The Shadow
Dear Heloise: Here is a hint for PACKING MORE ITEMS into your luggage for flying so you don’t have to take too many checked bags. My grandson was going away to school, and we wanted to keep the cost down by limiting his checked bags.
We used reusable vacuum-seal storage packs. He was able to take a comforter, two pillows, sheets and enough clothes in one checked bag and one carry-on by using these bags. My son also used this hint and was amazed at what he got into one bag for airplane travel. I enjoy reading your column every day. — Barbara in Wasco, Calif.
Great space saver! The only consideration is weight limitations! Many airlines have them; check how much the bag weighs before you leave. — Heloise
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CANNED GOODS
Dear Heloise: To keep canned goods rotating, we always write the month and year on the can so I know which ones to use first. — Rae Philpott, Cedar Hill, Texas
GUEST-BED GRIPE
Dear Heloise: I would like to call attention to the issue of guest beds, specifically pillows.
As a 60-year veteran of visiting friends for reunions and staying mostly in rooms that used to be kids’ rooms, I have experienced pillows that should have been thrown out decades ago. They are uncomfortable and have an odor that is offensive. Just because a bed was fine once doesn’t mean that it is still.
I suggest that hosts try the guest bed before submitting a friend to it. I try to make the beds freshly just before guests arrive, and buy new pillows.
Not to sound ungrateful for hospitality, but I still would like a little freshness in accommodations. Odor is odor. — Lou D., via email
How right you are, and one can buy new pillows pretty cheaply. Old, old pillows should be sent to the pillow graveyard, especially those from a guest bed. — Heloise
NO CARROTS OR EGGSHELLS
Dear Heloise: Plumbers have told me to NOT put carrot skins and eggshells in the garbage disposal. They can clog the drain and drainpipe. — Betty in Laguna Woods, Calif.
You are right, no eggshells — ever! Carrot skins, a few, should be OK, but always be sure to run lots of water! — Heloise
HANDY TISSUE BOXES
Dear Heloise: A hint I saw some time ago that is worth repeating is putting plastic grocery bags into tissue boxes. You would be surprised how many will fit into such a compact place. I keep them in several places throughout the house for lining wastebaskets, gathering trash in a work room, etc.
I use the square ones because they fit into my kitchen drawer, and then the bags are right at hand. — A Reader, via email
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