver and your services are !

I HOPE I CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO REPAY YOUR KINDNESS ONE DAY!

My mother is 80 and I am 50+, so we really needed the help, and your driver was TOPS !

THANKS ! ! !

February 23, 2015

From LisaAnne 

We love to hear from our customers! 

What a great team we have at

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years

 

In Honor of Kevin St. Pierre

Kevin was all of 22, a tow truck driver who was killed in the line of duty.

You can read the full story here:

Tow Times Article

Senseless deaths like this are raising awareness all over

the country and bringing attention to the

MOVE OVER LAW that many States

are activating to save the lives of tow truck drivers.

 

At George's Custom Towing we are
hyper vigilant when it comes to safety training
for our team, the loss of one life on the job
is unacceptable.

George's Custom Towing
410-452-8970
Whiteford, MD
Serving Harford, Cecil and York County
for more than 28 years

Car 44 where are you?

What.........and why?  Who would take such a risk stealing

NASCAR No. 44?

Truly boggles the mind.

Car 44 has now been returned to it's North Carolina

NASCAR shop after being found along a remote road

in suburban Atlanta.

Unfortunately the car wasn't found soon

enough to compete in the Atlanta Motor

Speedway race this past weekend. Team XTREME

is still trying to hunt down the trailer that

goes with the car. 

You can read the full story here:  Stolen No. 44 NASCAR Race Car

Keeping up with the news here at:

George's Custom Towing

410-452-8970

Whiteford, MD

Serving Harford, Cecil and York County

for more than 28 years