Search the Main Collection
Sort Result by NUMBER / RATING
money  time  driving  travel  safety  health  dating  animals  relationships  cars  children  food  car  cost  water  automobiles  rules  weather  shopping  home  marriage  writing  music  love  quality  sleep  weight  pets  life  cooking  design  photography  ...

VIEW
TAG
CLOUD




The Main Rules Collection (5130)
Traditional Categories (155)


21 Appliances thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING AN APPLIANCE
Any gadget that does many things will do none of them as well as a single-purpose device.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 7.1 out of 10 based on 85 reviews
Comments (6)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

277 Antiques thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
TIMING YOUR GARAGE SALE
Hold a garage sale the first weekend of the month because people who get paid monthly have more money to spend then.
Ann Kimbrough, Blaine, Tennessee
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.3 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

533 Exercise thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SWIMMING
Swimming a quarter of a mile is roughly equal to running one mile.
Cynthia Gaines, photographer
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (1)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

789 Energy thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
MAKING ELECTRICITY FROM COAL
How much coal do you use each year? An electric water heater uses 2 tons of coal for an average-size family. Electric ranges and clothes dryers use another half ton of coal each. A color television uses about 500 pounds of coal each year, and an electric frying pan uses 200.
John Kellog, electrical engineer
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
Comments (2)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1045 Computers thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING OVER A COMPUTER MANUAL
If a manual's table of contents lists names of programs or components instead of tasks, the manual isn't "user friendly."
Bruce Nevin, editor and technical writer, Gloucester, Massachusetts
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 6.1 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1301 Health thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CHECKING YOUR EARLOBES
If your earlobes have a diagonal crease, you may have clogged coronary arteries.
Joe Graedon, Medical Self-Care
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

1813 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb
REMOVING BUTTONS
Twist buttons only in one direction and they'll come off much faster.
Kate Gladstone, Brooklyn, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2069 Dieting thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOSING WEIGHT WHILE GAINING AGE
You should lose 1 pound of body weight every 3 years after age 30 to offset the increase in body fat that accompanies aging.
Ned Frederick, writer, Exeter, New Hampshire
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2325 Running thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING RUNNING SHOES
To decide how many dollars you should spend on a pair of running shoes, take the number of miles you run each week and multiply it by four.
Diane Gerhart, accountant
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (3)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

2581 Speaking thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING A SPEECH
Professional speech writers budget an hour and a half of research, thinking, and writing for every minute of speech.
Canadian Business
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.

3349 Restaurants thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
QUALITY CHECK
For good cheap FOOD, look for police cars or mini-vans in the parking lot. For good SERVICE and decent food, look for expensive sport cars or sedans. For GREAT SERVICE, look for Bentley's, Rolls Royce's and Jaguars. For lousy service, bad food, high prices and GREAT atmosphere, look for Porsches and Corvettes.
Waldo Weyeris, Engineer, Boulder, CO, USA
(48) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-22)
Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
Comments (0)  Mail It You must login to Rate.



< Previous | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |37 |38 |39 |40 | Next >
Page 35 of 384