text: Today is unofficially National Basketball Day. It was on November 6, 1861 that James Naismith was born. Thirty years later, Naismith was a young physical education teacher at a YMCA in Massachusetts with bored students who needed an indoor athletic distraction during the winter. Naismith decided to nail two peach baskets to the balcony at both ends of a gymnasium. He divided his students into teams and they attempted to toss a ball into the baskets…the game of basketball was born.
  According to notes kept by Naismith about the first "Basket Ball" game, the game was played with nine players on each team using a soccer ball. Today, even though the rules and equipment have changed slightly, basketball is played by more than 300 million people worldwide, making it one of the most popular team sports.
  James Naismith may have invented the game of basketball, but Lifetime re-invented it. Since 1986, Lifetime has truly transformed the game of basketball by bringing it to your home and your level. So, in honor of James Naismith and his history-making invention, I wanted to share a few facts about Lifetime's own inventions and history:
  1992- Lifetime invents the first complete basketball system packaged in one box, allowing for mass distribution
  1996- Lifetime invents the Power Lift®, the first one-hand, pneumatic height adjustment mechanism for basketball hoops
  Pretty amazing to think that all of these industry-revolutionizing inventions were ALL developed by Lifetime Products, in Utah! So, if you ever find yourself wondering which basketball system to buy, remember to look for the Lifetime brand - the company that re-invented the game of basketball by inventing residential adjustable height and portable basketball hoops!
  We love getting feedback from our customers. We have had all kinds of interesting topics sent in to us. This one was no exception. Although we cant officially promote use of our products for anything other than their intended use, I thought this one was pretty clever. Stan wrote in telling us how much he loves his Lifetime Outdoor StorageBox. Stan likes to cook meat using a smoker and needed a place to store his smoker on his deck and protect it from the elements. He devised a cleaver way to do this with his Lifetime Storage Box. First, he secured the box standing on one end. Then, he built a sliding shelf in it. Now, whenever he wants to smoke his meat he opens the door of the box and slides out the shelf. Voila, the smoker is ready to go. When he is done with it, and the smoker has cooled, he slides it back into the box sh...
  In this post, I wanted to share with you more information about our new Grabcessoriesproducts. We've all seen safety grab bars. So, what makes Grabcessoriesunique?First, they look GREAT! Honestly, they do! Our new product line is designed to be both beautiful and functional - seamlessly integrating as actual bathroom dcor while providing the convenience of safety accessories. If you read between all that marketing mumbo-jumbo, it means your bathroom will still look like a home bathroom and not a hospital or nursing home. The second thing that makes Grabcessoriesunique is that they currently are the only safety grab bar product on the market offering a complete line of coordinating bathroom safety accessories. Most manufactures only offer one bar for one area of the bathroom. But, the Grabcessories line includes a 2-in-1 toi...