Rainy day on the hill
December 11, 2008
Not much happening today, lots of rain……Good day for coffee, might swing by Hill of Beans for a cup after work.
With no exciting news to discuss this morning, other than the potential auto industry bailout, which should probably be saved for it’s own column, I thought I’d pass on a bit of frugal info that might be useful to someone.
With everyone scrimping and saving this holiday season here’s a tip I just learned about last week. If you have to fly this holiday season, try to do so on a Tuesday. I recently had to take a rather unplanned trip north (above the Mason-Dixon line….It wasn’t all that bad y’all) and shopped air fare for the best rate. I used the Orbitz.com website for the first time and found a check box offering to check for the best rates the day before and after my desired arrival/departure date. It turns out that by returning on Tuesday rather than Monday I saved over $300 a ticket. Apparently Tuesday is a slow day for the airline industry and they offer super rates if you travel on this day. I hear that they also offer the same deals for travel on Thursdays but I can’t confirm this as my travel occurred earlier in the week. This may be common knowledge for most of y’all but I found it noteworthy and though I’d pass it along. Hope it helps someone else this year.
That’s all for now.
Introducing: Chris
December 10, 2008
Hello Bloggers…. I’m writing in today to introduce myself as one of the founding members of the “Coffee Coterie” We are a diverse group that often meets for morning coffee, afternoon lunch, or happy hour beer, over a bevy of political, moral, local, or random debates. By the end of the cup we have either solved the problem, agreed to disagree or thoroughly pissed someone off…. And on a really good day, all of the above. I look forward to posting some of our discussions and hope ya’ll enjoy reading them. This will by my first official blogship so please stick with me as I figure this thing out.
Back in Business and Our First Item to Share…
December 3, 2008
Thanks for being so patient while your over tasked hostess figured out how to continue blogging Richmond Hill. Stay tuned for some really fun stuff. As always, feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions, comments, concerns or ideas.
Now, the Mayor’s Motorcade…
Richmond Hill Participating in Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade
The City of Richmond Hill will be doing its part to make the holiday season special for residents of the state’s mental health and retardation hospitals.
For 50 years, cities across Georgia have brought the joy of the holiday season to patients at Georgia’s seven regional mental health and retardation hospitals through the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade.
The program, begun by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) in cooperation with Governor Ernest Vandiver, relies on citizen participation in each city to donate gifts for the patients, many of who would not receive gifts or be recognized without the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade. According to hospital staff, many of the patients at these hospitals have lived there most of their lives and have little, if any, support or contact with friends and family.
Donated items from the City of Richmond Hill will be delivered to Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah on Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Civic organizations, businesses, churches, schools, scout troops and individual citizens are encouraged to help with the collection of gifts for the Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade.
Drop-off locations include the Richmond Hill City Hall, the Bryan County Courthouse, and the Bryan County Annex/Jack Kingston Building.
Needed items include:
Miscellaneous Gifts:
Board Games
Cards
T-Shirts
Baseball Caps
Watches
Walkman Radios
Top 40 Tapes/CD
Wallets
Stationary
Pens/Pencils
Tote Bags
Cookies/Snacks
Movies (PG or G only)
Hair Accessories
Personal Care Items:
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Combs/Brushes
Cosmetics
Shaving Lotion
Deodorant
After Shave
Cosmetic Cases
Shampoo/Conditioner
Body Lotion New Clothing:
(Extra Large through 4XXXX-Women)
(Small-Men)
Pajamas/Nightgowns/Bathrobes
Socks
Underwear
Bedroom Shoes
Tennis Shoe
Hats
Sweat Shirts/Pants
For more information on how groups and businesses can participate, please call Jan Bass at 912-756-6459 or go online to www.richmondhill-ga.gov.
Based in Atlanta, GMA is a voluntary, non-profit organization that provides legislative advocacy, educational, employee benefit and technical consulting services to its 510 member cities.
