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796
House and Home
SAGGING HOUSES
There is cause for concern if the ridge of a house sags more than 1/2 inch per year.
Albert Snyder, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Health
CHOOSING MARGARINE
Regarding cholesterol content, the margarine sold in tubs is better for you than that sold in sticks.
Dr. Stephen S. Scheidt, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York
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798
Cattle
DIGGING A POST HOLE
A hole for a cattle-fence post should be an arm's length deep, plus the length of your fingers.
Adrienne Garreau, farmer
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Precipitation
LANDSCAPING
If you need a four-wheel drive vehicle to get to and maneuver about a worksite, it is probably too wet to work anyway.
Fairleigh Brooks, landscaper, Louisville, Kentucky
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Climbing
ROCK CLIMBING IN NEPAL
The higher you go, the more information you can get about altitude sickness.
Jon "Yawn, mechanic, Ithaca, New York
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801
Driving
MERGING WITH TRAFFIC
Your chances of merging into a line of traffic increase if you make eye contact with a driver in the line.
Bob Horton, consultant and writer, Largo, Florida
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802
Conversations
OFFERING HELP
Some people aren't really looking for help. If someone responds to three valid suggestions with a "yes, but..." he or she is more interested in playing games than solving problems.
Andrea Frankel, computer scientist, engineer, holistic health practitioner,, San Diego, California
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803
Animals
WEIGHING WHALES
To estimate the weight of a gray whale, figure one ton per foot of length.
Anonymous Whale Watcher, Marna Del Rey, California
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804
Building
MANAGING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
In supervising construction work, your logic is better than a craftsman's explanation.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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805
Computers
PREDICTING A LAYOFF
When the lights are on after six in the personnel department of a Silicon Valley company, look for layoffs within two weeks.
Ben Cota, technology marketing guy, Oakland, California
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806
Joker
FOLLOWING FASHIONS
When a popular phenomenon reaches the cover of TIME, it is already out of fashion.
Richard L. Holloway, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota
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