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 Monday, February 13, 2012
Tip of the Day Categories » General Household Tips

Forget to Remember?

"The Abbott and Costello Show" made its debut on this day in 1952 with Bud and Lou performing zany routines from "slowly I turned" to "who's on first?" If you've ever assembled something and had to take it apart again because you forgot to do something first, it probably felt like a comedy routine, too. This one's called "somebody forgot to remember." If so, don't feel stupid. Sooner or later it happens to everyone. Just to make you feel better, here are a few common offenses -- replacing the plug on an electrical cord and not first sliding the cover onto the wire; not putting the nut on a compression fitting before the brass compression sleeve; and hanging a ceiling fan without first putting the decorative housing cover on the shaft. Then it's un-do and re-do -- working as fast as you can, so no one knows you goofed. Want to skip double work? Don't forget to remember. Plan ahead, visualize your work -- and maybe even read the instructions first. What a concept. And that's the On The House tip for today.

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