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AVERAGE COST PER MILE OF DRIVING A CAR
Composite national average cost per-mile to drive/own for 2007: 52.2 cents
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WORKING FROM HOME INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY
Working from home increases employee productivity, reduces necessity of office space and related costs, reduces gas burning, polluting, traffic jamming commutes and car repair payments - maybe even car notes, reduces employee attrition... some employees are happier but other employees may not like the privacy and isolation.
Scott Parker
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SOURCING OUT FALSE INFORMATION ONLINE
Read through a story online and look for the embedded links. If the story contains: a.) AT LEAST three links that are direct connected to the information that is highlighted in the story b.) the links go AT LEAST two separate news platforms that provide verified sources related to the highlighted information, and c.) all of the authors give their names in the bylines of the story, the story is more likely to be true.
Dr. Shane Tilton, Professor, Ada, Ohio, United States
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SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
Wherever you stand near a bonfire, the smoke always comes your way.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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EXPERTISE
98% of the adult population are World authorities on the best way to load a dishwasher.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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PIRACY
Approximately 3.14% of seamen are pi-rates.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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JANUARY
During January there seems always to be lots of month left at the end of the money.
DAVE GOWLETT, RETIRED PROJECT MANAGER, SOUTHAMPTON, HAMPSHIRE, UK
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EXPERIENCE NAILING
The thumb on the hand that holds the nail is larger than the thumb on the hand that holds the hammer.
Paul Backus, Retired, Salem, OR, USA
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DOWNSIZING
When downsizing, it takes at least twice as long to dispose of stuff as it did to acquire 12v to 48v converter originally.
Bob Scoff, Electrical Engineer, Collierville, TN, USA
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