FAA offers tips for safety during flights

Dear Readers: When you are flying, it's important to pay attention to safety instructions from flight attendants or videos because the information can save your life if there's a crash. Here are some hints that you should know from the Federal Aviation Administration:
When you board the plane and sit down, make a mental note of where the exits are. Count the rows from your seat to an exit. If there is an emergency, the plane could be dark and smoky. Knowing how far away you are from the exit could be vital. You won't get confused about where to get out.
Follow emergency instructions; assume the crash position by putting your head in your hands, and lean on the seat ahead of you to brace yourself.
Try to stay low, and don't panic. There could be lots of fire and smoke, so breathe slowly.
Exit the plane as quickly as you can. Leave your luggage or property behind. Head to the exits or to the evacuation slide ASAP. Heloise
P.S. The chances are infinitesimal that a crash could happen, but a few seconds of "safety school" could save your life.
Dear Heloise: I just wanted to let you know a cute story about my mother passing your book down to me. I was out of college and in my first apartment. My mother thought I needed a little help in the domestic area, and she was woefully unprepared to assist me. She gave me your book, which I still have. I've kept it even though I have newer, more up-to-date Heloise books.
I happened to get it out recently for a hint on cleaning (vinegar, of course!) and thought you'd be tickled by the inscription I had forgotten was there from my mother in 1981 -- "When all else fails, blame it on Heloise!" Liz Horowitz, via e-mail
Liz, blame it on me anytime! Remember to trust a Heloise hint -- it's been tested and checked out. Heloise
Dear Heloise: This is a hint that my husband gave me when I dropped a pierced-earring back onto my bedroom carpet and could not find it. He told me to get my hand-held vacuum and go over the area where I dropped the earring back. After first cleaning out the vacuum, I vacuumed the area, and when I opened the vacuum up, out fell my earring back. I have done the same thing with a lost needle when I've dropped one while sewing. Sharon Taufer, South Jordan, Utah
Dear Heloise: Here is my favorite moving hint: Put a set of bed linens in a clean trash bag and then place that in a dresser drawer for each bedroom you will be using after the move. That way, you won't have to dig through boxes after you've had a very long day. Kathy R., Marble Falls, Texas
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