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I got an email today stating that effective July 1 there will be several new laws for Texas drivers. One in particular caught my attention (no cell phone use without a hands free device) because I am headed on a road trip this weekend. The news of this almost sent me straight to the cell phone (ugh!) store to get a headset. Yes, yes I know it’s bad that I don’t have a new one yet. It really is on my list. I am very picky, I am still weighing my options.
Lucky for me (and for you) I check out the validity of most of the information that comes my way. I Googled "Texas driving laws July 1" and came up with nothing, then I tried "new Texas driving laws" … still nothing.
At this point I was forced to browse around the website. Now, I must tell you how exciting this site is. Watching paint dry comes to mind.
I am a very impatient person when it comes to finding things on the web. When I didn’t see any big flashing banners that said "hey NEW LAWS in effect in zero minus 2 days" I gave up on that website as well.
Now I’m not sure why this next move was my last resort, seeing as it is usually my first.
- Step 1: Highlight & Copy first full sentence of the email
- Step 2: Paste into Google
- Step 3: Trying not to be surprised that search result #2 is my beloved
The whole point to this rambling is … if you get a stupid email that says there are new laws in Texas (or whatever state you live in) .
I wonder what joy people get by making up ridiculous scams and sending them around? If you haven’t heard of you MUST add it to your list of ‘must have’ websites. I can’t even begin to tell you how many seemingly legit emails that come through are remakes of some email that originated in Virginia in 1997.
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Blonde Computer Nerd. Texas Girl (Dallas to be exact). Community Manager for Bizzy. Social Media Club of Dallas Leadership. Lover of all things pink. Mac & Cheese fanatic. Apple Fangirl.
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