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Here’s another picture from a trip to Mexico. I won’t say it was a vacation, though, since we were chaperoning teens!

 The most effective warning messages do not wrap around the post because this makes them more difficult to read. It is also best not to include too much fine print on a marker post legend because it […]

The 811 official launch will take place in Washington, DC next week. I’ll be there in conjunction with the CGA Education MMC (Marketing, Membership and Communications) Committee, so it will be great to see the launch.
The CGA is gearing up for next week and has announced new partners in the 811 launch:
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Details about the […]

I recently have been in Mexico and France. Some people might want to share pictures of the beautiful ocean and mountains from their vacations, but I have these wonderful photos to share with you.
These marking examples are from Grenoble, France.

Not the most visible markings, are they??

The winner of the iPOD Shuffle is Isaac Weathers of Utilities Protection of Georgia. Congratulations!

I recently offered the CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo attendees a chance to win an iPOD Shuffle by signing up to receive email updates (and confirming your sign up via email).
I am extending the drawing until next Monday - so tell your colleagues.
Any new email subscriber to the blog that registers and confirms by […]

811 is making the news more and more:
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
AGC Joins in the 811 Campaign

Perhaps a good posting for Friday the 13th:
Call Before You Steal?
There’s some cable cut statistics that are interesting.

The Caribe Royale was a great place for the CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo. People liked being close to all the Orlando attractions for family and spouses, yet they did not need to leave the property for any event activities.
Another plus for the location was that the outside demos were right out the back […]

…in New York.
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The foremost theme at the CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo held March 6-8 in Orlando was 811. It was a topic that kept coming up as I spoke to attendees.The majority of people I talked to were very supportive of 811 and thought that it was a great concept. The single biggest advantage of […]