The "heater thingy" in our clothes dryer died last week. Of course I had a full load of laundry in it and another finishing up in the washer. To boot, I was packing for the long, holiday weekend away with my honey. Murphy is alive and well. We all know that nothing is made "like it used to be" with the exception of Toyota trucks. (And yes. That's just my opinion, not the opinion of this paper!) Mom always said that if you take care of things they last longer. I don't know what we were doing wrong with the dryer, but I don't really think we did anything to shorten its pitifully short life.

Today, I'd like to highlight some facts about your home appliances. Some of these are just good suggestions and others are myths that we should all be aware of or at least should have listened to our moms about back in the day. I'll not necessarily tell you about the ones of which I'm guilty, either. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor!
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Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.