That arresting sound you heard last weekend wasn’t a vuvulela at the World Cup.

It was Noël Jamet of Normandy winning the annual Pig Squeal Contest in Milzac, France, for the third year in a row.

Gotta love that costume—oops, uniform? And that conqueror’s passion! Ooh la la.

He’s been training to dominate these contests for seven years. Let’s hope for his neighbors’ sake that his championship facility is lined with these.

If not, the neighbors must be equipped with these or these or these or … well, you get the idea.

I was in Texas recently (see my hat?) and what did I come across but our Drain ‘N Contain® Oil Recovery Pan!

Give me a three-letter word for what it was there to catch.

The answer is NOT o-i-l. That’s a real live longhorn next to me!

Hey, guess whose products will be used throughout the 118 venues of the 2010 Winter Olympics?!

I mean besides the usual suspects.

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You guessed it—PIG® products! The ones shown below (dozens of each!) were ordered for controlling leaks and spills.

Are we thrilled? Ab-sow-luge-ly!!

PIG® Spill Kit in a 95-Gallon Overpack Salvage Drum

PIG® Spill Kit in a 20-Gallon Overpack Salvage Drum

PIG® Poly Spill Containment Pallet

Click here to see a TV clip in which a box of PIG® Wipers appears TWICE! Watch at least the first 38 seconds  : ) The video also gives interesting information on environmental efforts by NASCAR.

This appearance happened with the help of a friend from Safety-Kleen. Thanks, (name).

By the way, we also sell the type of  used oil storage tank being poured into below (in a screen shot from the video).

Maybe you’ve seen pictures of the singer wearing an outfit made of Kermit the Frogs.

Finally, here’s an article where the hot-tempered Miss Piggy comments about it.

Plus we learn what’s in her own closet! Unbelievable!

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Frog image © alle - Fotolia.com

Lots of us face temperature issues indoors at work: It’s too hot, it’s too cold …

Here’s how we cope, according to a survey just released by the International Facility Management Association (the link opens a PDF):

Here are categories where we have related products:

Supplemental clothing

Okay, just kidding. But we do sell those.

Block or redirect vents

We have HVAC Diffuser Filters and Deflectors for you.

Tamper with or adjust thermostat

We have ways to constrain who can adjust the thermostat.

Thermostat Protector - 2.5″ W

Thermostat Protector - 5.5″ W

Thermostat Protector - 8.5″ W

Other

Yes, the survey notes that one way that hot office workers cool off is a “small wading pool under the desk to paddle the feet.” It’s hard to imagine a facility where this would be the best solution, but hey, our smallest PIG® Containment Pool would be perfect!

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It’s chocolate that melts in your mouth, not in your hand.

But it’s not candy-coated.

And it’s low-calorie!

So we’re promised, anyway. It’ll hit the market in about two years.

This announcement brought to you by an absorbent able to clean up puddled chocolate, PIG® Heavy Fluids Mat.

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Imagine someone entering the workplace all bright-eyed and chipper …

Smiling at everyone …

And opening this to-do list:

Yeesh!

These are examples of email mistakes described in a recent survey. The main question asked of 250 professionals was: Have you ever mistakenly e-mailed someone the wrong message or copied someone on a message without intending to?

The replies:

Yes  78%
No  22%

So email mistakes happen a lot … so beware! You could create a mess that’s beyond the responding power of even the mightiest PIG® Spill Kit!

The company behind the survey gives these tips for avoiding email errors:

1. Don’t multitask when composing an important or sensitive email
2. Save selecting recipients until last
3. Be careful about who you copy
4. Review on a big screen vs. a handheld
5. Be careful with attachments
6. Don’t email when angry
7. Be professional

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