The Weekly Surge
February 16, 2016
Valentine's Day
Anyways... the Austin team had another fun holiday from their Weird Holidays Calendar to celebrate. Yesterday they observed National Gumdrop Day with a variety of gummy treats. Yum!
Elgin team member and cake designer extraordinaire, Chris Hoxie, celebrated his birthday last Friday by bringing in one of his wonderful cakes for the office. See pictures of this pizza-riffic cake on the TRP/HCS Water Cooler.
Last Week's Trivia Question - Answered!
Last week we asked you, "What is more coveted to receive or “catch” at a Mardi Gras parade than plastic bead necklaces and coins?"
ANSWER: Zulu coconuts. Just make sure you catch them!
Yeah, who would've thunk? No one got it right this time, but thanks to everyone who sent in guesses!
What Price Love?
The cards have been read, candy eaten and the flowers arranged. Did it work? Has love bloomed, blossomed or faded? Money can’t buy love but Americans sure try. On average $130 per person!
More numbers on our bid for love:
Candy--$1.6 billion
Flowers--$1.9 billion
Diamonds, gold and silver--$4.4 billion
Total--$18.6 billion
Not bad for a holiday created by a card company. Ironically, almost two-thirds of the money spent is on edibles, far greater than flowers and cards combined. Ah, love is sweet!
Valentine's Day Trivia Question
Email your guesses to mmillion@trpssl.com.
Employee Spotlight For This Week
This week our employee spotlight turns to Bruce Rhodes in Elgin, IL.
Here's what he tells us about himself:
My Role: Help coordinate activities of the engineering department to meet our customer's requests.
Job Likes: Working as part of a team to create new products.
Outside Work: Basketball, racquet sports, home remodeling, learning new things.
Length of Employment: Just over 3 years.
Favorite Food(s): Ice Cream.
Vanilla or Chocolate: Vanilla with chocolate syrup.
Thank you Bruce Rhodes, for all that you do to support the efforts of the Hubbell Lighting Components Business Team!
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Thomas Research Products
Email: mmillion@trpssl.com
Website: www.trpssl.com
Location: 1225 Bowes Road, Elgin, IL, United States
Phone: (847) 515-3057
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thomas-Research-Products-116836141670735/?ref=sgm
Twitter: @ThomasResearchP
Hubbell Control Solutions
Email: mmillion@trpssl.com
Website: http://www.hubbell-automation.com/
Location: 9601 Dessau Road, Building One, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (512) 450-1100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HubbellAutomation
Twitter: @HubbellControls