When I’m not representing personal injury clients, I write, read, and run. I’ll be at the festival selling my award winning middle-grade series! You can check it out on amazon here: https://amzn.to/2yMX15A and you can read more about my trials and tribulations as an author here: www.tkread.com
FOR THE MERCHANTS, we will award prizes to the top three buildings displaying the most BLOOM in their July 4th decorations. Judging will take place on July 2, 2022 by an independent panel of out-of-county Reads.
Stay alert while driving in the summer heat
You don’t have to be a prepper to be prepared. Here’s The Top Ten Things You Need In Your Car, a list that covers the bare minimum you should always carry in your car. We’ve designed it with everyday emergencies in mind, but not to enable you to survive a zombie apocalypse of World War III. For those situations, you’d do better off investing in an electric, self-charging tank with a built in hydro garden for oxygen and food supply.
NO. 1 Your Cell Phone. Sure, it’s obvious, but there are plenty of people who leave home without it. Your cell phone should be programmed with the following numbers set for quick dial: your area’s equivalent of 911; your emergency car/towing service (Like AAA); your significant other’s numbers; your parent’s numbers; and of course, your lawyer’s numbers. You should also enable the app to allow your cellphone to be tracked. Yes, I know this sounds like a huge invasion of privacy, but the ability of law enforcement to track your phone will be made easier and more accurate with this feature enabled, and that just might save your life.
NO 2. A Mobile Phone Charger: If your car battery fails on a lonely highway, you’ll be glad you brought this.
NO. 3 A Well-Stocked, Emergency Safety Kit: Go beyond basic here. Your kit (and you may have to buy a starter and add to it, should contain at least: flashlight, first aid kit, booster cable, matches, protein bars, gum to chew to keep you alert, and some form of emergency caffeine for the same reason.
NO. 4 A Six Pack of Bottled Water: If you run out of gas on a hot summer day, it’s important to say hydrated. You should always carry at least 2 water bottles per passenger.
NO. 5 A Solar Powered Crank-Able Radio/Emergency Light with blinking capacity. These are cheap on Amazon, and the multi-function can really help in a variety of situations.
NO. 6 A Cardboard Sun-Shade for Your Dash. This can also be used for traction behind your wheels if you get stuck in mud or snow, and you can flip it to the non-reflective side and write emergency messages on the brown card board side like, “GET HELP!” if you have…
NO. 7 Red and Black Poster Size Sharpies. See No. 6. above.
NO. 8 Credit Card and Emergency Cash of at least $50.00. Some tow truck companies do not take credit cards, and the same goes for some mini-marts and gas stations.
NO. 9 An Umbrella and Rain Poncho. If you have to hike it in the rain, you’ll be glad you have these.
NO. 10 Spare Clothes, Including Sweat shirts and Sweaters. Delay a trip to the Goodwill a season or two and keep a bag of warm clothes and maybe a t-shirt or two in your car. If you get wet, you’ll have a spare, plus the sweat shirts and sweaters can sub as a blanket in cold weather.
Stay alert while driving in the summer heat
Just like you, your car requires special attention when you drive it in during the hotter months. You both require extra fluids during the summer, so be sure to carry water bottles in your car, and to check your car’s engine coolant system and coolants so that its engine doesn’t over heat. Also check your car’s other fluids, including motor oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid and brake fluid to ensure they are at appropriate levels.
You and your car should avoid driving with or in excessive heat where-ever possible. First, avoid driving on local roads, when the highways are available. Highways are typically better maintained and treated to deal with excessive heat. For the passengers, make sure your car’s air condition system has been checked by a certified technician, preferably a dealer. Do not let your local oil change facility change out your air conditioning filter with an after-market filter. These can sometimes be rejected by your car’s computer system and cause all sorts of problems.
Under and over inflated tires are more likely to blow-out. According to the Rubber Manufacturers Association, most cars being driven do not have properly inflated tires as 85 percent of motorists do not know how to properly inflate their tires. Learn how to do this or have your dealer or service station check your tire inflation before any long trips.
On long trips, give your yourself and your car regular breaks. Stopping every hour during a long trip will allow your car’s engine to cool off, and give you a break needed for you to stay alert while driving.
