Somebody Has to Say It

Have you looked at a bar of Dial soap lately and felt cheated or ripped off? Recently I purchased two different packages of Dial bar soap in two different scents - Tropical Escape and Aloe Green Tea scent. I was not happy when I opened the packages. The bars are much smaller now. I understand times are tough and companies are cutting back, but it’s an insult to consumers to so blatantly give less product for the same price. We all know it’s being done - that companies are giving us less product for the same amount of money we paid before - but at least most companies aren’t making it as obvious as the makers of Dial soap! 

The Tropical Escape scent now has a big scooped out section on side of the bar and the Aloe & Green Tea scent is scooped out on both sides. It appears consumers are now getting 1/2 less the amount of product as before, but being charged the same amount of money - if not more money. Needless to say, I won’t be buying Dial bath soap any longer.

Let’s start a poll. Leave a comment and let me know if you’ve noticed the same thing with other brands of bar soap, or with other products?

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According to TMZ.com, Nadya Suleman has been offered a million dollars if she will sign up with Vivid Entertainment. Vivid is a porn star movie distributor and said that, along with the money, they will provide family medical and dental coverage is she will become a contract girl and star in multiple videos. There’s no word from Suleman as to whether she will take them up on their offer. Although from what I’ve read she could use the money! But who knew stretch marks and flappy skin could be so sexy?? Give me a break! What are your thoughts on this?

Our next door neighbor’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a while back and they recently brought him to live with them. The dad was getting too bad off to be left alone and the memory loss and confusion is getting worse. The neighbor’s alerted us that dad would be coming to live with them and asked that we keep an eye out in case he should see him wandering down the street.

 Today the dad somehow walked outside and got locked out of the house. It is very cold outside and he did not have on a jacket and only had on a short sleeved shirt. I have no idea how long he had wandered around in the cold but he eventually ended up on my doorstep. He was shivering with cold and very confused.

Luckily I knew who he was and contacted his son. The son left work to come get dad and take him back home. I spent a couple of very eye opening hours with this kind man and got a cold hard look at Alzheimer’s. It was very scary.

I could speculate for hours on how long he was outside in the elements with no coat and short sleeves in the freezing temps … or why the neighbor’s don’t have a way to keep him from getting outside … but for now I’m just relieved that everyone is safe and sound once again.

God bless those who are living with this disease and those who are caregivers and family members having to watch the devastation.

It’s about time the state of Texas is doing something about uninsured motorists by creating a program called “TexasSure”. The Texas legislature directed the Department of Insurance, Department of Public Safety, Department of Transportation, and Department of Information Resources to create the “TexasSure” system. It’s a vehicle insurance verification system that has a database that contains information on every registered vehicle in Texas and matches that info with data submitted to the state from insurance companies. This database is then accessible to law enforcement and tax assessor-collectors to they can verify whether a car has the required auto insurance. If the required insurance is not in place, the motorist will face penalties such as fine and suspension of drivers license. According to the TexasSure website, this new program aims to put an end to uninsured motorists, drivers dropping coverage after receiving a valid insurance card, and fraudulent insurance cards.

I am overjoyed that Texas is finally trying to ensure everyone on the road has car insurance. My family has been bitten in the behind numerous times by having our car hit by someone driving without insurance - which means we were left holding the bag to get our car repaired and/or pay hospital bills for injuries as a result of the wreck. We either had to cough up the money out of pocket, or tap into our own car insurance coverage to pay for the damages. This meant our insurance rates went up - all because some irresponsible person was behind the wheel of a car without having car insurance.

All I can say is I hope this new program works! It’s about time we law abiding citizens who do whatever it takes to make sure we have car insurance quit having to foot the bill for those who disobey the law. If someone can’t afford auto insurance then they should not be driving.