Tycon Insights

The world today is changing and becoming more dangerous then ever. That is what you keep hearing. I do not know that is true but what I do know is true is we have the information more available then ever before. You do not have to look very far to find a middle aged person that was abused as a child so I believe it just may be not the world but we are acting on it better then ever before. I think we see that sex offenders are out there so we are arming ourselves with the right information so we can protect our children so they will not have the same stories to tell that generations before them did not speak of. We can readily access the hawaii sex offender reports and find out exactly where the registered offenders live. We should also check it often because they, like everyone else, can move around. You may have more then you think living in your area. It is vital that we stay informed to protect our most valuable assets and that is our children. The information age can help us to stop this senseless and violent war that offenders are waging on our children. We can do this but we have to arm ourselves with the right information and be aware at all times. Our kids need to be reminded of the rules regularly when it comes to strangers. They also need to understand what a stranger is. A stranger does not look like the “boogie man.” They look like all of us much of the time.

If you have a house that faces the bedroom windows to the sun then you already know how important the right blinds are. When we spent the night at my mothers I thought that the morning sun was a spot light shining in my face the next morning. I thanked my wife for buying the light resistant blinds when we bought our home. Until then I did not realize how important a blind choice is. It is really ironic that not having the right blinds can make you blind!

When you use a one way truck rental you can save money during your move. The plan is you can pack yourself with the ABF U-Pack service and let them do the driving. When your things get to their location you will not have a fuel bill because the fuel was included in the free quote they gave you. You only pay for the space you use. That is right no surprises. Those big moving trucks can really burn the fuel so not having to worry how much you are using is a big thought saver.

Everyone does what ever they can to protect their children. We make certain they wear their helmets and wash their hands before they eat. Does it not also make sense that we would do all we can to protect them from sex offenders. If you are wondering how you can do this there is an easy answer. You can log on to the utah sex offender database and find an in depth report on all of the sex predators living in your area. We think our neighborhoods are safe and they can be but only if we keep ourselves informed. Do not make the mistake of going by word of mouth. Just because no one knows does not mean it is reality. By doing your research you can keep yourself and your neighbors safe. You should check the website and check it often for any changes that are made. Remember people move around so you need to stay current with your information. Do not wait on the police to send out a bulletin. We have to be proactive when it comes to the safety of our children. After all we would do anything to protect our families and now we can do even more. Information is power and this is the age of technology. This is another one of those times that technology makes a big difference in our lives. Take advantage of it!

Birthday parties are not what they use to be. I remember going to a birthday party and we would play Pin the Tail on the Donkey. I went to a birthday party that had pony rides and bouncing tents. They had a dip machine and a paint ball game going. It was so amazing. I would have thought how lucky this kid is (as I am sure my kids were thinking) except for the fact that it was the child’s first birthday! All I could think of was it was obviously their first child. By the time they are on their fourth child they will be at a local restaurant and slicing an ice cream cake! Luckily their child will not remember this party so they will have something to compare it to. I think this party was more about mom and dad. i still remember our first birthdays with our little ones and they had some really good parties too but there was never a pony!

If you are someone that rents spaces to people then you already know that getting into their financial business can be embarrassing for some people. Some times individuals may leave things out thinking you will not find out anyway and they may feel it is irrelevant. There is now a way that you can find out the information you may need without asking the individual. You can go to the Nebraska bankruptcy records database and get the information you need. The best part is the information is there for you within seconds. You never had to ask anything and you will know when and if the individual has ever filed bankruptcy. Then you can make an informed business decision if you want to do business with the individual or not. The financial trail a person leaves is an important factor when deciding to do business with someone but we have to remember that sometimes bad things happen to good people. There are more people then ever filing for bankruptcy these days so we sometimes need to consider the individual and not just the record.

It is a truly frightening thing to think that the drugs that we take for our care could actually do harm to us. We have trust in the medical companies that the medicines we take will help and not hurt us and that is a big mistake. For instance, the problem of acne can turn into a much bigger problem with all of the potential side effects that harm you. There is an Accutane Lawsuit right now because people who were trusting their medications began having serious side effects. Serious side effects such as Accutane Inflammatory Bowel Disease or Accutane Ulcerative Colitis which are both very serious problems brought on by a medication for acne! Can you imagine one minute you are treating acne and the next minute you are fighting a disease? Unfortunately that is what has happened to many people. Before taking any medications do your research. Information is power.

If you have been in the market for eyeglasses then you have experienced what so many of us have and that is sticker shock. I have a family of eyeglass wearers so we were surprised at how much it all added up to. After that experience I knew there had to be somewhere that understood the needs of those that wear glasses and did not want to sell the family car to buy them. I read an article about Zenni Optical. They sell cheap eyeglasses. I read on because that got my attention. They make their own eyeglasses so they do not carry the over priced name brands. By carrying their own brand they have control over quality and pricing. They use modern materials and design them in the fashionable and current styles. So far so good I read on. They also do not advertise which we all know saves a lot of expense. They use their customers to do the advertising for them. If a customer buys something at a good price and they get a good product then they will tell others. Zenni Optical is counting on that for their advertising. To me that tells me how important their customer service department is to them. They have to have a satisfied customer to get a good review. That tells me each sale is important and they have confidence in their products.

When all of the flu scare was going around people began getting really pro active about not getting sick. One thing that I think is a positive that came out of it was the disinfectant wipes that our grocery store now puts out by the buggies so we can wipe our carts off before we shop. Of course the germs are also all through the grocery store as well. The germs are on everything we pick up,too. We often wipe off our groceries before we put them away at home. My wife wipes off the tops of cans before she uses the can opener on them. You know how the lid sometimes gets into the food in the can as the top cuts away? You never know how many people have had their hands on that can before you. It is just a good idea to be proactive and use common sense when ever you are dealing with something as important as your health.

We were standing in line one day for what seemed like 10 minutes. We thought they must have been counting their cash drawer. For the first few minutes the long line began to talk among themselves and then they started discussing the current situation and began to get irritated. With one line open in the entire store people began getting very vocal. Then the rudeness came out. My wife and myself just watched as people’s characters began to show. When the line began to move again quite a while later each person took their turn showing their agitation to the cashier. So much so that another worker felt coming to stand beside her as she rang up each customer might give her confidence as she took the brunt of the aggression. When my wife and I finally got our things to the register the once happy young cashier had a very worn and frustrated look all her own. I told her not to worry that this was only one moment in time and when we all left the next group of customers will not be so angry. She then tells us that what actually happened was her receipt printer stopped printing and the man insisted on a receipt for a candy bar and a coke because he was on a business trip! Then I have to admit I was a little irritated. All of this could have been avoided if that customer would have let her check out the line and when we were all gone she could have fixed the printer and none of this had to happen. I hope he got his $2.00 returned to him for his business expense. It just reminded me of what those poor cashiers have to go through.