Living in Georgia has many advantages which is why we proudly call Georgia our home. One of these advantages is the opportunity to experience a variety of activities and adventures available in the many Georgia State Parks, County Parks, National Forests, Corp of Engineer Facilities, and Georgia Power Facilities and Campgrounds.

The best thing about experiencing the great outdoors is that adults have the opportunity to disconnect from the hustle and stress of life, children engage their imaginations, families have fun making memories together, with everyone getting close to nature experiencing the natural rhythm of life.

The many parks and facilities offer the opportunity to visit historical locations, play golf, horseback riding, wilderness adventures, conference centers, cabins, camping, fishing, boating, playgrounds, and pavilions for family picnics and group events and celebrations.

My wife and I love to camp, fish, breathe in the fresh air, become mesmerized by the dancing flames of a campfire, relax, and watch our puppy play and experience the different environment and many new scents.

One of the items we always have in our car, truck, and camper is Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner. While visiting a park, walking or training our puppy, traveling, camping, fishing, or anytime we want to wash our hands even when water isn’t available, without using alcohol or harsh chemicals, we use Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner.

 If you plan to visit a park, walk or train a dog, go camping or fishing, experience the outdoors, travel, or ever find yourself needing to wash your hands without water available, using alcohol or harsh chemicals, having a bottle of Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner makes life easy.

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These are the words my father said to me many times during my youth. This advice is as true today as it was when he first shared it with me more than 50 years ago.

So often we act before thinking or we react to a situation without considering the consequences. This is true in many aspects of life, which if we would only take a moment before taking action, we would avoid the consequences of impulsivity.

Technology has trained us to expect immediate results which are unrealistic in much of life. Gardening and fishing are two prime examples where immediate results just don’t happen. It has been said if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. In the military, slow is fast and fast is slow. True success takes planning, time, endurance, and often a little luck.

Going camping requires planning for the time of year, location, weather changes, and the activities you plan to participate in. We enjoy spending our time outdoors, experiencing the area and fishing. We always take a bottle of Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner to use when we fish, before we cook or when we find ourselves without running water to wash our hands. For those of us living in Georgia it currently feels like spring. Last week my wife and I traveled to St. Mary’s, Georgia for our February camping trip at one of our favorite places, Crooked River State Park. The weather was wonderful, setting record highs for this time of year.  With the change in weather so changed the environment. The gnats were as excited for spring as we were. Having planned for warmer than expected weather we packed spring clothes and I had taken a large fan to help move the air. The fan running combined with the smoke of a campfire allowed us to enjoy our time at our campsite. The gnats didn’t appreciate either of them.  Although it feels like spring, those of us who have lived in Georgia know cold weather and a frost could sneak back in up until mid-April.

The warm weather has many of us thinking of fresh tomatoes, corn on the cob and all the wonderful summer favorite vegetables. Gardeners Beware! It is a great time to plan your summer garden, and plant your cool weather crops like collards, kale, or broccolli. Planting your summer vegetables may be a bit too soon. My friend Mike of Country Gardens Farm has taught me it is time to plant your summer garden when the White Oak leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear.

So, whether you are camping, gardening, fishing, or enjoying the outdoors, when it comes to washing dirty, grimy, or greasy hands having a bottle of Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner makes the task just a little easier.

Our lives have been forever changed in so many ways since Covid19. Many of us self quarantined or were required to work from home. Some lost their jobs while others had no choice and had to make the best of a bad situation. The pandemic affected how we worked, shopped, and lived, affecting every aspect of our daily routines. 

Most of us have come through the pandemic with a renewed desire to connect with friends and family, to begin again to live life in our new normal. Employers are encouraging employees to return to work, camping and traveling is setting records, restaurants are busy, local small businesses are open.

Small business owners invest their time, energy, money, and future into their business. There is no second option, bailout or contingency for small businesses. When you choose to make a purchase supporting a small business you are making an investment in your community, the family of the business owner, and their employees.

If you enjoy camping, fishing, gardening, or enjoy the outdoors, Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner is available to purchase at your local hardware store, garden center, or farm supply store in Georgia. Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner is also available at 411 River Rest Campground in Murray County, Oconee Springs in Putnam County, Cloudland Canyon and FDR Georgia State Parks. Thank you in advance for supporting us and your local small businesses.

My father was an advocate for developing relationships within his local community. He never met a stranger, had many friends to whom he remained loyal, until his passing. Our dad wanted his family to learn from his experiences and attempted to pass on to us the lessons he learned. 

Our dad would always encourage me and my brother when we moved into a new community to introduce ourselves to the local banker, pharmacist, and barber. 

I would add a few “experts” to my dad’s suggestions which I will explain later.

My father’s career was in accounting so he knew the importance of having a local financial advisor with whom we could discuss buying a home, car, or local investment opportunities.

Getting to know the local pharmacist was also important to our dad. He would say, “Your pharmacist knows who are the best doctors:” I followed his advice and it actually saved my life. I had received a new prescription and my pharmacist, who I would engage in casual conversations with while waiting, asked me if I was taking a previously prescribed medication which I was not. He informed me if I took both prescriptions together it could be fatal.

Today, it can be difficult to find a local barber shop or hair salon but most communities have them. Your local barber shop is aware of the pulse of the community. Customers share with their barber what is happening in their families’ lives which often include community activities and events. I continue to follow my dad’s advice adding two more local experts.

An important resource often missed or overlooked due to the big box stores is your local hardware store. Many hardware stores are locally-owned small businesses with a depth of expertise you will not find in a box retailer. The store owners know their existence depends on their customers having success completing the projects and repairs the first attempt or at least with minimal challenges. Most hardware store employees have personal experience with greater knowledge of what to do and how to achieve a successful outcome.

Another resource for expert advice is your local plant nursery or farm and feed store. Having a nice yard does not happen by chance, eating healthy begins with locally grown food when possible. Your local nursery can offer advice on what plants, bushes, or trees are best for your yard and they often sell transplants for a garden. Your local farmer will often sell what they grow or raise though a farmstand. The local farm and feed store is also a resource for plants, produce, and pet supplies.

Getting to know and supporting your local businesses is personally beneficial and rewarding. The benefit of having someone to go to who has experience and expertise is comforting. Knowing with every purchase you are supporting families within your community has a value which cannot be measured.

Do you ever have dirty, greasy, grimy, or smelly hands with no immediate or convenient way to wash them?  I have, as have many of my friends, co-workers, and family members.

My friends, Mike and Judy, are the owners of Country Gardens Farm in Newnan, Georgia.  During the day, Judy may be planting or harvesting vegetables in their garden and Mike may find himself doing maintenance or repairing farm equipment when their hands become dirty or greasy with no sink to wash them. Their solution?  Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner.  Not only does it clean their hands from the dirt and grease, but it also conditions them at the same time.  Gardeners and farmers, who work the soil, know how dry their hands can get and appreciate the skin conditioning Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner provides.

Have you experienced dirty hands with no convenient hand washing available? I have and a wipe just didn’t suffice especially since my hands were greasy or grimy. The solution?  Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner.  A recent example was I was at a community BBQ and we were smoking meat.  Clean hands were necessary, yet running water was not easily accessible. Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner cleaned our hands by removing the dirt and grease. All enjoyed the BBQ.

My wife and I love to go camping and fishing. Both of these experiences provide opportunities for our hands to get dirty, grimy, and even smelly.  The solution?  Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner.  We keep a bottle of it in our camper and car for an easy and effective way to clean our hands.

Quick Scrub Hand Cleaner, “hard on dirt, grease, grime, easy on the hands”, is ideal for home, work, on the jobsite, or while enjoying the outdoors.