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Winter Storm Watch – Travel May Be Affected

Colleen O'Quinn — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:06:23 +0000

I don’t think it’s going to happen in Bozeman. Year two of getting watches and warnings and it seems to hit everyone but us. But here it is… Winter Storm Watch now in effect from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night. Light snow increase Saturday afternoon. Heavier snow and strong winds will develop Saturday night [...]

Thanksgiving Travel Looking Easier & Cheaper For Montanans.

Russell Damm — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:40:00 +0000

Traveling in Montana around Thanksgiving is usually a little scary. I remember doing a 180 on the highway and going backwards into the ditch a couple of yeas ago. Don’t worry your weather is looking a little warmer than normal this year. And the gas prices seem to be dropping as well. AAA expects 43.6 [...]

Cheapest Days To Travel Around Christmas

Colleen O'Quinn — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:16:03 +0000

Priceline.com looked at average airfares for the dates leading up to and following Christmas (based on ticket purchases made by its customers) and found: the most affordable days to take-off right now are December 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20. Good, but not the best days, are December 21, 25, 30 and 31. While tickets [...]

How To Deduct Travel Miles In Your Taxes, Better Start Tracking Now

XL Country — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:25:27 +0000

Over the months to come, we will be bringing you tax and accounting tips from CS and Company that we hope will be helpful in your business and personal life. Feel free to let us know topics you would like to know more about. We will try to keep it current, interesting and informative. Upcoming topics include costs savings of hiring a tax professional to prepare your taxes, deducting mileage, stashing tax free income away and changes in payroll taxes. Hope you’ll join me and utilize my tips!

Study Ranks Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians

XL Country — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:06:06 +0000

You wouldn’t be caught dead walking the streets of Orlando, Florida. On second thought, you just might. The city, known for Disneyworld and family fun, has been named the most dangerous metro area in America for pedestrians by Transportation for America, also known as T4 America. Orlando-Kissimmee topped fellow Florida region Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater for the [...]

Watch Lightning Strike a Plane [VIDEO]

XL Country — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:24:59 +0000

Last weekend, an Emirates Airbus 380 was struck by a jagged bolt of lightning as it began its descent into London's Heathrow Airport. Luckily, none of the passengers aboard were harmed, and the plane made it safely to the ground.

Believe it or not, airplanes generally sustain a couple of lightning strikes per year, and are designed so that their bodies act as a conductor, allowing the lightning to pass through without causing any damage.

What made this particular lightning strike different was that it was caught on video. Read on to see this latest jolt from Mother Nature plus other crazy lighting attacks from the past.

East Coast Storm Causing Holiday Travel Nightmare

XL Country — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:31:52 +0000

The weather at Gallatin Field might be delightful, but that doesn’t mean Southwest Montana travelers won’t face travel difficulties as they return home for the holidays. A major east coast snow storm is causing a ripple-effect of travel woes across the country. A winter storm that brought a rare white Christmas to parts of the [...]

West Yellowstone Among Top Winter Towns

XL Country — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:54:16 +0000

National Geographic Traveler magazine polled it’s readers, Twitter followers, Facebook friends, and their Intelligent Traveler blog subscribers; and asked them to help form the Top-10 Snowy City list. Sandwiched between Dortmund, Germany (#7) and Boulder, Colorado (#9) is the snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and skiing mecca of West Yellowstone. Top Ten Snowy Cities – National Geographic Traveler: [...]

Trace Adkins' TSA Parody Song

Cole — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:26:53 +0000

Tom and Colleen played it for you this morning and due to popular demand, here it is. You can download Trace Adkins’ TSA Parady Song right here in this post. TSA Parady Song.(Right click and choose save or download file to save it to your computer)