7/24/25 - Say Hello and Don't Pee In The Pool

Thursday 7//24/25

Celebrate:

Amelia Earhart Day

Cousins Day

Earth Overshoot Day

National Drive-Thru Day

National Refreshment Day

National Shiraz Day

National Tell an Old Joke Day

National Tequila Day

National Thermal Engineer Day

Pioneer Day

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Does the younger generation not know etiquette for using the phone? Quote, "I'm a recruiter, so I do a TON of phone interviews, and something I've noticed about Gen Z specifically is that a lot of them answer the phone . . . and don't say anything.

"I can hear their breathing, and the background noise, but they wait for YOU to say hello first."

And it isn't that they don't know who's calling or think it's something else.  The recruiter says these are calls that were scheduled by the candidates . . . and they were given her number, so they know who's calling at that exact time.

She said it's not necessarily a deal breaker . . . and it's "not that deep" . . . just something she's noticed many times, and finds it very unusual.

A Millennial responded saying that a "hello" greeting isn't just having good manners . . . it actually has a purpose.

Quote, "We all say hello if we are picking up the phone.  [Like] answering the door.  It's not just that it's considered polite, but in the case of the phone, it is to signify you are present and have answered the phone.

"The person on the other end can't see you, so having a vocal indication is helpful."

On the flip-side, one reason that Gen Z'ers may not say anything is because they're the first generation to grow up without land-lines . . . and may not have picked up on what's customary.

And finally, some say it might have to do with so many calls being spam with automated or A.I. bots on the other end.

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An electrical engineer in rural Vermont is pitching in by fixing up old payphones and installing them in spots with no cell service.

He buys them for a few hundred bucks . . . adds a gadget that connects them to the Internet . . . and installs them outside businesses.  And since they're online, you don't need a quarter.  The calls are free.

The one getting used the most is outside a library.  He says kids use it to call their parents for rides.  Each phone costs 10 bucks a month in admin fees, but he pays for it all.  And he's also the operator.  If you dial zero, his cell phone rings.

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If you're of a certain age, Quicksand and the Bremuda Triangle were out to get you when we were kids..and it seems quicksand is making a comeback. I had a story recently of a guy who was walking with someone on the beach got stuck in some....now.....

Firefighters in England saved four cows that got stuck in quicksand on Monday.  They were buried up to their necks, but all four cows are okay.  The fire department shared photos on Facebook and called it a very "moooooooving" story.

To be fair..it looks like it was the banks of a stream. 

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In a new survey, 53% of Americans admit they've peed in a pool as an adult . . . and 48% don't wash their swimsuits with soap after every swim.

23% also claim they wouldn't report a "code brown" (a.k.a. poop) in a community or hotel pool, because it could lead to the pool being temporarily closed down.  And get this:  14% of swimmers say they'd personally remove the poo to avoid a shutdown.

63% of frequent swimmers say they regularly eat or drink while in the pool, which may seem harmless . . . but it often leaves behind crumbs, spills, and sticky residues in the water.

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Margot Robbie has already been Barbie.  Now she's reportedly lining up to play another female cultural icon from the 1950s.

Rumor has it that she might star in Tim Burton's remake of the 1958 cinematic classic "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman".

And the script will supposedly be written by novelist Gillian Flynn, who wrote "Gone Girl", "Sharp Objects", and "Widows".

The original told the sensitive story of Nancy Archer, a wealthy but unstable heiress who grows in size after an encounter with a giant alien, and seeks revenge on her philandering husband.

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Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are sparking reunion buzz after a cryptic billboard appeared on Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard this week, seemingly teasing a long-awaited reissue of their 1973 album Buckingham Nicks.

The date is September 19th.

Adding to the speculation, Nicks and Buckingham shared matching Instagram posts last week featuring lyrics from Buckingham Nicks cut “Frozen Love.” Nicks posted, “And if you go forward…” while Buckingham followed with, “I’ll meet you there,” completing a line from the song’s chorus.

The original Buckingham Nicks album was the duo’s only release as a pair before joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975. It’s been out of print for decades and has never received a digital or vinyl reissue. Bootleg versions have circulated among fans for years, and there’s now hope the new release could include bonus material like alternate takes or live recordings—including a famed early version of “Rhiannon.”

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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - In 1921, Kirby's Pig Stand introduced the drive-in restaurant, in which carhops delivered meals. In 1931, a California Pig Stand franchise introduced a drive-through service that bypassed the carhops. The first identified drive-through restaurant was established in 1947 at Red's Giant Hamburg located in Springfield, Missouri.

A year later in 1948, Harry and Esther Snyder of the In-N-Out Burger chain built a drive-through restaurant, featuring a two-way speaker system that Harry Snyder invented himself earlier that year.

In 1928, City Center Bank, which became UMB Financial Corporation, president R. Crosby Kemper opened what is considered the first drive-up window.

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