Debate about hanging towels in sun fades away

Dear Heloise: Please help resolve a long debate between my husband and me. Would dark-colored towels fade if they were hung out on the clothesline to dry? Thanks for your help! Mariette from Virginia
Mariette, we took your interesting question to a few major towel manufacturers, and here is what they had to say: Prolonged exposure to sunlight will fade most colors over time -- especially dark or bright colors. So, it might be a good idea to hang towels in an area where the sun doesn't shine directly on them, or only hang them outside every so often. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I got in touch with a local taxi company where my aunt lives, and, for a gift, I purchased 20 trips within her town. She can't drive anymore, but now has the freedom she once had. M.H., via e-mail
Dear Heloise: Most of my socks are dark blue or black, and it was difficult to match them after washing. My wife, who is full of excellent ideas, taught me to safety-pin the toes of each pair together before placing them in the hamper. Hence, no matching problem! Henry M., Hagerstown, Md.
Dear Heloise: My hint is to put your address label on your umbrella handle. Include all of your telephone numbers (home, work, cell) so that if the umbrella is lost, the finder can call you! Since we don't use our umbrella every day, we tend to forget it. I put an address label on mine two days before I left it in a shopping cart. There are still honest people in the world! (Hint: Write the phone numbers on the label first, then peel and attach!) Thanks! I hope this is worthy to print and helps someone retrieve his property. B. Walker, via e-mail
Here are three hints from Lynn of Plano, Texas:
Why walk right past shopping carts sitting in the parking lot when you are entering a store? I always take a shopping cart from the parking lot into the store when I go in. This saves someone in the store from having to return the cart to the store. It also keeps carts out of the parking lots, where they can cause parking hazards. Also, I am more visible when I'm pushing a cart; I am less apt to be hit by a car in the lot if drivers can see me.
Recently, I had to read many pages in a large, three-ring binder. I put a length of rubber, nonadhesive shelf liner on the table and stacked up a couple of large books to prop the binder on. When I opened the binder, it did not slide on the table. It made the reading so much easier!
When composing written information to be sent to someone who might need reading glasses, I always set the size of the font bigger. That way, the person can read it more easily without hunting for those glasses.
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com.
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