Besides saving gas money, using what is called “brown gas” makes the car drive smoother, cleans the engine and is better for the environment, Bogue said.…Under his hood, Bogue filled six quart-sized jars with water and baking soda, covered them with vacumn-sealed plastic lids, installed a charcoal filter and connected it all with tubes to the car’s air intake system.…Besides saving gas money, using what is called “brown gas” makes the car drive smoother, cleans the engine and is better for the environment, Bogue said.

It is best not to put seedling so young directly out in the garden. “Hardening off” is the term for gradually acclimating them to outdoor conditions. I use an half-way house, also known in garden circles as a cold frame, i.e., an enclosed, bottomless box with a clear glass or plastic lid that can be propped open for ventilation or closed against a chilly night.

Referring to the shareholder lawsuits filed earlier in the drama, LaCroix said those cases alleged that the deal wasn’t rich enough. These are called “bump up” suits, he said, and they are common because if and when deals close higher than their starting price, plaintiffs can argue that their action benefited shareholders and that they should therefore be rewarded by at least having their attorneys” fees paid.

There are other people who are uncomfortable with other people around them succeeding. I was told by one of my business mentors that this is sometimes called the “crabs in a bucket” concept-when crabs are captured, they’re placed in a wide-open bucket because the ones on the bottom don’t let the ones on top escape.

We had the best Ulster County legislative representative you could want in Marion Umhey—who coined the phrase “people-tician.”

”Combat showers” are four minutes or less to conserve water, barely enough time to wash off all the sand and dust.

Some might refer to them as moss, pond scum or lake lettuce, which encompasses a wide array of aquatic growth.