Texas is a big place – and your Damage Prevention Managers get around to every corner of it. But – you may not know that we also take the occasional side trip. Director of Damage Prevention JimBob Sims was down under in Australia recenty with the Australian version of 811 – Dial Before You Dig. […]
9/11, 811, AND RECOVERY
No sooner do we begin the cleanup from Harvey, than Florida is pummelled by Irma. Today is a triple. First, it’s the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left over 2,000 dead in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Ceremonies and events are being held across the United States to mark […]
LABOR DAY – A TRADITIONAL TIME FOR GIVING
It’s Labor Day – the traditional beginning to so many rites of fall. Besides football and school (or is that school and football?) Labor Day also used to be the home of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon hosted by multi-talented comedian/actor/director Jerry Lewis from 1966 to 2010. For many years, the show originated […]
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 […]
DPCs OF TEXAS AND THE ECLIPSE?
The Great Eclipse of 2017 is behind us now. Did you get a good look? (Not TOO good a look, or you may regret it in the morning) Today’s eclipse cut a path directly across the United States, in a line from Oregon to South Carolina. Millions of people jammed the route of the […]
FALL IS CLOSING IN, BUT WE’RE NOT SLOWING DOWN!
Hard to believe, but we’re in the home stretch of August. College football begins in less than three weeks, and that means professional ball isn’t far behind. So – before you get ready to plop on the couch and cheer on your favorite team (Go Longhorns!) you may just want to take advantage of one […]
YOUR DPCs AND 811 DAY
Your DPCs of Texas cover a lot of territory in the state. Regions have differing issues when it comes to 811 work and needs. East Texas has timber forests, requiring an approach with the logging industry. Out west, it’s oil and gas. (Ok, it’s Texas, it’s oil and gas EVERYWHERE) Regardless of these differences, there’s […]
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
Anyone who watched television in the 1970’s and 1980’s remembers the late night ads that were the predecessor to today’s half hour “infomercials.” The ads always featured a product that you just couldn’t live without – a toast cooling rack coated with Teflon – and showed you that you really COULD get toast out of […]
DPCs, MOCK LINE STRIKE AND PIPELINERESPONSE LOOK TO 2018!
Your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas are proud to announce that Texas811’s popular Mock Line Strike and PipelineResponse events are returning in 2018! Along with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and Enertech we have 26 of these action-packed learning scenarios planned across the state. If you haven’t attended one of these great events yet, […]
MOSQUITOS, POISON IVY, AND (SHUDDER) SNAKES
In last week’s blog, we talked about all the ways you can keep your employees and yourself safe from the summer sun – and while heat protection is always big on anyone’s list, so should be protection from insects, vegetation and the unpleasant things often found lurking in rock piles. Your Damage Prevention Managers want […]
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