Texas is known for its rodeos – but not all of them have to do with horses and bull riding. The International Locate Rodeo is coming to town Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. This event, hosted by Texas811, showcases […]
MANNING RETIRES, DOWNTON ABBEY ENDS, WORLD GOES ON
Did anybody notice the sun coming up today? It did, just the way it always does – rising in the east, setting in the west. This, despite the fact that two beloved institutions are calling it quits. Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who we’ve written about before in this blog (see “The Winning Call” http://blog.texas811.org/2016/02/08/the-winning-call/) […]
50/50?
What happens when someone digs without first calling 811 to get an underground utility locate? Well, there are two possible outcomes. You hit something. You don’t hit something. Vegas odds makers would call that the proverbial 50/50 chance. But is it really, truly, actually 50/50? Don’t ask the Green Bay Packers after their overtime […]
DON’T BE CHARLIE BROWN
I opened up the Sunday comics section and found the one, true harbinger of fall – Lucy offering to hold the ball while Charlie Brown kicks it. The running gag has been a staple of Charles Shulz’ Peanuts comic strip forever. Lucy swears that this year, Charlie Brown can trust her. And he does. He […]
Coke Delivers On the Environment – And So Can You!
On my way in to work at Texas811 in Dallas this morning, I spotted my first Coca-Cola® Hybrid Electric delivery truck. Coke has been rolling them out (no pun intended) to different markets across the nation for the past few years. According to an article on their website, “Alterna tive fuel vehicles—including electric and hybrid […]