I was heading out to lunch a couple of days ago and my drive took me past an elementary school. Kids were out on the playground for recess, running and jumping and generally having what looked to be a great time. Except this one kid. With a bucket on his head. Yep, he was wandering […]
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH?
As you may know, the famous Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus is no more. The institution folded its tents this year, citing shrinking audiences, travel costs – well, there were a lot of extenuating factors involved. In the Damage Prevention world, the big show is the 4th Annual Eagle Ford Safety & Equipment […]
HARVEY – HOUSTON – HELP
Just a week ago we were talking about the majesty of the solar eclipse. Today, Mother Nature is showing us Texans who’s still the boss. The disaster unfolding in the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey borders on disbelief. The nation’s fourth largest city is paralyzed. The New York Times states “The Houston […]
LET YOUR DPCs OF TEXAS HELP YOU BEAT THE HEAT
You may have noticed, but just in case you haven’t – it’s HOT outside. As I’m writing this, I took a look at a forecast map for today. Yep. Don’t look for snowfall just yet. Of course, you can ALWAYS attend an air conditioned meeting of your local Damage Prevention Council. The schedules are right here: […]
WORKING UP A STORM
We were proud to be part of the 141st State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association annual training conference and convention in San Marcos this past weekend. The SFFMA has over 22,000 members and their job is to “Promote, Unify, Represent, and Educate The Fire Service of Texas.” Along with our PipelineResponse and Mock Line Strike […]
YOUR DPCs OF TEXAS ARE RACING INTO JUNE
The Memorial Day weekend is behind us, and next stop on the calendar holiday hit parade is the Fourth of July – but between now and your DPCs of Texas have plenty to keep everyone busy! First and foremost, the International Utility Locate Rodeo is riding into town June 22-24. The actual competition takes place on […]
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Hey, we’ve still got a couple of weeks to go in National Safe Digging Month. That’s plenty of time for you to get yourself together to attend our next Safety Day event on April 27th in Victoria. Safety Days let you experience first hand what happens when a buried natural gas line is hit by […]
GET IN THE KNOW FOR WHAT’S BELOW
We use the word “show” a lot. In baseball, when you move from the minors to the majors, you move up to “the big show.” The soon-to-be-defunct Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus brought us “the greatest show on earth.” I can remember people talking about going to “the picture show” – what we […]
DAMAGE PREVENTION IS OFF AND RUNNING
What a show in Amarillo! The first Mock Line Strike/Pipeline Response event of 2017 is behind us now, and we’re focusing our sights on the next one in Wichita Falls on March 16. If the recent event in Amarillo is anything to judge by, it’s that our learning by seeing it happen is a popular […]
ON THIS DAY….
What does this blog have to do with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? More on that in a moment. First, this bit of news. On December 12 in 884 – King Carloman II dies after a hunting accident. He is succeeded by his cousin, emperor Charles the Fat, who for the last time reunites the […]