Downtown on a Sunday Morning

Sometimes the best time to get some good photos is early in the morning when the streets are bare of traffic and very few folks are up and about.

Here’s a few pics of downtown Pensacola early on a Sunday morning.  Enjoy!

And sometimes you see some unusual things.

Bar Codes – Where Things Come From

Do you know how to tell what country an item is from?  Here’s a little info for you.  If you object to buying items from China, Taiwan, or any other country except the US, then print this and take it with you when you go shopping.

 

This may be useful to know when grocery shopping, if it’s a concern to you.

The whole world is afraid of China-made “black hearted goods”.

Can you differentiate which one is made in Taiwan or China ?

If the first 3 digits of the barcode are 690, 691 or 692, the product is MADE IN CHINA.

471 is Made in Taiwan

This is our right to know, but the government and related departments never educate the public, therefore we have to RESCUE ourselves.

Nowadays, Chinese businessmen know that consumers do not prefer products “MADE IN CHINA “, so they don’t show from which country it is made.

However, you may now refer to the barcode, remember if the first 3 digits are:

690-692 . then it is MADE IN CHINA .
00 – 09 . USA & CANADA
30 – 37 . FRANCE
40 – 44 . GERMANY
47 .. Taiwan
49 . JAPAN
50 . UK

BUY USA by watching for “0″ at the beginning of the number. We need every boost we can get!

Just thought you might like to know how to tell where things are from.

Summer Colds

I have a summer cold and it’s the pits!  I’m hoarse and can barely talk (maybe that’s a good thing).  I have a cough and a sore throat.  I can’t breath through my nose.  I’m just miserable!

But what to do for a summer cold, any cold for that matter?

Drink plenty of fluids.  I do that already.  I’m currently drinking a mixture of green tea, peppermint tea, echinecea, ginger, lime juice and honey. 

Will it do anything?  I don’t know, but my throat feels better.  It helps loosen up the chest congestion, at least for a little while.

Take acetaminophen.  Yep, do that too, especially when I feel achy.

Get plenty of rest.  I try, but not always possible.  I work nights.  Sleeping during the day is chaotic at best.

Colds are caused by a virus and usually last about 2 weeks.  I’ve got about a week and a half to go.   I sure wish there was a magic pill I could take and be instantly cured.  I so hate being sick!