Best of the Blogs

One of my favorite bands is Bachman-Turner Overdrive — BTO. I heard their song “Takin’ Care of Business” on the radio the other day and it reminded me of the message the towing and recovery needs to constantly get out to the motoring public with regard to the Move Over or Slow Down law. National…

Once again I’m amazed at the 2020 Shine ‘n Star tow truck Photo Parade “eye candy” in the October issue of Tow Times magazine. Each truck shows the owner’s pride in their towing equipment as an advertising billboard, with clever and outstanding use of color schemes and graphics. How could you not turn your head…

There’s a word I use to describe as the world turns and everything that is happening in it today, and that word is crazy. There are a lot more words that can describe what we’re witnessing and experiencing: insane, mad, foolish, out of one’s mind, banana’s, nuts, batty, loony, screwy, ridiculous, preposterous, laughable or having…

This week has been declared Small Business Week 2020.  I learned that the “U.S. Small Business Administration counts companies with as much as $35.5 million in sales and 1,500 employees as “small businesses”, depending on the industry. Outside government, companies with less than $7 million in sales and fewer than five hundred employees are widely considered small businesses”.  While my…

My local community has a Facebook page that has been helpful for things like sending out a notification for a missing dog or updates on community events, etc. Recently I read a post from someone asking about a local repair shop. I wasn’t sure how to read into what this person was asking other than…

Like many others during these trying times, I’ve found myself worried, anxious and just … not myself. I was listening to the radio on my way to work and the announcer said if you woke up with a bad attitude to “drop it – just drop it.” He said it quite forcefully and at first,…

Communication has become so digital that to speak to a live person on the other end of the phone almost seems like a miracle. I had received an email notice of payment for one of our invoices, but the amount didn’t match up to my records. The email advised not to send inquires back to…

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in August 1920 and gave women the legal right to vote. I was excited and proud to register to vote when I became 18. I knew how hard the women before me had fought to give me that right. I’m sure most of you are registered…

My heart is heavy today as I lost someone close to me, my mother-in-law, Diane. I know I would not have survived learning how to run my business if it wasn’t for her being a mentor and adviser. My husband started helping out at the family-owned service station when he was 12. I started helping…

I learned that the phrase “silence is golden” was originally part of an 1848 proverb that states: “Speech is silver and silence is golden.” Knowing when to keep you mouth shut is a great virtue. Sometimes it truly is better to say nothing at all. It’s a behavior that can show higher moral standards. Silence…