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OUR SUMMER RAFTING EXPERIENCE TO ESCAPE THE HEAT DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m glad we’re heading into autumn. It might not seem like it, given the recent scorching temperatures, but Sept. 23 is the first official day of fall. The older I get, the more brutal these Texas summers seem to be. As a kid, I remember playing outside during the summer with my friends, riding bikes, shooting hoops, and fishing without worrying about things like heatstroke. Now, all I want to do in the summer is stay in the cold air. I keep telling my wife, Alison, that we seriously need a place in the Colorado mountains to escape the Texas heat in July and August.
Colorado is our preferred summer escape, and Alison and I went on our first whitewater rafting trip there seven years ago. I actually had a tragic experience where I was flung out of the raft and pinned underwater by the current for way longer than I’d have preferred. It was pretty scary. However, I must admit that the adrenaline rush was pretty great. We have since taken a summer rafting trip every summer for the last seven years. This year, we rafted outside of Banff, Canada,
and experienced Class IV (4) rapids. If you haven’t been rafting before, Class IV means that the water is extremely rough, there are many obstacles, the visibility of the path is low, and the chances of capsizing are high. The water there is glacier melt, so while it was crystal clear, it was also freezing. Needless to say, I did not want to get flung out this time. This trip was also the first time we ever wore wet suits to raft. But we still had a blast rafting and escaping the summer heat for a few days. The temps we experienced in the Canadian Rockies were 30-40 degrees cooler than back home in Texas.
After this particularly hot summer, I think we are all ready for some cooler temperatures and the fall season, though. The kids are back in school, and football season is in swing from high school to college and the NFL. The days will start to get a little shorter, and the pumpkins will be out soon. And, slowly but surely, temperatures will begin to drop too. Did you and your family take off somewhere to escape the summer heat this year? I’d love to hear about it! Alison and I are always looking for our next adventure. –Matt Aulsbrook
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As we mentioned on Page 1, autumn is officially here, bringing the fall season’s spookiest holiday with it: Halloween! In the U.S., approximately 35 million kids will hit the streets to trick-or-treat, but doing so isn’t without risks. In fact, Halloween is nicknamed “the deadliest day of the year for children,” with the number of fatalities twice as high as every other day. At Aulsbrook Law, we want your family to have a Halloween that’s just as safe as it is fun, so before you and your little monsters start ringing doorbells, we urge you to utilize these safety tips. Decorate your children’s costumes or candy bags with reflective tape or glowsticks. This will allow you, other pedestrians, and nearby drivers to see them in the dark. • Use face paint instead of a mask for your child’s costume. Masks can obstruct a child’s vision, causing them to accidentally walk right into danger’s path. • Make sure your child’s costume fits them properly. Loose-fitting costumes are a common cause of trips and falls, which are dangerous on their own, let alone at night. If the costume you bought doesn’t fit your child properly, you can either take it to a local tailor for alterations or watch some YouTube videos to do it yourself at home! Costume Safety Tips • Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips • Always walk on sidewalks if possible. If no sidewalks are available, walk facing traffic and as far to the side of the road as possible. • Cross the street only at corners, and use available traffic lights, signals, and crosswalks. • Watch your children closely! It may sound self-explanatory, but parents often trick-or-treat with other parents and tend to spend their time socializing or looking at their phones out of boredom. There will be many other kids who are dressed similarly and look roughly the same height as your child out and about on Halloween night, and looking away for only a moment can result in you losing your child. • Trick-or-treat with children under 12 , even if you have to give them some space. If you believe your child is mature enough to go alone, advise them to always walk with a group and stick to familiar, well-lit areas. SPOOKTACULAR SAFETY! Halloween Tips to Keep Your Little Monsters Safe and Sound
Students are always looking for ways to make studying easier or more convenient. Many compile their notes for each subject in a notebook where they write down pertinent information from their lectures, textbooks, worksheets, and other sources. Sometimes, taking notes from a textbook can be difficult because accurately drawing the images or pictures needed is challenging. This is especially true for science classes, such as biology, anatomy, and chemistry. Wouldn’t it be helpful if we could take a picture of the diagram, print it out, and stick it into our notebooks? Now you can, thanks to the PrintMore Pocket Printer 2.0. The Pocket Printer is a unique device that will completely revolutionize how students take notes. Connect your cellphone, tablet, or laptop to the Pocket Printer through an app and print any image from your camera. Using thermal printing technology, it prints any image you send on sticky-backed paper, allowing you to peel your image and place it directly in your notebook, journal, or wherever else you want to put your new sticker. The Pocket Printer is incredibly lightweight and easy to take wherever you go. While the Pocket Printer is incredibly beneficial for students, parents and teachers will also find various uses for it. You can make stickers for your kids to reward them for good behavior or for performing well on a task. Teachers can keep one in their classroom for students to use, which will help them improve their note-taking abilities. You can even use one to print out images for a scrapbook or recipes for a cookbook. There are infinite possibilities for this little printer. The Pocket Printer 2.0 is also affordable, so you don’t have to worry about breaking the bank to get one. They’re regularly priced at $100 for the printer plus three rolls of sticky thermal paper but often go on sale for half the price. Restocking your paper only costs $15. If you want to give your students an advantage in class or think you could use it for a personal project, find more information at PrintMoreNow.com. REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR NOTES WITH PRINTMORE POCKET PRINTER 2.0
And finally, be sure to have fun! Halloween only comes around once a year, but the memories you and your children make will last a lifetime.
