My recommendations for some good local vendors in Jacksonville…

My recommendations for some good local vendors in Jacksonville…

• General handyman for home repairs: Joe Handy    H: 268-0743    cell: 322-0072
•  Electrician:  Bill Shrewsbury Electrical Plus, Cell:  813-8289  other: 880-9136
•  Insurance products:Deborah Eveson, Allstate, B:400-6450  cell: 599-7625
•  PC repairs: Wayne Hudson, Cell  540-1617
•  PC software consulting: Elizabeth Hammond, 738-0471

 

Photos of folks attending the 8/23/2011 Chamber PWC morning mixer at Deborah Eveson’s office.

 

Surprising places where germs lurk

If you want to stay free of bacteria, and thereby healthier, take note of the following list of places where germs lurk.  To reduce the amount of germs—use those spools of disinfectant wet wipes that come in plastic tubs.  Also note that the warehouse clubs now carry economy packs of individually packed wipes, convenient to carry in your wallet or purse so that you will have them when you need them.  In general anything that is frequently touched by human hands tends to collect germs.  Here are some places where germs lurk:

• Beds (especially in hotels—read dust mites)
• Car door handles, steering wheels and gear shift sticks.
• Door knobs
• Faucet handles
• Grocery carts
• Gym equipment
• Hotels—bedspreads
• Kitchen sinks
• Library books
• Light switches
• Magazines at your doctor’s office
• Pens in restaurants, grocery stores, banks, etc.
• Buttons on ATM machines
• PC keyboards
• PC mice
• Remote controls
• Restaurant hand-held pagers (that the front desk gives you)
• Restaurant lemon wedges in your drink
• Restaurant menus
• Restaurant condiment jars on the table
• Restaurant table tops
• Shower curtains
• Telephones
• Wet laundry (bleach, hot water and hot drying help)

Keep in mind that public places that clean such things as table tops clean numerous of them at once transferring the germs on their cleaning cloths from one place to another.  They very seldom disinfect the cleaning cloths or use a new cleaning cloth between cleaning different items.

Photos from my May, 2011 vacation to New England and Canada

If you would like to view the photos from my  recent vacation to New England and Canada, click on the following
link…………….

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/album.sfly?sid=0AYuXDdi1asWjvw&startIndex=0&fid=62c58c9a60331ab7

Then click on “View album”, then “play slideshow.”
Note that at the bottom of each photo is a caption telling you what you are  seeing.

People present at the 12-9-09 Mandarin Council board meeting/retreat, located at Don Juan’s Mexican Restaurant

 

Rita Story of Junior Achievement, Lisa Sawyer of Arbonne International, Roger Kuder, author webmaster and web marketer, Bill Pipes of Breckenridge Business Consultants, Joani Maskell of Swimming Safari Swim School, Randy Thomas of Principal Financial Group, Annie Banks of Lees Chicken, Mark Addidngton, attorney, John Bryan, Chamber employee.

Larry Levy, author; Bob Ascher of Guardian Commercial Real Estate, June Johnson of BB&T Bank, Robert E. Burke, CPA; Rita Story of Junior Achievement.

Randy Thomas of Principal Financial Group, Annie Banks of Lees Chicken, Mark Addingnton, attorney; John Bryan, Chamber employee; Gilli Hyde, Chamber employee; Mark Goldwich, Goldstar Adjusters;  Larry Levy, author; Bob Ascher of Guardian Commercial Real Estate.

Absent from the meeting, but also Board members of the Mandarin council: Laura Lancaster of Vystar, Rebecca Taus of the Mandarin News Line., Bryan Holcomb of Print Resources.

Photos from the Mandarin Council breakfast of 5-28-09

Bill Pipes and Mark Bergan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Bergan, Tresa Calfee and Roger Kuder

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