Category: environment

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Caught a big one

Well our trip went well. I caught a really big Marlin, that took six hours to bring in. For those of you who do no tknow what a Marlin is, here is a picture of my big fish as I was fighting it.

This was just an amazing fishing trip. I never thought to catch one of these like this. He was five hundred pounds and mean as could be. You have to give a guy some props for that catch. You should have seen the look on my dads face when he got a look at it. I think he will be going with us on our next trip to the gulf coast.

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Gladiator

Gladiator is the name of a huge fire in Arizona. Firefighters are battling the blaze but are outmatched by weather conditions. It has been a very hot and dry spring that has made conditions right for a fire like this. The high winds are making it almost impossible to put the fire out.

There are some bright spots as firefighters were able to save some of the properties in the area. The bad news is that the fires are still raging and there is no end in sight. It’s going to be hard to get these fires under control.

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Playing safely

The building my office is in is very large. We have a lot of people going in and out all the time. We sometimes have as many as two or three hundred people working there. With all these moms and dads coming and going, we sometimes have quite a few children there as well. It seems that every time summer comes around we have kids coming out of our ears. We decided that we needed to add some facilities to care for them while their parents are working.

We found a room where the kids could be supervised and entertained. We also decided to build something like those school playgrounds that you see all around. We had a nice little piece of ground that would be suitable for the task. It was a fun project to work on and I think the results were better than expected. We worked with a company called Rubberecycle that helped us with playground surfacing. They have many products to choose from and know their business well.

They have a special product made just for playground surfaces. It’s really just chopped up used tires but its makes for a nice safe base for the kids to play on. The parents like the fact that it’s safe and that it can made in many colors. Another aspect of the product is that it helps to recycle some of the millions of tires that are disposed of every year. The playground has been a hit with the kids as well as the parents and everyone seems to be happy. That’s the good thing about my job.

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Money for Melons

I read a news article today that really blew me away. It turns out that the Japanese city Yubari is famous for growing a variety of called Yabari King Melons. The melons are only grown in that city and there is a limited supply.

Typically the melons are sold in pairs that are perfectly matched. Recently, one pair was sold for about $26,000 thousand dollars. I sure hope that melon was good.

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Earth day

Today many Americans will celebrate Earth Day which is now in its 42 year. The day is all about bringing attention to environmental problems such as pollution, climate change, and finding ways to save energy.

After a little research we have found that there are many ways for every American to help out. Shutting off unused lights and installing energy –saving bulbs is one. Ensuring that your house is properly insulated is another. I hope everyone will take a minute to see what you can do to help.

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Keeping things dry

Since the weather has changed from winter to spring, we have been getting a lot more rain. Normally, you would think that winter was wet but we have had a very dry year. The spring however has been very wet. That’s why I have decided to invest in some tarps in order to keep things dry. I know it will payoff in the end.

The first thing that I wanted to protect was my boat. I paid a fair portion of money for it and I want to keep it out of the weather. I went online in order to find a one of the canvas tarps that would do the trick. I feel much better at night knowing that my assets are being protected from everything that Mother Nature can throw at it.

Since one of my pet projects is to get my old truck running, I have decided that I should cover that until I can complete that project. My truck has been sitting out back getting rusty and I want a truck tarp to keep it safe until I can complete the project. There are many times when spending a little extra now will save you a lot of money later and I feel that this is one of those times.

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Cars and oil

One thing that I have always grown up with is the myth that my car’s oil should be changed every 3,000 miles. I was surprised when I found that this is not always the case. Many modern cars can go far longer without an oil change and we can save a lot of oil by obeying this new news.

Evan the state of California is getting on the bandwagon. The state is advising consumers to check and be sure that their car needs an oil change. This can be done on many web sites in just a few minutes. We must all do our part in saving oil and this is a great way to do so.

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Bailing someone out

Every once in a while I get caught up in a situation that is not of my own making. This happened when an employee of mine was supposed to be taking care of a problem but failed to do so. This left me holding the bag and I had to rectify the situation. The whole thing started with a bathroom in one of the new locations we are building.

The issue was over hand dryers. It seems that no one would make the decision to use them instead of paper towels. Finally, the building was going up and arrangements needed to be made to install them. I know our company wanted electric hand dryers as they save energy and help protect the environment. I knew I would be able to save many trees by making this decision. I had to rush plans to the builders to have them installed.

Lucky for me, I found a company online that could send the dryers right away. We ended up using dyson hand dryers and they worked out fine. It was good that I caught the problem on time. The building is now up and running and our employees and customers are enjoying the new bathroom we put in. I just hope the rest of my employees do better than this one did.

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Summer is almost over

This summer has been long and hard. The weather was pretty hot and heavy. That’s not to mention the hurricane Irene that came storming through. The damage was slight, but I consider us very lucky. Anyway, we are getting ready to prepare for winter. There is much to be done before we are ready.

We are done with all the things we had out for summer. I have put away my son’s baseball net as well as my daughters swing set. We are sitting pretty right now and I am just checking things out around the house. I guess I’ll start having to prepare for winter.

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Hurricane Irene

The hurricane Irene is currently hovering over the east coast. We have had heavy rain all through the night and they seem to be getting worse. The wind is slowly picking up and is starting to become a factor. I believe the worst is yet to come.

We took the time to make sure our house was ready for the storm. We stored the loose items and made sure everything was put up. We are all stocked up with food, water, and candles. I am sure we will be all right.