safety – Ruth E. Hendricks

Meet Harry “Good News” Gosnell

The People at Work Series grew by one occupation today. Meet Harry “Good News” Gosnell, awarded Top Volume Sales and Customer Appreciation at #1 Cochran Subaru dealership. Selling Subarus for 19 years is what he’s good at and he’s gotten to go on trips to Colorado, Scotland and San Diego

If you have to buy a car, (just thinking about having to do so made me cringe) Mr. Gosnell treats you the way he would like to be treated. Kind, courteous, respectful and positive all around.

At almost 170,000 miles it seemed unwise to invest a lot of money into my old car cause who knows what might fail next. I do a lot of highway driving, visiting my families in Ohio. Safety features are essential. It was a great reliable run for my 2011 Outback but it was time to commit to a new car.

Being an extremely satisfied customer at #1Cochran in Monroeville, I returned to buy another Subaru Outback. I learned that Harry gets terrific Google Reviews for his test drives. My purchase was his thirtieth sale this month, with six more days to make sales. He took the time to instruct me how to operate all the new high tech and safety features on the 2024 Model.

I asked if I could post his portrait as he made the purchasing a new car, a positive and smooth experience. I wanted to say Thank You, Harry. I know why you got recognized for excellent Customer Appreciation.

Tiny diamonds in the gold pin signify his achievements. There are ten!

Photo by “Good News” what an apt nickname

September 25, 2023 by Ruth Categories: cars, PhotographyTags: #1 Cochran, auto, automobile, car, car sales, Google reviews, people at work, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, safety, Subaru 17 Comments

Fire Hydrant

Mueller still manufactures fire hydrants. They were founded in 1857. You can read about the company here

Did you know how far down they go under the ground? I looked them up and discovered a fire hydrant has a lot of parts. This one had Chattanooga Tennessee on it.

Found on Laura and James’ Street in Ohio. Where are your fire hydrants from?

When we were kids I remember my parents prompting us to observe and consider what we saw around us. The details. Like the name on the paper towel holder in a rest room. A sugar packet on a restaurant table. A label. Look for information you didn’t know before. Think about where it was made.

I’ll admit I’ve not thought much about fire hydrants before. I know not to park within 15 feet. Dogs favor them. I was surprised how far down into the ground they go. We see just the top. Reassuring to know they are there at the ready but hope to not need use of one.

A screen shot of their catalog in case you need to order.

February 18, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: Chattanooga, Columbus OH, fire hydrant, manufacturer, Mueller, neighborhood, photography, postaday, safety 5 Comments

Seen in Parking Lot

Reassurance that that there’s no distracted driver within, endangering others on the road.

May 3, 2019 by Ruth Categories: cars, SignageTags: car, decal, driving, photography, postaday, safety, signage, sticker, texting 3 Comments

Interesting Sign Across River in Millvale

A six word Saturday.

I’ve not seen one of these before but they make a lot of sense.

This one in front of the police station.

February 15, 2019February 16, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Photography, Six Word SaturdayTags: buying and selling, internet, Internet exchange, meetup spot, Millvale, Millvale PA, Offer Up, photography, Police Station, postaday, safety, signage, video 9 Comments

Pedestrians on Cell Phones in NYC

Downright dangerous.

From my archives March 2013

I remember taking these photos as my sister and I walked down Fifth Avenue. Photographed with a Canon 5D. I shot 188 images in about 45 minutes, Here are a few. Too many I know but it was hard to choose.

Pedestrians on cell phones can get distracted and crossing the street while staring at your screen is risky. These pedestrians were easy to photograph cause they weren’t paying attention to me. Well, maybe one or two noticed.

You could write a phone conversation dialogue for the images.