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July 13, 2007

Exhausted DuPage Area Code to Get Some Back-up

It’s time to reprogram your speed dial menu on your phones. As of June 30th, 2007, all the possible phone numbers in area code 630 were taken, so a new area code, 331, will appear this fall.
Meaning even if you’re dialing a local number, say your next-door neighbor (with a 630 phone number) you’ll have to dial 11 digits. A minor inconvenience your neighbors in the northwest suburbs (847 and 224) have be dealing with for three years.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 5:25 PM

July 6, 2007

Summer Time and the Livin’ is Greasy: Picnic Chips, Kettle Chips and Saddles

What would summer be without picnics? And what would picnics be without potato chips? The New York Times foodies must be in the same frame of mind. Follow the links for articles on the possible origin of the potato chip and a sampling of regional varieties, as well as the how and why of saddle-shaped-crispy chips.
But don’t eat any green chips. Well, not a whole bag of them. Speaking of green, this chipper recycles it’s “waist products”.

Posted by hinsdalereference at 2:39 PM