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Scott Whiteside, the owner of Central Oregon Snowbird Services, checks the interior of a Brasada Ranch home to make sure nothing bad has happened while its owners are gone for the winter.
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Scott Whiteside turns on the shower of a Brasada Ranch home to make sure its pipes havent frozen while its owners are away for the winter. He also flushes the toliet to keep its seals from drying out.
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Scott Whiteside checks a home's doors to make sure the owner or a guest didn't leave them unlocked after a visit. He also makes sure that their lights are all off and that their thermostats are set to the right temperature.
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Scott Whiteside walks around the deck of a Brasada Ranch home to make sure there are no signs of vermin trying to get inside. He also checks their hot tubs and water features to make sure the water inside hasn't frozen.
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Scott Whiteside checks the contents of a clients refrigerator when he inspects a house. Some of his clients are ranchers who keep a few hudred dollars worth of beef in a garage freezer that would spoil if it lost power.
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Scott Whiteside turns the alarm back on after he finished inspecting a clients house in Brasada Ranch Thursday morning. He has spent the past two years checking in on homes owned by part-time Central Oregon resdints with his business Central Oregon Snowbird Services.
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Scott Whiteside runs some water down the kitchen sink of a Brasada Ranch home to make sure its pipes haven't frozen while its owner is away. He'll also check their refrigerators to make sure nothing has spoiled.
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