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What to Do if Someone Is Hit by a Car While Trick-or-Treating
Step No. 3: Seek medical attention as quickly as possible. Anyone who suffers an injury in a pedestrian accident — even something as seemingly minor as a small bruise or scrape — should go to their primary care physician, an urgent care facility, or a hospital emergency room as soon
As we mentioned on Page 2 of this newsletter, Halloween is the most dangerous day for children, but it’s also one of the most hazardous days for all pedestrians, with statistics reflecting a 43% higher rate of pedestrian deaths on Oct. 31 compared to every other day of the year. And while practicing safety during the holiday should be your family’s top priority, there unfortunately isn’t any tip or trick that will keep you completely safe, especially since much of Halloween involves walking near, on, or crossing streets with cars driving through.
treatment, victims should also collect pay stubs to establish lost income, receipts for personal property repairs or replacements (such as damage to a cellphone that occurred when the car struck you), and even notes about physical and emotional trauma that resulted from the accident.
as they can following the incident if an ambulance doesn’t take them.
Step No. 5: Let a pedestrian accident attorney help. An attorney can help you build a case and receive the compensation you deserve. At
So, what should you do if a car strikes someone in your family or group while you’re out trick-or-treating?
Even if you feel fine after the accident, some internal
Step No. 1: Call 911 immediately. Doing so will bring both medical personnel and the police to the scene. The police will collect information and write a report, which can become important later in an injury claim. Step No. 2: Gather evidence related to the accident. This includes photos of the accident scene, contact information from witnesses, cellphone records, and footage of the accident from cellphone or dashboard cameras, if available. Texas-Size LAUGHS
damage may still be present. Plus, medical records can also serve as vital evidence in a civil claim.
Aulsbrook Law, we have extensive experience with pedestrian accident cases
Step No. 4: Document bills, expenses, and personal losses accordingly. Beyond collecting bills and documentation related to medical
and would be honored to help you should the unfortunate need arise this Halloween. You can always reach us at 817.775.5364 for a FREE consultation.
HONEY-PECAN CHICKEN BREASTS
INGREDIENTS
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2 6-oz boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
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1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp butter 3 tbsp honey
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1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp finely chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
1. Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt, garlic powder, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. 2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat; brown chicken on both sides. Cook covered until chicken is no longer pink, about 6–8 minutes, turning once. 3. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with pecans. Cook covered until chicken is glazed, about 2–3 minutes.
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INSIDE Why We’re SO Glad Autumn Is Here 1
Revolutionize Your Notes With PrintMore Pocket Printer 2.0 Safety First: Our Guide to a Hauntingly Happy Halloween! 2
What to Do After a Trick-or-Treating Accident
Honey-Pecan Chicken Breasts 3
Truly Bizarre State Laws 4
Cases We Handle: • Personal Injury • Wrongful Death
• Car Wreck • Truck Wreck
Truly Bizarre State Laws
beverages while playing bingo in North Carolina. But now, it’s strictly prohibited! You also can’t hold more than two bingo games a week, and they
must be at least 48 hours apart. Furthermore, a bingo game cannot last longer than five hours per session.
Do you want false teeth? Women need permission from
In every state, you must abide by laws whether you’re a legal resident or a visitor passing through. For the most part, state laws are understandable and make sense. However, some laws are so weird and absurd that they make you scratch your head in confusion.
their spouses in Vermont! If you want to get dentures, implants, veneers, or other dental work done, as long as you’re an adult, you don’t need permission from anyone to have these procedures done. But in Vermont, if a woman wants false teeth, they first need permission from their husband before doing so. Thankfully, this law isn’t enforced but hasn’t been removed from the books, either!
Here are some of the weirdest laws on the books in four different states.
No surprise deliveries or purchases in Louisiana! When you want to do something nice for someone, you may set up a surprise delivery of food, flowers, or other products or services to their doorstep. But in Louisiana, you cannot purchase goods for someone else if the person receiving the goods didn’t authorize the order. It’s also illegal if the recipient is required to pay for the goods or if you plan on poking fun at the person receiving the order.
You can’t play pinball until you’re 18 in South Carolina. Pinball is a fan-favorite arcade game many people enjoy. However, anyone under 18 is prohibited from playing if you’re visiting South Carolina. The law dates back to the 1960s when pinball was used for gambling. Even though things are different now, the law is still intact.
If you’re drinking, you can’t play bingo in North Carolina. Before the law was enacted in October 2016, you could serve or drink alcoholic
These are only a few of the bizarre laws on the books in the U.S. Do you know of any other absurd rules and regulations we missed? Let us know!
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