The Natural Resource from Ben Meadows September Issue

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September/October

In this Issue:
Stormy Kromer Cap Origins

All Week Long

Lately you may have noticed Two for Tuesday emails from Ben Meadows in your inbox. These new, buy one, get one-free deals are a great way to pay less for products you use every day. In fact, we like the idea so much we’ve been considering expanding these opportunities to last throughout the week. We’ve been throwing around a few ideas:

Marking for Monday might mean deals on tags, tape, paint and anything else you need to mark your territory.
Weltless Wednesdays could highlight products like After Bite® and ideas to solve unsightly poison ivy welts.
Thirstless Thursdays would be all about hydration, of course.
Fire on Fridays would feature drip torches and everything else you need for controlled burns or wildland firefighting.
Soiled Saturdays is a chance to remind you about all of our soil sampling and testing products.
Service Sundays is when we could send a Ben Team Member to your home or workplace to help out with whatever needs to be done.

So far the team likes them all but there were a couple of questions that came up regarding Service Sundays. While we're working out these kinks we hope you'll continue to keep an eye on your email inbox for Two for Tuesday savings.

Gary
Ben Meadows Team Leader
g.clark@benmeadows.com

Two for Tuesday!

Two for Tuesday means buy one, get one FREE! Watch your email inbox for Two for Tuesday deals coming your way soon. When they arrive don't wait to act. Two for Tuesday specials last for one day and one day only so don't miss your chance to fill your online shopping cart with FREE gear!

Origins of the Stormy Kromer Cap

George Kromer, nick-named Stormy because of his temper, was born in 1876 in Kaukauna, Wisconsin. Baseball was always a part of his life. He became a semi-pro baseball player playing for 30 semi-pro teams in the Midwest. His baseball career ended after he met a girl named Ida. Ida’s father said Stormy needed to get a real job before he could marry her.

Stormy became an engineer for the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He would have to make long trips across the plains in cold weather. To see where he was going, he would have to stick his head out the window. By doing so, he lost many caps.

In 1903, Stormy asked his wife Ida, a seamstress, to make modifications to one of his old baseball caps to help keep it on in the wind. The cap was made with all cloth. It was warm, soft, comfortable and stayed on his head because of a six panel fit.

This new Stormy Kromer® Hat caught on with other railroad workers. The demand became so high the Kromers employed a few workers and started a business. A few things have changed since the original hat but the quality of the USA made product is still the same.

You can find the Stormy Kromer® Hat at benmeadows.com. While you're there you can check out Stormy Kromer Mackinaw Coats and Bunkhouse Pants. It's everything you need to keep your entire body warm this winter.

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The Natural Resource Editor's Challenge!

Last month we asked this question:
NASTEK Plant Stress Detection Glasses rely on technology developed by what organization?

Garrett from California knows that NASA helped create the NASTEK Plant Stress Detection Glasses.

We're sending Garrett a PMI Kershaw 5-in-1 Carabiner Tool!

Take a look at our latest catalog or use our Web site (www.benmeadows.com) for help with this month's challenge. Don't have a catalog? You can get a free copy by clicking here.

Now here's the question:
Fabrics like Indura®, Ultra Soft® and Nomex® promote what to reduce the "feeding" of clothing fires?

If you know, send us the correct answer before Oct. 12, 2010. All correct answers will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive a PMI Kershaw 5-in-1 Carabiner Tool (a $60.00 value)! Be sure to include your name, mailing address and how best to contact you. Send your answers to: editor@benmeadows.com

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