Floor Coverings
On December 15, 2003 route 11 in Bloomsburg, PA was closed for nearly 6 hours after a tractor-trailer jackknifed, spilling its cargo onto the highway. The clean-up took six hours …
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Laundry Days
In her book, “Time Saving Tips for Busy Moms,” my wife Carrie gives several techniques she uses to handle laundry for our family of 10. One of her tactics is …
Read More Dusting Strategy
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar has a great idea for dealing with housework. When you get behind on your dusting he suggests you buy some get well cards and spread them …
Read More Facetious Overcleaning
The words “abstemious,” and “facetious” both have all the five vowels in them in order. Here’s 5 facetious tips for cleaning house. Tip 1 If you think ovens are just …
Read More Buying Bulk
A lady approached an employee in the produce section of a grocery store and asked that he cut her a half a head of lettuce. As he took her lettuce …
Read More Declutter- Selling a Parachute
A classified ad read, “Nice parachute for sale. Never opened. Used only once.” Well at least the seller had the right idea of getting rid of unused items. Unnecessary clutter …
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A flight attendant tried to inject some humor into her monotonous safety lecture with the following announcement, “In the event of an emergency water landing, your seat cushion can be …
Read More Blood and Smoke Rule
Moms and dads, are interruptions from the children ever a problem at your house? You know, you’re in the middle of an important phone call when Billy and Suzy burst …
Read More Automatic Pilot
A man boarded a jet and noticed there was no flight crew. Soon a recorded voice came over the loudspeaker saying, “Welcome to our new fully automated aircraft. In order …
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