We’ve all heard the words in the title to today’s blog. The full quotation is “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” and comes from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s spoken by Juliet in the famous balcony scene. (“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art […]
FOOTBALL AND 811
We are now well into football season. How are your teams doing? Do you follow a high school, a college, a pro team? Of course, we’re all pulling for the Houston Texans, after everything Houston has been through recently. They are currently standing at 1-1, at 3rd in the AFC South. And if you’re a […]
9/11, 811, AND RECOVERY
No sooner do we begin the cleanup from Harvey, than Florida is pummelled by Irma. If you’re still looking for ways to help and missed last week’s blog, you can read it in its entirety here: http://blog.dpcoftexas.com/labor-day-a-traditional-time-for-giving/ Today is a triple. First, it’s the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left over 2,000 dead […]
THE HOUSTON FLOOD ZONE
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 […]
TURNING DAY TO NIGHT
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 eclipse […]
MACBETH, TEXAS811 AND THE DAMAGE PREVENTION SUMMIT
On this day in the year 1040, King Duncan the 1st of Scotland was killed in battle against his first cousin and rival – Macbeth. Macbeth then succeeded Duncan as King of Scotland. Of course, the whole Macbeth thing didn’t work out too well. Macbeth was in turn defeated and done in by the future […]
DID YOU KNOW 811 HAS ITS OWN DAY?
This week is the BIG WEEK for 811. Friday, August 11 is National 811 Day. (8/11…get it?) 811 is the number you call for FREE from coast to coast and border to border in the United States to get underground pipelines and cables located. It’s not only a free call, but the subsequent locating of […]
THE RISE AND RISE OF TECHNOLOGY
It was just a year ago that the last company known to be making brand new VHS machines produced its final one. The format that had dominated home video for decades had at last reached the end of the line, literally. Even before that last video cassette recorder/player came out of the factory, though, the […]
MOCK LINE STRIKE AND PIPELINERESPONSE LOOK TO 2018!
MOCK LINE STRIKE AND PIPELINERESPONSE LOOK TO 2018! Texas811’s popular Mock Line Strike and PipelineResponse events are returning in 2018! Along with Texas A&M Engineering […]
MOSQUITOS, POISON IVY, AND (SHUDDER) SNAKES
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 protection from insects, vegetation and the unpleasant things often found lurking in rock piles. […]