Hints From Heloise
NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE
Dear Heloise: All too often I see a death notice in the newspaper with the name of the church or funeral home but no address, not even a ZIP code. I see where to send donations in place of flowers, but there's no address attached. We need the full addresses of these places.
Not everyone has a smartphone or a computer to look up addresses, and phone books are a thing of the past. Funeral homes should make sure their address is included in the newspapers, as should churches and the family of the deceased. -- Reader in Ohio
Reader in Ohio, I agree with you! Simply giving the name of the funeral home or church does nothing to help people who want to attend but are from out of town and don't know where these places are located. It would make life a little easier for those who are grieving the loss of a family member or a dear friend.
FAST FACTS
Here are some additional uses for a shower cap:
-- Place over a telephone to cut down on the ringing noise.
-- Use to cover a pie tin.
-- Place over bowls of food at picnics to keep bugs off.
-- Have workmen place cover the bottoms of their shoes when in your home.
FAST-GROWING SCAM
Dear Heloise: According to the Federal Trade Commission, one of the fastest-growing scams comes from scammers who try to get you to pay off imaginary debts with gift cards. Anytime someone calls and says you owe money, which you can pay with gift cards, hang up on them. No reputable company will want you to pay off anything with a gift card. No matter if they threaten you or not, hang up on them. -Lowell C., Albany, New York
MISSING SOCKS
Dear Heloise: I had a terrible time with both my husband's and son's socks! It seemed that after every wash, one sock would just disappear, as if by magic. Finally, I got tired of that, so before I did laundry, I used a safety pin and pinned socks together. Now there are no more missing socks.
I used to use a mesh laundry bag, before it, too, went missing! The safety pin works out much better now. -- Loretta N., Redfield, S.D.