Follow tips to keep the line fluid at airport

Dear Heloise: Please tell your readers about liquids they put in their carry-on luggage. The container must state on the front that it is less than 3 ounces. If you have a 6-ounce container that is less than half-full, it will still be confiscated. If you bury it in your carry-on bag and it is picked up on X-ray, your bag will be searched!

All the 3-ounce bottles need to be placed in a plastic, quart-size bag to go through the X-ray. This could help to keep the lines moving. Rita Mae Kelly, via e-mail

Thanks for the reminder, Rita. Check with your airline or the Transportation Security Administration (www.tsa.gov) for up-to-date airline restrictions.

And folks, please be ready to put items in the gray bins and move along. If you need more time, be kind and let people go around you. Heloise

Fast Facts

Dear Readers: Here are some handy uses for regular table salt:

USprinkle on a dropped egg for easier cleanup on a hard surface.

UUse to dissolve soapsuds.

UPour on grass growing in cracks to kill it.

URub into a rolling pin to clean it quickly. Heloise

Dear Heloise: Here’s how I keep a stock of fresh lemons. I’ve never liked the bottled lemon juice, so now I keep lemons frozen in my freezer. Some are cut into wedges or halves, and others are whole. When I cut them, I put them in a single layer on a cookie sheet, freeze solid, then put in resealable bags in the freezer. It’s a cinch to get zest from a whole or half lemon when solid (and put the rest back in the freezer). And it all tastes like fresh lemon! Gail from Cousins Island, Maine

Dear Heloise: Sometimes I don’t get to the dryer fast enough, and the clothes get wrinkled.

I keep a small spray bottle of water with just a few drops of liquid-softener concentrate in it.

I put the article of clothing on a hanger, and while holding it up, I spray the item and gently shake while spraying.

The wrinkles come out much easier.

An alternate way is to hang the item on a hook or rack and, while spraying with one hand, gently tug on the bottom of the garment. Laurie Wheeler in Mississippi

Sound Off

Dear Heloise: When I enter or leave a public building, I usually lean on the handle of a door as I am opening it. Because I am rather frail and elderly, a kind individual (usually behind me) pushes the door open for me.

Since I am not only opening the door but leaning on it for support, this often makes me lose my balance and could cause a fall.

I do appreciate it, but it would be better if people would tell the person they are trying to help what they are doing. I. Kay, Ohio

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