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at 02/26/10 2:18PM

About 3 years ago I saw an episode of Mythbusters about talking on your cell phone while driving. The myth they were trying to bust was that talking on your cell phone was equivalent to driving drunk. They did a series of tests and actually confirmed the myth. I was really surprised! For a while, I limited my cell phone conversations to a bare minimum while driving. Then I not-so-slowly picked up the habit again. It's just so convenient, right?

But, just the other night I saw a news segment about the same thing. An injury lawyer was speaking about the risk of driving while talking on the cell phone. He said you are 4 times more likely to have an injury causing crash while talking on the phone. He made a good point. You would never get on an airplane that was 4 times more likely to crash or eat food that was 4 times more likely to make you sick. So, it doesn't make sense to talk on the phone while driving. He also stated that is was the same as driving drunk. What really got me was when he said, "Is calling to see what's for dinner so important that you would take the risk of injuring a mother or a small child in the car next to you?" I thought, "Hey, that mother and small child could be us. "

I think I'll put my phone down while I drive, now. How 'bout you?

Here's a link to one article about it:
http://www.newsdial.com/technology/communication/cell-phone-statistics.html

Thanks for sharing this. I was at the 'to a minimum' point, but I'm rethinking that. I know we've had some near misses where someone almost hit us because they were talking on their phone, and usually they don't even realize we avoided the accident!

by nthnswmn at 02/26/10 2:34PM
thanks for the warning, babe.

by kon_tiki at 02/26/10 10:05PM
babe? You have NEVER called me babe! :)

by dressednyella at 02/27/10 5:16PM
actually, its illegal here, but I think that your motivation is more noble than my desire to not be fined $100!

by emmali at 02/27/10 9:34PM
Believe it or not, YOU, more than any other person, entered my mind when I posted it. I just kept thinking, "Man, I bet Steph will LOVE THIS, and will CRACK UP when she sees it!" My instincts were right!

by create_a_way at 02/28/10 6:03AM
WOW, that is scary. I need to stop using the cell phone while driving too.

by txwhittlec at 03/01/10 2:40PM
that's some serious attention-getting info. Thank you for that!!!

by create_a_way at 03/03/10 8:26AM
I cannot stand to see it happening ppl on the phone--can it not wait? I have issue with ppl thinking thier convo is more important then thier life or mine. If it is that important just pull off the side of the road. Almost every time I am in a close call---they are always on thier phone. I have fear of driving anyway so this really bothers me and any distraction just makes me fear it more.

by lydiasmother at 03/04/10 11:20AM

Sweet

at 01/05/10 4:27PM

My hubby was sick yesterday. And, today he brought ME flowers. Isn't that sweet?

That is very sweet. :-)

by nthnswmn at 01/05/10 4:46PM
Yes it is! Very nice!

by crazy_mama at 01/05/10 9:46PM
well sweet!

by lydiasmother at 01/06/10 8:56AM
That IS sweet! :) But you deserve it because you are sweet! :) Hope he gets well soon!

by txwhittlec at 01/06/10 10:43AM
What a guy! Kuddos to Brian!

by smiley_beth at 01/06/10 1:24PM
Solid guy!!!!

by trolleem at 01/07/10 1:58PM
So nice of Bryan! =)

yeah i thought that was really funny! I think I'd like to take a trip with SouthWest just to hear the annoucements. =P I'd like to get that guy or the guy who does the rap song.

by gemma at 01/19/10 9:22PM
Very sweet! What a nice guy!

by sjb at 02/10/10 1:23AM

Now That's Customer Service

at 01/03/10 11:06PM

Have you ever heard of Busy Bibles? It is a handmade fabric book of Bible stories with activities appropriate for little hands. I was so excited to order one for Annalise for Christmas. (My mom and dad actually bought it, but they like for me to order online for them sometimes.)

I did alot of online ordering this year, so I kept a list of when things were ordered and checked items off the list as they arrived. I was looking over the list and noticed that the Busy Bible I ordered Dec. 9th had not yet arrived. So, I emailed the company and asked about the status of my order. That was on Saturday, December 19th. On Monday, December 21st I had an email from the author of the Busy Bible herself, Judy Starks. She apologized but said she had no record of my order. She asked me to call her and re-order over the phone. I called and she was so helpful. She promised to put the package in the mail that day. And she said she'd pray the Busy Bible would arrive before Christmas. Now, that's what I call customer service. Not only was she helpful, friendly, and efficient, but she PRAYED for my package! It did indeed arrive two days later, December 23rd.

I just thought that was worth sharing.

By the way, the Busy Bible is great! Annalise has enjoyed it every worship service since she opened it.

And customer service like that will earn them more cutomers. What is the website address?

by nthnswmn at 01/04/10 12:08AM
btw - if you do a lot of online shopping you should check out mypoints.com.

by nthnswmn at 01/04/10 12:08AM
We have a Busy Bible and LOVE it! All my kids love that Bible. What a great story! Now this makes me love the Busy Bible even more!

by crazy_mama at 01/04/10 2:49AM
That reminds me of how you used to pray for each student you were calling, before each phone call you made as an Admissions Counselor at FC. You have no idea how you sharing that with me has positively impacted my life, and many things I do.

by create_a_way at 01/04/10 2:59AM
Wow...I would buy one just for that reason.

by trolleem at 01/04/10 9:09AM
I was thinking the same thing while ya'll were here. =) I like remembering how my new year started. =)

by gemma at 01/04/10 6:59PM
www.busybibles.com :)

by dressednyella at 01/04/10 9:48PM

E-mealz

at 12/10/09 3:46PM

Have any of you tried e-mealz.com? It sounds like a really neat idea!

No We may get to see you all while you are in Dayton cause we will be going past on our way back to Glasgow,Ky from Toldeo so talked to Heather and are going to try to work something out so we can see them and hopefully everyone else. It is a good half way point for us.

by holliback2 at 12/10/09 4:20PM
It went alright. =) I was still nervous but I did it without bursting out crying like I've been told some people have done before. =P I was nervous but I enjoyed it at the same time. =)

by gemma at 12/10/09 4:53PM
Molly and I have been using the low fat walmart plan. Most of the meals are really good. Some are misses. But, the grocery list is awesome. That is a huge time saver.

by zabdi at 12/10/09 7:32PM
For a few hours, but it was gone by noon.

by jifennerh at 12/12/09 7:48PM

Favorite Holiday

at 11/23/09 10:39AM

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving week! Be careful traveling, enjoy family, friends, good food and good times.

A verse from one of my favorite hymns growing up:

"Count your many blessings,
Name them one by one,
Count your many blessings,
See what God has done."

Great Hymn! Thank you. Same to you! :)

by txwhittlec at 11/23/09 12:52PM
Thanksgiving is my favorite! I love the idea of gathering in the spirit of being thankful. Nice! Hope you have a great week and a wonderful Thanksgiving.

by crazy_mama at 11/23/09 10:10PM
Can't wait to see you!

by gemma at 11/24/09 4:44PM

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