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 […]
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: […]
HONORING THE LOCATORS WHO KEEP YOU SAFE
You may or may not be aware, but this is Locator Safety Awareness Week. It runs from June 18 – June 24, 2017. The men and women who perform the underground utility locates across the United States work hard each and every week, so it’s only right to honor them with their own week. Summer […]
THE ALL STAR BREAK IS OVER
Baseball has its All-Star break – and in damage prevention we have the annual Texas811 Damage Prevention Summit, which concluded last week in San Marcos. For your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas managers, it was a nice three day symposium in which to exchange ideas with other like-minded folks, renew old acquaintances and make new […]