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3971
Driving
CARS AT THE DRIVE-THRU
If there are five or more cars in line at the drive-thru, it will be quicker to go inside and order your food.
Jan, indexer, Columbus, OH, USA
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4739
Drinking
MARTINIS
If you ask for a martini and the bartender assumes you want it made with vodka, you need to find a new bartender...
Wankel, Computer analyst
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132
Architecture
SUPERINSULATED HOUSES
A superinsulated house should have 12 square feet of windows for every 100 square feet of floor. At least two-thirds of the windows should be facing south.
Phillip Close, builder
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House and Home
KEEPING YOUR ROOF FROM LEAKING
The more bends, gables, and troughs in your roof, the more likely it will leak.
Russell T. Johnson, Temple City, California
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644
Clothing
CHOOSING YOUR POWER ACCESSORIES
A man's watch and shoes are his most important power accessories.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
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Building
DESIGNING A BUILDING
Only 20 percent of buildings are designed by architects.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1156
Illness
PASSING A KIDNEY STONE
A urinary calculus, or kidney stone, that is less than ten millimeters in diameter will generally pass out of the body on its own.
James Macmillan M.D., Ithaca, New York
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1412
Certain Places
PLANTING PEAS IN MASSACHUSETTS
In Massachusetts, plant your peas by Patriot's Day, harvest them by the 4th of July.
Sid Ore (or Sidore), Paris, France
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1668
Carpentry
THE CARPENTRY RULE
Customers give carpenters the hardest time on the smallest jobs.
Antonio V. Farulla, carpenter, Sherman Oaks, California
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Cooking
COOKING VEGETABLES
Cook vegetables the way they grow: Cook roots, covered, starting them in cold water. Cook greens uncovered in boiling water.
Kelly Yeaton, quoting "The Mystery Chef, a 1930s radio cooking guide
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Restaurants
AVOIDING FOOD POISONING
Beware of food kept warm for more than two hours, because most steam tables and chafing dishes aren't hot enough to prevent food poisoning.
A Friend
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