Tis the season to burn money.
I'll admit. I like a good fireworks show as much as the next guy. I even like sitting on my curb watching the neighbors set off fire works. What I don't like is doing it myself. I don't like burning money. When I buy fireworks I feel like I'm just burning "Benjamins".
That's why this year like every year... I will sneak a free peek and hopefully no one will complain.
I will however burn a couple bucks on sparklers. I'm not a total party pooper. I like my kids to like me. Plus I like to write my name with them.
Happy 4th and God Bless America and the right to burn money if you want to!
How about you - will you be burning money this weekend?
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This just in... Central Floridians are terrible drivers!
My question--- Why?
We don't deal with snow? No black ice? No mountain passes or windy roads?
Why can't we drive- so what makes us all so bad?
A new study puts on the naughty list.
150 out of 200 cities.
What say you?
Have you had one? Do you have a family member who's had so many they can't count?
I know my doctor ordered a CT scan for me a year ago. I tossed the lab order because the risk sounded worse than not knowing exactly what my guts look like.
Here's why you should think twice about your next CT scan.
There's been talk now for years about the dangers of ct scans and a possible increased risk of cancer.
But there's new reason to worry and the research is coming from right here in orlando.
If your doctor orders a ct scan for you or your child --- researchers say you should think twice-.
Physicians here in florida and d.C., looked at the medical records of 1,243 random patients.
They wanted to see how much radiation each patient had sustained in the past five years.
What they found they say was shocking.
The study's lead author timothy bullard of orlando regional says he wants to let people know large doses of radiation are not innocuous.
He says there is a need for the technology but it must be used appropriately.
He says often patients are having the same test over and over for different doctors.
The doctor says if you've already had one..... Tell them to get a copy of your first scan or bring a flash drive to make a copy yourself during the test.
If your child needs a ct make sure they put it on a pediatric setting.
CT scans pack a mega-dose of radiation - as much as 500 times that of a conventional x-ray.
Where are you? Are you in the United States of America????
I admit I asked someone this very question on the phone a couple weeks ago. My husband was standing next to me and looked appalled. His eyes were screaming... "why would you be so rude as to ask someone that"?
(I admit - it was not polite... and I am sorry. If only I knew her number so I could apologize!)
I'll tell you why I was SOOO rude. I'd been on the phone for about 15 minutes. I was running in circles with a woman.
I was stuck at a store and needed to find out where my nearest bank branch in the area was. She kept asking me for a zipcode of where I was at. I would give her the zipcode and she would say there was not a bank in that city. I would tell her that there may not be bank branch there but could she check surrounding cities and zipcodes.
She had no clue what I was talking about. I said if there is not a branch in Altamonte could we try Lake Mary or Maitland. I figured she was out of state I did not however think she was in the PHILIPPINES!
(it is gorgeous there)
I'm all for saving money. But seriously? This woman was of no use to me. I needed someone who understood the good old US of A.
I say bring the telemarketers home!
50 States to choose from I'm sure we could find some college kids who'd love to answer my questions!
