Why didn’t anyone tell me that?
This is a non-construction tip. I saw this on Twitter the other day and wondered why no one ever told me this. The little triangle on your gas gauge next to the gas pump symbol… It’s not just a triangle, it’s an arrow pointing to the side of the car that the gas cap is on. Really!?! Why didn’t anyone tell me that? Not that it’s a huge deal, but it’s definitely one of those PITA things when you rent a car and pull in expecting it to be one way and it turns out to be the other way. I’m sure some of you (like Julie here in our office) are thinking, “Duh! How could he not know that?” Well, I didn’t. If you didn’t, you’re welcome. Ha!
Since reading about this I’ve been looking and not every car has it. That makes me feel a little better. It’s still something good to know. I’ll at least look the next time I’m trying to put gas in a strange car.
Source: Gas gauge picture borrowed from howisavemoney.net
News
One of my regular lurkers mentioned to me that they just discovered that I was posting things under News on our website. Those items show up under the “Recent Happenings” heading at the bottom of the front page of our site. Unfortunately the recent posts there have mainly been of ECC friends we have lost this year including Richard Ford and Don Neidig. I also try and post occasional milestones and accomplishments there. Check there too if you want more of what’s happening at Easterday Construction. It may make more sense to put the posts here and link them from “News” so we have more consistency. The whole website is a continuing experiment, so change is constant!
Source: Image borrowed from Barrington Library website
Fletcher Cemetery Memorial
Ceremonial placement of a wreath at the base of the Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day 2014
Becky and I attended the Memorial Day service at the Fletcher Cemetery just outside Hamlet yesterday. It was a very respectful service and I was pleased that they had a reasonably good turnout with a spread of ages. Thank you to the veterans there and across the nation for their service. I spoke to one of the veterans that said he had war veteran family members in that cemetery dating back the the Civil War and the Spanish American War. That is a lot of history for a small cemetery in rural Indiana.
The service included reading a well written letter from Indiana State Senator Arnold, a traditional 21 gun salute and the playing of taps. It was all well done and we were glad we went.
ECC Red Shirt Fridays Return for 2014
Easterday Construction will be participating in Red Shirt Fridays again this year to show our support for our troops. All of our employees have been given red shirts like those to the right. Participation is voluntary, but on random Fridays all ECC employees wearing their red shirts get a $5 bonus. At the end of the summer, an equal amount will be contributed to Bugles Across America, a not-for-profit organization started by Tom Day of Berwyn Illinois to provide live bugle players for the funerals of service men and women.
Red Shirt Friday is a national not-for-profit organization that promotes recognition of those that serve in our armed forces and what they sacrifice for us. All of us at ECC are proud to show our support.
Burger Wars
The Marshall County Visitors Bureau is promoting a contest to choose the best burger in Marshall County. Several Culver restaurants are on the ballot in round one, so now’s your chance to step up and vote for your local favorite.
Click on the graphic to the right or go to the Visitors Bureau site and follow the links to the bracket.
