One of my frustrations during the holidays is finding replacement bulbs for strings of lights, because they are mostly unavailable.
In regard to the hint you received suggesting that you should put a business card in the ID tag of your checked luggage, you should also put some sort of ID inside of your luggage. I’m a retired airline employee, and if the tag comes off during transit, there’s no way to find the owner. -- B.T.
Put a plastic tie bag in the trash can. When you take it outside, be sure to pull the cords tight, double the top down, and tie it to the main bag, with the plastic cords tied three times tightly to starve ants and flies. My final hint is to put some bleach on your toothbrush once a month to give it a good cleaning and whiten it up. -- J.P.J., in CaliforniaIn my robe pocket, I like to keep an empty toilet paper roll. I put my reading glasses in it to protect them from whatever else I put in that pocket.Dear Heloise
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