Featured Rule of Thumb                 Surprise Me! 3673 Restaurants ORTHOGRAPHY AND HYGIENE IN RESTAURANTS If you find 3 or more typos in the menu, ask for bottled water; 6 or more, consume only that water; 9 or more, take the menu home as a souvenir. Dor, Professor, Berkeley, CA, USA Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews Comments (2) You must login to Rate.

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5464 Gardening
DON'T LET THE GLOVE BUGS BITE
Gardeners typically store their work gloves in the garage or shed until needed. These are also places where creepy, crawly things inhabit. Bugs, spiders & ants look for protected, dark & concealed locations to roost. So, as a rule of thumb(s) plus the other digits, gardeners should shake out and crunch gardening gloves before use. When finished, the gloves need to be stored with their wrist openings folded over to prevent future entry.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5463 Restaurants
POLICE OFFICERS' SEATING PREFERENCE
A police officer, whether in uniform or not, would prefer seating typically half way into a restaurant with their back to the wall. This is based on personal observation and discussion with my law enforcement students & former students who became police officers over the past 40 years in my teaching Criminal Justice.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5462 Money
LEARN YOURSELF VS BEING TOUGHT BY OTHERS
The things you learn yourself will bring you more money compared to the things you were taught by others.
Andrius, Kaunas
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5461 College
IF THERE IS A SHOCK FIRST MONTH COLLEGE
During the first months of college, if you start making suspicions like "those lecturers will never teach me anything useful" - this attitude of yours will remain in the entire college years.
Andrius, Kaunas
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5460 Conversations
ADVICE FROM DRUNK PEOPLE
Never take any of the advice given by drunk people.
Andrius, Kaunas
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5459 Cooking
FREEZER STORAGE OF MEAT, FISH & POULTRY
According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture(USDA) the maximum freezer storage times for meat, fish and poultry without degrading appearance & taste are: Hot dogs – 1-2 mts., Ground meat – 3-4 mts., Non-ground meat – 6-12 mts., Fish 3-6 mts., and Poultry 6-9 mts. This assumes the freezer temperature is O degrees F. or below. When in doubt, throw it out.
Dave Agresti, Prof Criminology (retired), Tampa, Florida, United States
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5458 Architecture
WINTER DRY AIR
If your house feels dry in the winter, you have too much air leakage.
Dan Huisjen, Energy Auditor, Brooksville, Maine, USA
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5457 Architecture
INSULATION PRIORITIES
The most important inch of insulation is the first one. When adding more to a house, focus on where there isn't any. That usually means the basement walls.
Dan Huisjen, Energy Auditor, Brooksville, Maine, USA
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