Today is your day Boomer! Need help with high gas prices? Your answers have to come from within....because politicians, oil companies, and global wars are certainly not helping. So, some strategies: some obvious and some not. (1) Stop driving so much and take alternative forms of transportation like feet, bikes, scooters, and buses. (2) If you have two vehicles, only drive the one that gets better gas mileage. (3) Carpool, even for short trips to the golf course or ski hill. (4) Shop around for gas; prices fluctuate greatly from station to station, and use apps like "Gas Buddy" to show which local stations have the lowest prices. (5) Drive slower and accelerate and brake more gradually. (6) Cut out activities like "Sunday drives" and reduce your camping trips with gas guzzlers like truck and trailers and big RVs. (7) Reduce spending on other "optional" activities like that daily Starbucks coffee and weekly restaurant dinners; this helps you afford more gas. (8) If you still are employed, ask your boss if you can work from home as much as possible. Boomers, remember this gas crisis should only be temporary, but many of these tips are good long-term solutions as the world attempts to gradually wean itself off oil. Cheers.
Today is your day Boomer! Well, yesterday was my day! My long-awaited dream of building and opening a new high school gym in Summerland came true! 550 students watched, smiled and vigourously applauded as the SD67 school trustees officially cut the ribbon and opened the facility. The kids played in their new gym, in a so-called Rocket Rally, right after that and then 200 more mostly-Summerlanders attended a two-hour opening fundraiser that evening. There were people, young and old, every where: going on tours, eating food, watching volleyball and basketball, listening to speeches, and investing money in 30 community-donated silent auction items and a huge 50/50 raffle...organized by the school's Parent Advisory Council. The final fundraiser tally was about 7000$...made in only two hours! Congratulations students and staff of SSS. Your new gym is finally here, the first new one since 1951! Play on....
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