You’ve graduated high school, you’ve done the tours, the interviews, and the tests. The result of your hard work? You’ve been accepted to a college of your choice…congratulations! Your reward for completing this difficult task? Another, even more difficult task: your first year of college! Don’t worry. It will be hard, yes, but there is […]
August 23, 2022
We’ve all seen the signs on the freeway, the public service announcements, the dire warnings from the Department of Transportation. Buckle up! Seatbelts save lives! But do they really? (Spoiler alert: Yes. Yes they do.) Now, chances are, we’re preaching to the choir. After all, in 2021, over 90% of Americans reported using their seatbelts […]
August 16, 2022
There are some who don’t mind our recent heat wave. And relatively dry summer days. After all, our winters are long and cold. Golfers, swimmers, and boaters come to mind. For them, soaring temps and intermittent rain mean fun in the sun. But we caution everyone that heat can be tough on the body. The […]
August 9, 2022
You just purchased a new car and you’re taking your first trip to the grocery store. You get to the parking lot with your pristine vehicle and start to panic. Cars race through the lot oblivious to anyone but themselves. Huge pickups block your view when you park next to them, making it difficult to […]
August 2, 2022
While registering a car at the Department of Motor Vehicles the other day, a friend of ours noticed a poster on the wall near the counter. It said, “Donate Life. New York State.” He jotted down the web address to look at later on. He ended up on the New York State Donate Life Registry. […]
July 26, 2022
We’ve talked about the dangers of distracted driving in our blog. Check it out here, here, and here. We were hoping to convince at least a few drivers that the rewards just aren’t worth the risks. Yet we’re disappointed to see that the incidents of distracted driving are rising in the U. S. Here’s what […]
July 19, 2022
When did you get your driver’s license? A few years ago we bet. So with those years of driving experience under your belt, you could pass the New York State learner’s permit test, right? It may be harder than you think! We looked around the DMV website and found that some of the questions on […]
July 12, 2022
Can lightning damage your car? If so, is it covered by your car insurance? What about your homeowners insurance policy? Does it cover your buildings, contents, even trees if they’re struck by a hot bolt of lightning? And speaking of hot, how hot is lightning? Technically, since it’s the movement of electrical charges, it doesn’t […]
July 5, 2022
America’s Fourth of July celebration got started with some of the most famous words in history, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…” On the first holiday […]
June 28, 2022
Mohawk Valley snowbirds who “fly south” for the winter forget how long it is. But for those who brave our long, cold season, boating seems a distant dream. Until all of a sudden, the summer season is upon us. From Central New York to the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes, […]
June 21, 2022
