Handy baby monitors spark home tips from Heloise
Readers share uses for baby monitors beyond baby care including front-door alerts in busy homes and monitoring laundry machines. Examples include leaving a transmitter in a neighbor’s house, keeping a receiver in another room, and even taking a unit on travel for security and awareness. Peggy Kehe suggests glove liners to protect hands from gloves and ease washing in hot water.
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Ohio
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The Great Weed Whacker War of Spring
In spring a Baltimore Sun columnist mocks gender stereotypes about weed whacking, praises the tool’s roar and mess, contrasts gas versus electric models, pines for premium gear like Echo G 200 and Stihl FS 46, and celebrates weed growth as an outdoor battle. He notes dads dream of better tools and kids’ memories of baseball gloves while admiring durability and scent of gasoline. The piece closes with comic bravado as weeds return to invade the yard.
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