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BUYING A HOUSE
The first thing to check in a house is the doors and door hardware. If the doors don't fit well or the hardware is cheap and flimsy, the house will be full of problems.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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CHOOSING A SHOW FOR YOUR CRAFTS
Craft show attendance figures are exaggerated. Cut the advertised attendance figures in half and expect even less.
Bob Van Streader, Wood 'n Indian, Rochester, New York
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Current Rating: 4.5 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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EATING CHEESE
The quality of the flavor of cheese is inversely proportional to the thickness of the slice.
Jas. C. O'Neill, Baraboo, Wisconsin
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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CHOOSING A RESTAURANT
There is one almost infallible way to find honest food at just prices: count the wall calendars in a cafe. No calendar: same as an interstate pit stop. One calendar: preprocessed food assembled in New Jersey. Two calendars: only if fish trophies present. Three calendars: can't miss on the farm-boy breakfasts. Four calendars: try the homemade pie, too. Five calendars: keep it under your hat, or they'll franchise.
William Least Heat Moon, author of Blue Highways
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Current Rating: 4.7 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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CATCHING BANK ROBBERS
Bank robbers when escaping by car will more often turn right than left.
Paul LaVasseur, Police Officer, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Current Rating: 6.0 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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QUITTING SMOKING
Remember that the craving for a cigarette lasts only as long as it would take to smoke one.
Thomas Dixon, Writer/Film Maker/Photographer, Newport Beach, CA, United States
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-10)
Current Rating: 6.4 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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DESIGNING A CONFERENCE ROOM
Plan on at least 30 square feet per person for a conventional conference room. For classroom situations with theater seating you can get by with half that amount of space.
Mike White, Independent IT Consultant, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
(17) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Simpler is better. The more complex a build is, the greater the chance that somthing will break or it will not work.
Matt, hazen, ND, US
(6) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-05-11)
Current Rating: 7.8 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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STORM FORECASTING
Red sky at morning, sailor take warning! Red sky at night, sailor delight!
John Woollen, Civil/Structural Engineer, Lafayette, LA, United States
(2) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 7.0 out of 10 based on 12 reviews
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LEARNING TO PLAY HOCKEY LATE IN LIFE
If you're learning to play ice hockey when over age 50, every 15 pounds of weight you lose equals at least one additional year of hockey experience. Your reflexes won't get faster, your skills will improve at a decreasing rate, so every 15 pounds of Bad Hockey Player you can lose is a huge gain. Try it.
Joseph Bauer, Master Carpenter, Indian Hills, Ohio, USA
(41) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 6.5 out of 10 based on 10 reviews
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GETTING RID OF BACK PAIN
If your back hurts more replicas relojes when you climb stairs, walk up a hill, or get out of a chair, you need to do extension exercises.
Peggy Bodine-Reese, physical therapist, Gaithersburg, Maryland
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Current Rating: 5.8 out of 10 based on 93 reviews
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