Think a dead battery is harmless once it lands in your trash can? Far from it. Fire crews across South Carolina have been called out for lithium-ion battery fires breaking out inside garbage trucks. These are the things trash crews in South Carolina wish residents would stop doing. 1. Parking Too Close to the Can…
Think you could pass for a longtime Virginian before your coffee kicks in? We’re willing to bet you can’t. More than 170,000 people have moved into Virginia since 2020, and their headlights are easy for native Virginians to pick out of the pack by 7 a.m. These are the morning habits that instantly give away…
Sanford Stadium holds just over 93,000 fans on a Saturday, close to the entire population of Athens-Clarke County. Georgians navigate the crowds by a rulebook outsiders have never had to learn. These are the tailgate mistakes that instantly mark someone as out-of-state. 1. Setting up Before 7 A.M. Georgia tailgaters know exactly when the party…
Grandparents across America were already raising kids by the time Congress created the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1972. Whatever they bought, built, or let a toddler climb on before that answered to nobody but the store shelf. These are the calls Florida grandparents made that their grown kids would never allow for their own…
A rancher out past Marathon watches the sky turn strange shades of gray and calls it a blue norther before the front even arrives. A visitor just calls it a cold front. These are the words, foods, and customs that instantly give away a lifelong Texan. 1. Icehouse Icehouse means a bar to a lifelong…
There’s buying in bulk, and then there’s knowing how to milk Costco for all its worth. Longtime Costco members have picked up several tricks that newer shoppers usually learn the expensive or inconvenient way. These habits separate the seasoned Virginians from the rookies. 1. Costco Skips an Entire Department in Virginia Costco stocks beer and…
A yard sale in California can break the law without a single fake price tag in sight. These are the rules California yard sale sellers run into again and again, rarely on purpose. Note: This is general information, not legal advice. Yard sale permit rules, fees, and sign restrictions vary by city and county and…
Texas Roadhouse pulled in $5.5 billion in systemwide sales last year, enough to pass Olive Garden as the country’s biggest casual-dining chain. Ohio regulars helped build that number, slip-ups included. These are the Texas Roadhouse mistakes that Ohioans make without realizing. 1. Sticking to the Printed Sizes Texas Roadhouse hand-cuts almost every steak in the…
Think your Pennsylvania grocery run is a private affair? Your cashier would disagree. These are the things a Pennsylvania cashier notices about you before you’ve even swiped your card. 1. Knowing the Lottery Numbers Pennsylvania cashiers can spot a lottery regular before that person even reaches the counter, the way they ask for a scratch-off…
South Carolina’s hottest day on record hit 113 degrees, measured at the University of South Carolina on June 29, 2012. It’s not news to anyone who has spent an August in South Carolina, where locals work everything from an afternoon errand to a boat trip around the heat. These are the small habits and the…
