KSBW.com reports on Crystal Wiski who has an extreme texting addiction: A Sacramento County teenager is bragging about a big accomplishment. She logged more than 300,000 text messages in one month… “I am popular. I can’t help it,” Crystal Wiski added. To put 303,000 text messages into perspective: that’s more than 10,000 text messages a [...]
We hosted a Mother’s Day lunch this past Sunday and I helped clean up afterward. We do not have a garbage disposal; I do not think they are necessary electric appliances. It is not difficult to compost food scraps or scrape them in the trash. Pipes are for liquids; I do not understand why so [...]
O’Ryan Johnson of The Boston Herald reports: The operator of a Green Line trolley that slammed into a train stopped at Government Center was apparently text messaging his girlfriend when the crash happened, said MBTA General Manager Dan Grabauskus. “Two detectives have interviewed the operator of the train in the hospital and in the course [...]
National Train Day is May 9, 2009 featuring events around the country: Last year, trainiacs all across America celebrated National Train Day at the official major venues. Yet, a good portion of the country celebrated in their own backyards at local events. Can’t travel far to join the celebration? We’ve got you covered. Here’s a [...]
For the past several months, individual railroads and the American Association of Railroads have been putting ads on radio and TV to spread the word on freight rail transportation. An ad was even diplayed during this year’s Super Bowl. Mistakenly thought by some as an antiquated form of transportation, railroads provide a very efficient method [...]