http://961wodz.com Sun, 19 May 2013 16:58:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://961wodz.com/after-the-crash-in-luxor-egypt-we-wonder-how-safe-are-hot-air-balloons-really/ http://961wodz.com/after-the-crash-in-luxor-egypt-we-wonder-how-safe-are-hot-air-balloons-really/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:46:50 +0000 Keith James http://961wodz.com/?p=147115 On the heels of the worst-of-it's-kind balloon tragedy in Luxor, Egypt it naturally begs the question in many of our minds about the safety of hot air balloon flying. While our knee-jerk reaction is to breathe a sigh of relief that we're on the ground, the fact is you're actually more likely to get hit by a car walking to your next destination than you are to be an unlucky passenger on a doomed balloon flight.

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]]> http://961wodz.com/watch-for-leaves-on-the-roads-of-central-new-york/feed/ 0 Matt Cardy/Getty Images http://961wodz.com/driving-safety-tips-on-driving-in-the-snow-and-ice/ http://961wodz.com/driving-safety-tips-on-driving-in-the-snow-and-ice/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:01:02 +0000 Davey Jones http://961wodz.com/?p=26213 Bad weather is on the way for Central New York. That also means bad drivers out on the road. Don’t be one of those drivers. The best advice for driving in bad winter weather is not to drive at all, if you can avoid it. However

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