Miss April May's Hot Tips Archive!

Hot Tips about Traveling and Driving... < Prev Tip | Next Tip > Ditch the skid and slip the slide. The highway patrol suggests that you should not EVER drive in the rain with your cruise control on. If you should begin to hydroplane (not an impossibility) as soon as your tires lose traction with the road, the acceleration can . . . accelerate, and the next time you touch ground, you could be really flyin'. But If You are Planning On Flying: You may lower the price of a round trip air fare by as much as two-thirds by making certain your trip includes a Saturday evening stay over, and by purchasing the ticket in advance. To make certain you have a cheap fare, even if you use a travel agent, contact all the airlines that fly where you want to go and find out the lowest fare to your destination. Just Driving Around? Look out for those big rigs, they may be flying blind! Truckers driving very large vehicles may not be able to see you if you're directly in front of their bumper, or close beside them, or in the blind spot 200 feet behind their trailers. Also be aware that large tractor-trailers often swing wide to the left when the truck makes a right-hand turn. According to the Automotive Information Council, wind resistance against luggage carried in a rack on the car roof can reduce gas mileage by as much as 8%. So if you have to pack things on top of the car, streamline the load as much as possible. Put larger parcels toward the back, smaller things in front, and cover everything with a tight woven tarp. Staying At Home? The maintenance you do today keeps the repair persons away. Periodically clean the screens at both ends of your washing machine's fill-hose and also check the drain hose, so water can flow into and out of the machine efficiently. Check the hoses for wear and replace the belt when it begins to look tired. Your dryer's lint screens should be cleaned after every load, and check the dryer vent regularly. Investigate the drum belt from time to time. (If the drum won't turn when the dryer is running, the belt is broken!) A bit of a mixed bag of hot tips this issue. A guess that's all. Unless of course you want some MORE HOT TIPS! Mixing it up - April May

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