Wisconsin's news snippets - Page 4

**keith** · 09-28-2008, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue Baboon

Computer keyboards are filthier than toilets, according to a recent study....One keyboard had 150 times the recommended limits on bacteria and was five times as dirty as one of the toilet seats.

Yum!

Yechh!

Cleaning the office later today - and spraying all the keyboards with Lysol!

Regards,
Keith

pk · 09-28-2008, 09:31 PM

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and spraying all the keyboards with Lysol!

I'm a huge one for the Lysol can. lol But I have found spraying the keys on your keyboard is not really good. It makes a build up on the edges that you have to work to clean off. I think the wipes you can buy in a plastic pull out bottle is better to use. You can wipe the keys without it going way down into the crevices.

Another big thing is to keep your phone receiver clean. Especially if you share an office phone or even a home phone with someone else that could be sick.

pk · 10-23-2008, 08:26 PM

Mustard Museum Moving

No MUSTARD MUSEUM in Mt Horeb?

That's a shame. I"m sure it will be missed.
At least it is moving and not shutting down.

FULL STORY HERE:
Wisconsin Radio Network: Mustard Museum moving

pk · 10-23-2008, 08:29 PM

Tyrol Basin Turns 50 This Season

Tyrol Basin is one of the freestyle areas in the Badger State.
Tyrol Basin, located amidst a maze of steep hills and valleys in the southwest corner of the Badger State, turns 50 this season.

FULL STORY HERE:

URL: Tyrol Basin Turns 50 This Season - OnTheSnow

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-26-2008, 10:07 AM

This happened in Bridgeport, Conn....but good snip to tuck away here

Drummer Breaks Into Church To Rock Out

Police found the man playing the drums while the church's security system was going off. He was charged with criminal trespass and breach of peace after allegedly breaking into the church

Drummer Breaks Into Church To Rock Out - Entertainment News Story - WISC Madison

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-26-2008, 10:10 AM

Sat Oct 25,
MANITOWOC, Wis. - A 36-year-old man took revenge on his roommate after she refused to have sex with him by allegedly urinating on her dog, police said. Police said the man was arrested early Thursday morning on tentative charges of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct related to domestic violence.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081025/...yeIcgkL1AsQE4F

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-26-2008, 10:12 AM

Not a Wisconsin one...this one is right out of Seinfeld!!

HEMET, Calif. - An officer at a San Diego County correctional facility who had complained about the barking of her neighbor's dog was arrested after being accused of stealing the animal and abandoning it some 15 miles away

Calif. woman allegedly abducts dog over barking - Yahoo! News

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-26-2008, 10:14 AM

Fri Oct 24, 2008

LYONS, Wis. - Diesel fuel was on heavy discount at a rural Wisconsin convenience store — just 59 cents a gallon

Goof leads Wis. store to sell diesel for 59 cents - Yahoo! News

pk · 12-28-2008, 02:14 PM

Wisconsin motorists can now learn about road conditions throughout the state by dialing 511.

If you are in need of information about the traffic or road conditions the State
Department of Transportation is now providing a new service for everyone to use. By dialing 511 you can not only find out about conditions but transit services and roadside services as well.

They also have a new toll free number: 1-800-ROAD-WIS.
They also have an online info website at: www.511.wi.gov

**CarolsCritterCare** · 12-29-2008, 08:04 AM

I wonder how many fat fingers are going to misdial and hit 911

When my middle boy was younger he wanted to call his friend who had just moved way up north.
He kept dialing 911 first then the phone number....this is before I knew he was dyslexic ~

OMG I bout died when the 911 operator called me back to see if everything was ok. I called him to the phone and said what number are you dialing to get Andrew? He said 911 XXXXXXX
and I asked WHY (so the operator could here)
and he said ~ because I wanted to talk to him real fast.

I think he was 6 yrs old then.....

tamed · 12-29-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CarolsCritterCare

I wonder how many fat fingers are going to misdial and hit 911

When my middle boy was younger he wanted to call his friend who had just moved way up north.
He kept dialing 911 first then the phone number....this is before I knew he was dyslexic ~

OMG I bout died when the 911 operator called me back to see if everything was ok. I called him to the phone and said what number are you dialing to get Andrew? He said 911 XXXXXXX
and I asked WHY (so the operator could here)
and he said ~ because I wanted to talk to him real fast.

I think he was 6 yrs old then.....

Ha! That is funny! Is that your computer wiz, the now Smart Kid? Sounds like he was a quick thinker!

**keith** · 12-29-2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by pk

Wisconsin motorists can now learn about road conditions throughout the state by dialing 511.

If you are in need of information about the traffic or road conditions the State
Department of Transportation is now providing a new service for everyone to use. By dialing 511 you can not only find out about conditions but transit services and roadside services as well.

They also have a new toll free number: 1-800-ROAD-WIS.
They also have an online info website at: www.511.wi.gov

Great bit of information.

Thanks for the link.

Regards,
Keith