This heat wave has been brutal. Days on days of humid, hot, oppressing heat. There are few things you want to do on days like these: swim, sit in the air conditioning, or eat ice cream. Thieves have begun capitalizing on the latter of those hot day activities. Ice cream theft has been reported around the country. One man in Florida was caught stealing an entire ice cream freezer from a convenience store. In New York there have been a string of ice cream robberies from a large chain grocery store. One couple was reported attempting to steal eighty containers of ice cream before they ditched the goods on the street while being pursued. Now I get it, it’s hot, and I too love ice cream, but come on people - don’t steal. That’s a Rocky Road you don’t want to go down.
Life is busy for most of us and having reminders can be quite helpful. We all set calendar reminders for work and personal events, a reminder on your phone to pick up groceries after work, and now your GPS may remind you not to leave your kid in the car. Popular mobile app WAZE has added a feature to their app that will alert drivers that have arrived at their destination to not forget their child or pet in the car. It may sound a bit crazy, but with the summer heat and the overall chaos of a hectic life, a little reminder could potentially save a life. If you have no kids or pets, this option isn’t mandatory; you can turn the reminders on and off as you wish.
Next year Finland celebrates its 100th anniversary of independence from Russia. Its neighbor Norway wanted to commend the anniversary with a gift, so they decided to move mountains to make that happen. No, literally, Norway is considering moving their borders to gift a mountain to their 100-year-old neighbor. The proposed gift would move the border about forty meters and gift Finland what would be their new highest peak by about seven meters. The moral of this story is don’t forget to invite Norway to your next birthday party.
Have you ever wanted to take a leisurely 3,000 mile stroll? You’ll soon be able to do that relatively safely and comfortably. The organization East Coast Greenway is working to create a mostly paved trail down the east coast from Maine to Florida. The project would provide an active, green alternative way to travel the east coast if that’s your thing. Or if you’re not up to the 3,000 mile trip, and live on the east coast, the project will provide local trails for you to enjoy.
We’ve all had things locked in our car that shouldn’t have been. You may have had to call the police after you locked your keys in the car. Or maybe your dog hit the lock after you ran into a store. But a Colorado woman had to call the police because there was a bear in her car! She came out of her house to see a bear had been locked in the car and was doing quite a number to the interior of her Subaru. No one is quite sure how the bear got in as there were no broken windows. The police came, opened the hatchback and the bear leapt out and ran off into the woods. No one was injured, but the poor Subaru interior was completely destroyed.
