In this economy, a job opening is a job opening, even when it involves a storm drain opening.

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It was a low moment for Cleveland and for industry. The Cuyahoga River, largely polluted by manufacturers, caught fire on June 22, 1969—forty years ago this week.

How does a river catch fire? When it’s coated with oil and clogged with trash. That was the state of the Cuyahoga back then. Time magazine described it as brown and bubbling with gases.

The fire helped bring about water pollution control measures including the Clean Water Act and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency. So at newpig.com, the references to EPA’s SPCC rules and many other regulations flow back to the Cuyahoga.

Interesting trivia: According to the EPA, there are no news photos of the fire. It only burned for half an hour, and no news outlet responded quickly enough. It’s much nicer to look at a picture of the Cuyahoga today, anyway (below).

Image © Bob Daveant - Fotolia.com

Click here to see some of the PIG® products
that help keep waterways clean

I’m kickin’ back …

I’m catchin’ rays …

I’m lovin’ what I’m seeing at the beach!

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Beach image © Freefly - Fotolia.com
Notebook image © kmit - Fotolia.com

Here’s what I’m talking about.

Wait, what were YOU thinking??

If I stayed up late, late, this would have come to my attention sooner, but …

Craig Ferguson needs a PIG® Leak Diverter.

Then he’ll be ready the next time there’s a hole in his ceiling and it’s pouring outside during taping. No need to bring out the rain gear nor fear kicking the bucket. The Leak Diverter will channel the leak away to a drain or container out of sight, and the audience will never even know that the Late Late Show set isn’t as weather-tight as Letterman’s.

So Craig—have your people call our people! Our order line is 1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647). Toll-free from California and less glamorous states as well.

Hey, use traffic barriers as traffic barriers! Not to make awesome monsters! You’ll go to jail!

She tweeted nicely about New Pig.

I tweeted back.

She needs a new lid.

She’s getting one.

This kind of thing happens when you show the Pig some love.

Ever get the Return Guilts? I get ‘em.

I’m standing in line at a store returns desk, and even if everything’s in order—I have the receipt, I didn’t open the package, I even smoothed down the corner of a price sticker that curled up, so it’s nicer than when I bought it—still, I’m bracing myself like it’s traffic court. I have Return Guilts based on bad experiences. Some stores seem intent on creating an aura of suspicion: brisk returns clerks, complicated procedures, intimidating postings about policies.

I have my credit card out. I double-check that it’s the one I used for that purchase. It’s signed, but I’m also ready to show my driver’s license. Not just show it—I slide it from the holder because I’m sometimes asked to do that. I have my clergy person on speed-dial as a character reference. I work at looking relaxed.

Return Guilts are hard on the innocent.

I was stunned recently when a store return was quick and easy.  I handed over the receipt, there was some bar code scanning and button punching, and I got the processed receipt back with a smile. I barely had time to pick up the pen on the counter. I didn’t need to sign anything anyway.

The power of easy returns hit me in a fresh way. I could feel the appreciation ripple through me as I walked out. I’d be back.

New Pig has always offered an unconditional guarantee and easy returns. We even pay the original and return freight if you’re not satisfied. I’m glad to say that. Life is too short for Return Guilts!

P.S. I was back in that store sooner than I expected. I was so stunned that I walked away with their pen. I returned it with a smile.

(You’ll understand my headline by the end of this post)

For anyone who enjoys a good storm … Interesting story on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition today.

Two scientists from Penn State recently returned from a real “Twister”-type research trip. It was one of the biggest tornado studies ever conducted.

You’ll find info on the project here. The photo tab has some incredible shots of what they saw.  Such as this:

You can listen to the NPR story here. You’ll hear baseball-sized hail hitting the research van. Talk about striking audio … (get it?)

They mention the dents the van suffered, and just to see if we sell anything that helps with dents, I searched “dent” at newpig.com.

I didn’t see anything for dented vans, but we do have Light Pole Protectors—tough plastic shells for covering up dented (or scuffed or chipped, etc.) light pole bases. They might come in handy in tornado country.