When things got too loud and out of hand, I remember vividly her solution, delivered in a steady, dramatic Texas twang: “If you boys don’t hush up, I’m going to ... KISS YOU!!!” Immediate silence all around, and back to work we went. -- John Hardy, Baton Rouge, La.
John, yes, that was my mother, all right, and I can still hear her Texas twang! Thanks for making me smile. -- Heloise
SEND A GREAT HINT TO:
Heloise
P.O. Box 795000
San Antonio, TX 78279-5000
Fax: 1-210-HELOISE
E-mail: Heloise@Heloise.com
LETTER OF LAUGHTER
Dear Readers: Heloise Central is an office full of women! I like calling my employees “my girls,” and one employee in particular doesn’t mind. Since she turned 40, she likes being called a girl! -- Heloise
LUNCH TO GO
Dear Heloise: We stayed at a motel this summer that provided a complimentary breakfast, but also a “breakfast on the go” lunch sack, and in it was a bottle of water, an apple, chocolate and a health-food bar. Was it ever handy and delicious as we traveled.
So, when we had company, I made “breakfast on the go” bags for the two of them. They planned to shop all day, so I labeled it the “shopping survival kit,” and they said it was wonderful. Thought you would like to pass it on! -- Corrinne B., Universal City, Tex.
Glad to, and it’s a lovely gesture. Hey, what motel put chocolate in the breakfast bag? I want to stay there! -- Heloise
SMOOTH OPERATOR
Dear Heloise: I have an almost-new, expensive ballpoint pen. I have not used it for about two months, and now it will not write. Any hint to get it operational once more? -- Daniel F., via e-mail (my pen won’t write!)
Hi, Daniel: Team Heloise checked with a major pen manufacturer and learned that ink refills have a two- to three-year shelf life. Sorry to say, the ink in yours most likely is dried out. Check for replacement refills at office-supply or other retail stores. -- Heloise
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE
Dear Heloise: I don’t know why this works, but it does! If you use salt and pepper mills, hold the top firmly and turn the grinder itself. I also found that this works great when using a large, wooden pepper mill -- it seems easier to grind! -- Barbara in Hummelstown, Pa.
Send a hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Tex. 78279-5000, fax it to 210-HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com. Please include your city and state.
2012, King Features Syndicate
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