Avoid boredom, sluggishness, and sleepiness caused by heat, by taking frequent stops, changing drivers, staying hydrated and keeping high protein snacks to avoid drops in your blood sugar. Beware of any sign you’ve dozed off for even a second, such as when your car drifts over to the other lane, or you space out, only to jerk alert and realize you don’t know where you are. If one of these happens, get off the road immediately, and either find a safe place to nap or change drivers! According to Sleephelp.org, driving while sleep deprived is a significant contributor to driving accidents, with some studies indicating it causes between 15 and 25% of all driver-caused accidents! For more on this issue, see: https://www.sleephelp.org/truck-driver-fatigue/
Also, read all medications before taking them when on a long road trip to ensure they do not impair your driving ability. As a word of caution, don’t start that long vacation road trip if you are suffering a right leg, foot or hip pain! A little ache can become a big problem in as little as an hour, and driving while in pain can definitely impair your over-all attentiveness. Finally, and obviously, don’t drink and drive or drive while impaired by alcohol. While illegal, it can also lead to drowsiness while driving, slow your reaction time, and affect your judgment. All of which are critical to driving safely in order to protect not only your precious cargo, but everyone else on the road.
With a little precaution, you and your car will arrive safely at your vacation destination!
You’ve been injured through no fault of your own, whether it’s by a trip or fall, on the job, or in an auto-accident. You’ve broken a bone, herniated a disk, or your back, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, legs or any part of your body tingles and hurts, or you hit your head and have aches; What should you do? First, seek immediate medical care. Your first call should not be to a lawyer. Lawyers are not doctors and just as lay people should not give legal advice, lawyers should not give you advice on how to treat your injuries.
That said, you can’t wait forever to seek legal advice. In general, in Georgia you have two years from the date of injury to settle your personal injury claims or file a lawsuit. So, yes, you will need legal advice on what to do next within a reasonable amount of time after you are injured. How soon to seek legal advice can be affected by your injuries, your health insurance status, your age, and other factors. Generally, seeking legal advice within two weeks of being injured is reasonable, whereas waiting six months before talking to an attorney may not be.
Lawyers can and do refer clients who don’t have health insurance but need treatment to medical providers willing to provide services while taking a lien on the client’s personal injury case. When a medical provider agree to take a lien, they are agreeing to wait for payment out of your settlement proceeds when your case settles. If you don’t have health insurance, then that is one very good reason to see a lawyer sooner, rather than later.
There are a lot of law firms out there who claim to represent people who have suffered personal injuries. Here are some questions to help you narrow your potential attorney list and make sure you get the best possible representation:
To discuss your personal injury case with T.K. Read, please call 770-929-8644. If she is not in, she will get back to you as soon as she can.
*Please note, the above is not legal advice. Your reliance on it is at your own risk. Provision of this article as a public benefit does not create a contract between you and the attorneys at The Read Law Firm, P.C. Law changes and the intricacies of a particular case should always be discussed with a competent attorney.
For Articles by Attorneys Richard Read and T.K. Read on Legal Subjects of Interest to the Public, click below:
Records Restriction in Georgia: How to Clear Your Records of Arrests: https://readlawfirm.com/?p=297
TK recently published a children’s book under the pseudonym, Kam Karem. The book is called, Ranger Nader & The Sunstruck Phantom and features a teenage boy who duels crazy King Gilgamesh to save Earth in an epic battle. Here’s link’s to more about that book, and to a press release about it:
Our clients are our number one priority here at The Read Law Firm, P.C. As such, we strive to achieve justice for them, whether that takes the form of damages for their injuries, putting a stop to fraudulent business activity or insuring that an innocent person does not serve time for a crime they did not commit. Read below for some of the comments our clients have left for us:
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Records Restriction in Georgia: How to Clear Your Records of Arrests: https://readlawfirm.com/?p=297
The Conyers Book Festival 2023 is being presented by the Olde Town Merchants, LTD, an association of merchants with stores in and around historic Olde Town Conyers, Georgia. Conyers has been the filming location for many different movies and series over the years, including Doom Patrol, Ozark, The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, The Resident, Teen Wolf, Prisoners, The Gifted, Legacies, Sweet Home Alabama, The Dukes of Hazard, and most recently Red One with Chris Evans and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who used The Read Law Firm’s law office as their green room. Our little city has a lot of festivals and they always have big crowds. Based on this history, I anticipate a very good turnout for the Conyers Book Festival.
The festival will be held April 22, 2023, on the grounds of The Book Cellar at 951 Rail Road Street and the Elm Street Parking lot in Olde Town Conyers between the hours of 10:am and 5:pm. The premises will hold approximately 50-70 tent spaces for book vendors, authors, literary businesses, and merchants, along with food trucks. There will be contests for students, prize drawings, and themed activities for all ages, and local businesses will be encouraged to participate by hosting their own literary events the week of the festival.
Map to The Read Law Office at 915 Commercial St., Conyers, GA
915 Commercial Street in the 1920s.
Our Office Building today, during filming for an episode of the TV series Superstition.
Here’s our downstairs reception area. Come by and see us!
Downstairs, Conference Room No. 1 at The Read Law Firm.
Our upstairs conference room can seat 6 people.
