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The peak holiday driving season is getting underway, which often means clogged roads and traffic jams. Road rage is a driving danger, along with drunk driving and distracted driving such as texting while driving. These tips will help you avoid aggressive drivers, or become one yourself.
AAA projects nearly 80 million of us will be on the road, in the air and on the seas. That’s an increase of 1.7 million people compared to last year and exceeds pre-Pandemic levels. So be prepared for traffic jams and long check-in lines at airport and cruise ship terminals.
Turkey or ham with all the fixings. Make it yourself, eat out or take out and bring it home to serve like homemade. So many choices for holiday meal deals. Here are what several national restaurant chains are offering to help you decide. If you go to a restaurant, be sure to tip well, since
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Don’t want to cook? Many national restaurant chains are open on Thanksgiving Day 2023, ready to serve you and your family or friends a traditional turkey dinner or regular menu items. Be sure to make a reservation, and be sure to tip generously, since the folks cooking and serving you are giving up their own
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In the past, stores have been open on Thanksgiving Day, including some that opened at 6pm to give shoppers a head start on Black Friday deals and discounts. These days, most stores are closed on Thanksgiving, but their online stores are open. These are the national chains closed on Thanksgiving Day 2022, in alphabetical order
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If you aren’t preparing your own meal, or visiting friends or family, national restaurant chains are ready to serve you on Thanksgiving Day. “Eat, drink and be thankful” is the way one chain restaurant is promoting its Thanksgiving Day feast. Here’s a list of chain restaurants planning to be open on Thanksgiving Day 2017, some
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Use your tablet or smartphone to increase the taste — and lower the cost — of your Thanksgiving dinner with FREE recipe apps. Here are the top five virtual cookbook recipe apps — Epicurious: An award-winning food site with more than 28,000 recipes created and tested by professionals at top foodie magazines Gourmet and Bon
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