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1761 Driving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR
Regardless of your speed, you should stay at least two full seconds behind the car ahead in good weather. When the weather is bad, increase the time to three seconds or more.
Chris Carter, East Lansing, Michigan
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 17 reviews
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1762 Relationships thumb thumb thumb thumb
GAINING RESPECT
Men despise those who court them and respect those who do not give way.
Walter Pitkin, literary agent, Weston, Connecticut
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Current Rating: 4.4 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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1763 Dogs thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
KEEPING A SLED DOG
It costs $3.00 a day to feed and care for a sled dog.
Robert Lieberman, novelist and filmmaker, Ithaca, New York
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Current Rating: 5.0 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1764 Carpentry thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
CURING LUMBER
Air-dry lumber for one year per inch of thickness.
John Kelsey, editor, Fine Woodworking magazine
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Current Rating: 5.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1765 Durability thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WEARING A TREAD
A pair of shoes is good for 1,000 miles. A pair of bicycle tires is good for 4,000 miles.
Kevin Kelly, Athens, Georgia
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Current Rating: 5.1 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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1766 Writing thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
WRITING RULE
Writers overuse the word "massive." If you grunt and turn blue when you try to pick it up - it's massive. If you don't - it isn't.
Ben Hansen, editor, The Beaumont Texas Enterprise, Beaumont, Texas
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1767 Education thumb thumb thumb thumb
HOW NOT TO WASTE YOUR TIME
If you learn nothing new from a lecture after ten minutes, leave.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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Current Rating: 4.3 out of 10 based on 21 reviews
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1768 Joker thumb thumb thumb thumb
HELPING A CUSTOMER LOAD LUMBER
If there is an odd number of items, let the customer load the first one. If there is an even number of items, let the customer load the first two.
Anonymous lumber yard worker
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Current Rating: 4 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1769 Language thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
You've become comfortable with a foreign language when you dream in that language.
Dennis Palaganas, Gainesville, Florida
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 18 reviews
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1770 Scuba Diving thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
LOOKING AT THINGS UNDER WATER
Because of refraction, underwater objects viewed through a flat face mask or camera port appear about 25 percent larger and closer.
Jack T. Marshall, professional diving instructor, Trumansburg, New York
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Current Rating: 5.5 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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1771 Fruit thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb
SELECTING A RIPE HONEYDEW MELON
A honeydew melon is ripe if the end opposite the stem gives easily when you press it with your thumb. Also, when you rub the skin with your finger, it should feel slightly sticky.
Cindy Watanabe, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Current Rating: 5.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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