WLKM Radio 95.9 FM
We all take a chance of swallowing a little poison everyday. Some of us take this chance three times a day, but most of us do so twice-a-day. If you don’t want to take a chance on swallowing a little poison, all you need to do is stop brushing your teeth with toothpaste.
Here are some of the warnings printed on a 2.7 ounce tube of Crest Plus.
Keep out of reach of children under six years of age.
If more than used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away.
Do not swallow.
To minimize swallowing, use a pea-sized amount for children under six years of age.
Supervise children’s brushing until good habits are established.
Children under two years, ask a dentist.
I have used Crest for many years. It fights cavities and tartar, removes surface stains, whitens gently, and is gentle on tooth enamel. It also kills millions of bad breath germs.
It’s unfortunate that all these precautions must be printed on tubes of toothpaste, but if these warnings were not made available, we’d probably have people making peanut butter and toothpaste sandwiches.
Phone companies pay millions of dollars on TV ads. They want to have you switch over to them and they offer lower prices to entice you. You can lower your monthly bills with a phone call. Companies that bill you regularly all have protocols for giving their consumers better deals. They are under the assumption that the average consumer is not going to call and ask for lower rates. If you should call, you’ll most likely be connected to the Customer Support Department. Their job is to get you off the phone in a timely manner. More than likely, they’ll offer you very little or even nothing. Your best thing is to say, “I’m thinking about canceling my service.” In most cases you might get transferred to the Retention Department. Their job is to keep you as a customer, so they will try to negotiate discounts and do just about anything to make you happy. There are some companies who will offer new customers great deals, but fail to take care of their current customers. There are times when we should all stir the pot and see what comes out to benefit us as consumers.
Here are two more things we should all do to make our lives more satisfying to ourselves and to our fellow man:
Leave everything better than you found it. If you borrow a neighbor’s lawnmower or other gas-powered device, return it with a full tank of gasoline.
Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. This is especially true with family members. This is more difficult with brothers telling brothers. Women are great in expressing their true feelings.
Next Sunday, August 4, marks the anniversary of when Congress chartered the Marine Corps League in August of 1937. A huge “Ooo-rah” to my brothers and sisters in the Corps.
S H A L O M!
Submitted by Norm Stutesman
