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1716 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb
PLANNING STAIRS
A flight of stairs in a home should have 13 rises.
Alex Fraser, Washington, D.C.
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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1717 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
GETTING SOMETHING FIXED
Items that originally cost less than $50 are rarely worth repairing. It's usually cheaper to buy new ones.
Glamour, quoted in Bottom Line Personal
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1718 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING A MAGAZINE ARTICLE
When writing a magazine article, begin with a snappy lead sentence, then write the piece to match the tone of the lead. Before submitting the article, delete the lead sentence.
Gordon Hard, assistant editor, Consumer Reports, Mount Vernon, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1719 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LEARNING MANNERS
We learn half our manners from those who have good manners and half from those who have no manners.
The Very Rev. Emmet C. Smith, Largo, Florida
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1720 Jobs thumb thumb thumb thumb
BELIEVING YOUR RESUME
Once you begin to believe your own resume, you will not be happy with your current job or salary.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school resource coordinator
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.1 out of 10 based on 14 reviews
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1721 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Half a semester of foreign-language instruction at the college level is equal to one year of language instruction at the high school level.
David S. Russell, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1722 Scuba Diving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SCUBA DIVING
For practical reasons and safety, 100 feet is usually considered to be the maximum depth for sport diving.
Jack T. Marshall, professional diving instructor, Trumansburg, New York
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 13 reviews
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1723 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
PICKING YOUR RASPBERRIES
When you start to find garden spiders in your raspberries, you have one week left to pick.
Carol Ayer, raspberry grower, West Bend, Wisconsin
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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1724 Quality thumb thumb thumb thumb
BUYING A FUR FOR THE POLITICALLY INCORRECT
Buy the best fur in a breed that you can afford. If your limit is $6,000, buy a fine beaver rather than a so-so mink.
Eloise Salholz, Savvy
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1725 Music thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
AMASSING A MUSIC COLLECTION
You will not tire of your music collection if you have 200 cds or more.
Rusty Cartmill, Athens, Georgia
(LR) Legacy Rule of Thumb from previously published collections
Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 23 reviews
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1726 Weapons thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
ADJUSTING THE SIGHTS ON A RIFLE
If your rifle has more zip than a .30-30 and you sight it to hit a couple of inches above the point of aim at 100 yards, it will put most bullets close to the bull's-eye at 200 yards.
Shannon Tompkins, columnist, The Beaumont Enterprise, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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