Monday, October 27, 2008

12 Days til the Party in the Park!!



Only 12 days left til we Celebrate Old North Salisbury! Many of you, by now, should have received fliers in your doors or mailboxes. Our volunteers have been delivering these by hand over the last few weeks. We met and spoke with lots of friendly folks - several who were unaware there was a neighborhood association such as ours! This is why our celebration of friends and neighbors will be an important event to let us know one another! The more we know one another, the stronger we can be as a community.


So . . . Bring a dish to pass, a lawn chair, and sit back and relax - meet your neighbors - have a great time.


Saturday November 8th at the City Park pavilions (off Lake Road) ~ live music ~ rain or shine!


See you there!

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Pumping Gas ~ How to get the most for your money:



With the price of Gas skyrocketing, the Old North Salisbury Association thought you may appreciate getting the following tips on how to effectively pump gas and save the precious commodities - money and Gas:

1) Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold.

Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground, the more dense the gasoline. When it gets warmer, gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening...your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature makes a big difference. The service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps as the distributors do. So make sure you only pump the gas when the temperature is low.

2) When you're filling up, do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look, you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you would be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return system. If you are pumping on the fast rate, more of the liquid that goes into your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are sucked up and fed back into the underground storage tank, so you're getting less gas for your money.

3) One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL (or HALF EMPTY). The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank, the less air there will be occupying the tank's empty space. More air = more evaporation.

Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves to create zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so as to minimize the evaporation of the fuel.

4) Another reminder: If there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles to the bottom of the tank.

Hope this will help you save a little when you pump that precious gas!
Looking for the best gas prices in the Old North Salisbury area? Check out ONSA's gas price finder ~ scroll to the bottom right of this website!! Happy Hunting!

Friday, October 10, 2008

33rd Annual October Tour of Historic Homes!!!!



It's that time of year again! Salisbury's October Tour! The Historic Salisbury Foundation hold it's 33rd annual tour of some of Salisbury's finest preserved and restored architecture this weekend, October 11th and 12th. The tour not only includes some of our most beautiful historic homes but includes trolley rides, a Civil War enactment, musicians and artists! This is one of, if not THE, most celebrated weekends in Salisbury, North Carolina!!

This tour brings thousands to the streets of Salisbury. Remember friends and neighbors, this means that many will be coming right through our own North Salisbury area as they travel to the Tour sites. Although we do not (yet) have a home on the tour, we have a collection of Rowan County's most diverse historic architecture and a heritage to be proud of! Let's provide a welcoming gateway to our visitors!

The Historic Salisbury Foundation is a private non-profit organization that has saved over 100 properties through their neighborhood revitalization program. The proceeds from the October Tour will benefit the furthering of this work.

For October Tour ticket information, visit http://www.historicsalisbury.org/ or call 704.636.0103. We'll see you there!