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Entries from May 2008

Does Anyone Have Jumper Cables?

May 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My car keeps failing me L
It should start, Triple A came to the rescue during lunch…but just in case I have to give it another jump after work, does anyone have any cables?
This was the email around my office yesterday. We all snickered, gave our colleague a hard time, but also realized how dependent we [...]

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Tags: Preparedness · Safety

Hurricane Preparedness Workshop – Houston

May 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hurricane Workshop – This is a free event scheduled in Houston on Saturday, June 7th, 2008. It’s good to see several local organizations working together to promote this workshop on preparing for the Gulf Coast natural disasters. Looks like they even have a nice blog started at 2008 Hurricane Workshop
From the blog:
Focused on providing families [...]

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Tags: Disaster · Preparedness · Safety

Tips on taming Rising Grocery Prices

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

The tips below are from an article published on Reuters by Linda Stern. Read the full article for additional discussion of the topic.
Rising food prices are making it more difficult for families to maintain the same level of living on salaries that are not rising as quickly as the combination of food, energy, home heating [...]

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Tags: Finance · Food · Preparedness