When asked what the effects of droughts are, you probably think of the cracked driveway, the resettling of your house, the hot, hot, hotter than hot weather. But effects are more than physical. Some direct impacts of drought are economic, environmental, and social. Economic effects of droughts encompass crop production, which involves damage to crop …
Can you really fight Fire with Fire?
This popular phrase goes back at least as far as 1597, when William Shakespeare wrote “Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire; Threaten the threatener and outface the brow of bragging horror” in his play “The Life and Death of King John.” In other words, match aggression with aggression. Meet violence with violence. …
ACT to never leave your Child alone in a Car
An infant’s or toddler’s body can heat up five times faster than an adult’s. The toddler simply cannot cool down like a parent’s can and therefore it is very dangerous to leave your child in a car for “just a few minutes.” It doesn’t take long for the inside of a car to heat up …
How do Firefighters put out Wildfires?
To honor our Firefighters as we continue with our Fire Station Contest, every week until the contest ends we will be blogging about what makes firefighters so awesome! So how do they put out those dangerous infernos? There are a number of ways they do the job, actually. For starters, Firefighters use a tool called …
10 Safety Features that could save your Life
New technology typically appears on higher-end vehicles first. Of course the trickle-down effect occurs over time as its benefits are proved effective. For example, air bags were once only in the most expensive cars and now they are in every car. Today’s new cars have as many as ten air bags per vehicle. Here’s a …
Elzey Insurance’s Fire Station Contest
Elzey Insurance, also known as Texan Insurance, is proud to present its first Fire Station Contest! We will be giving away $5,000 to one of our local Fire Station, the one that receives the most “Likes” before the due date. To participate “Like” our Facebook page to begin. From our page visit our photos and …
Hurricane Awareness Help
History teaches us that without proper awareness a hurricane can devastate our lives. Elzey Insurance would like to help you stay alert and keep track of the brewing warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center is an online site that is dedicated to everything about hurricanes, from 7 day forecasts to tracking …
What’s best for Back-to-School Shopping
Retailers are hoping for even bigger sales this August than during the same month last year, when Americans spent $7.7 billion at family clothing stores and $2.4 billion at book stores — the best sales month of the year for books and the third best month for clothes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Retail …
“No Taxation without Representation”
While we prepare for Tax Free Weekend, let’s take a moment to relish in history. During the 1750s and 1760s the slogan “No taxation without representation” became mighty popular. It summarized the grievance of the Thirteen Colonies and was one of the major reasons for the American Revolution. Many in the colonies believed that because …
The Texan’s Tax Free Weekend
August 17-19 is Tax Free Weekend! This is the perfect opportunity for parents to purchase school supplies at a great deal! But Tax Free Weekend isn’t limited to just school supplies. Clothing and footwear under $100, backpacks under $100 for elementary and secondary students, and layaway items are all applicable to the conditions of Tax …
