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Tip 111: What Was That Masked Tip?
Sunday, August 29, 1999; Page E03
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"Masking tape, as tipster Beth Rubin of Annapolis would have it, is right up there with Ziploc bags as Indispensable Travel Item of the Millennium. Over the years I've used it to repair torn hems and toys, seal leaky shampoo bottles, remove lint from clothing, fasten bags of snack food, label plastic film canisters (e.g., 'Roll 1/Hoboken'), and affix notes to motel mirrors (e.g., 'Gone to store for more tape. Back Tuesday').
We'll take her word for it. But now that we're on a roll, so to speak, why stop there? Kindred tipster Lynn Martin of New Bern, N.C., confides that "although I like to have masking tape with me, I don't like to pack the whole roll. I unroll some and roll it onto any plastic bottle/jar I plan to take – doesn't take any room and it's always there for me to use."
And there you have it: masking tape nirvana. Got a tip of your own to
share? Stick with the tiny type below.
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