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- A full tank is an exit you keep ready
- A wave is not a green light
- Ask the human first
- Cause the scene
- Drive like everyone’s about to make a mistake — you included
- The bakery gives away buckets — you only have to ask
- Let the dog close the distance
- Let the missed exit stay missed
- Reading a nursing home: the air, the nails, and 2 a.m.
- The deposit has laws on its side
- When repairs stall, the rent can wait in escrow
- The vest means working
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All 143 tips on home
- A cat straining to pee is an emergency
- A chipped pet still needs your phone number on file
- A full tank is an exit you keep ready
- A restart is the strongest lock
- A wave is not a green light
- Aim where the fly is going
- Ask if there is a cat before you send lilies
- Ask the human first
- Ask what the cartridge costs before the printer
- Back up what you can’t replace, then prove it opens
- Bait it where it hides
- Break the box down before it goes out
- Build the sick kit while you're well
- Burn it to the edge the first time
- Buy the plunger before the couch
- Buy the rusty skillet
- Call before you make them vomit
- Catch the cold water while the shower warms up
- Cause the scene
- Change the locks the day you get the keys
- Change the sheets before you leave
- Check the label before you dust the house for bugs
- Check the oven mitt is dry before you reach in
- Check the speaker before you press play
- Clean cheap, and never mix the bottles
- Clean more than the lint trap
- Close the bedroom door before you sleep
- Dig out the tailpipe before you run the heater
- Double it and add thirty
- Drill the hole before you fill the pot
- Drive like everyone’s about to make a mistake — you included
- Fight the marker with its own solvent
- Fill the stripped hole with wood and glue
- Find the breaker, then test the wire
- Find the silent leak with food coloring
- Find the water valve and replace the old hoses
- Finish your drink before the restroom
- Flush the tank while it’s still young
- For honeybees, call a beekeeper first
- Forward the spam text to 7726
- Get the program from its maker’s own page
- Give each website its own email tag
- Give the fire extinguisher
- Go down and in when the tornado warning comes
- Go to the eviction hearing
- Hang the shirt in the bathroom while you shower
- Heat the rice sock in short bursts
- If someone is being shocked, don’t grab them
- If they’re driving, hold your reply
- It is the bread they don't eat
- Keep the engine off while you sleep in the car
- Keep the gas oven for cooking and the vents open
- Keep the heat out before it arrives
- Keep the napkins in the glove box
- Keep the non-stick pan off the high flame
- Label the cable the day it arrives
- Lay the light flat on the floor
- Leave notes for future you
- Leave the washer door open so the drum dries
- Let the bottle dry before you cap it
- Let the dog close the distance
- Let the grease set before you throw it
- Let the missed exit stay missed
- Let the mower eat the leaves
- Let the unknown number ring out
- Light the charcoal without lighter fluid
- Light the number
- Make one free call the day you are told to leave home
- Measure it with your hand
- One adapter, one plain strip
- Open the empty bag before it goes in the bin
- Pass the truck, or drop back behind it
- Patch the jeans from the inside
- Photograph the serial numbers, not just the stuff
- Point the fan at your feet
- Powder under the insole
- Predictable is the kindest thing a driver can be
- Pull over before the gauge reaches red
- Pull the filter out of the dishwasher floor
- Put a drop of soap in the vinegar
- Put the guest network on the fridge
- Put the last jump lead on bare metal away from the battery
- Raise the desk before you buy one
- Reading a nursing home: the air, the nails, and 2 a.m.
- Roll what forgives, fold what creases
- Say no through the closed door
- Say where you are first
- Seal the gaps the mice come through
- See the street at night before you sign
- Set the sugar water beside the bee
- Shocks from the shower mean an electrician — today
- Shut the doors before the fireworks start
- Signal before you brake
- Slide the lid over the pan
- Soak the showerhead before you replace it
- Soak the shrunk jumper in hair conditioner
- Soap the mirror before you shower
- Spinning digs the hole deeper
- Stand the sponge on its edge
- Step at the edge of the stair
- Switch the wet phone off and leave it off
- Take the batteries out before you put it away
- Test the pavement before you walk the dog
- The bakery gives away buckets — you only have to ask
- The birds are already telling you
- The box it came in was the present
- The cheapest change is a coat of paint
- The deposit has laws on its side
- The elbow is for when there is no tissue
- The eraser works because it sands
- The exit number is the mile marker
- The first-aid kit is three kits
- The house picks the water heater
- The lint in the trap is your clothes
- The liquor store has your moving boxes
- The microwave stays charged after you unplug it
- The mould comes back until the damp goes
- The restroom minute is a legitimate reset
- The slowdown is usually dust
- The smell is alive, which is why covering it never works
- The steel hones, the stone sharpens
- The tailgater is a problem that passes
- The vest means working
- Tie the two cords together
- Touch metal before you pump gas
- Treat every gun as loaded
- Try the cheap bidet attachment first
- Two duvets, or one size up
- Upload the crop, keep the whole picture
- Walk the dog before you adopt it
- Wash it in the tub when there's no machine
- Watch the baby animal before you pick it up
- Water destroys paper better than a shredder does
- Wear the glasses when you wonder about them
- What actually keeps you warm outside
- When in doubt, don’t touch it
- When repairs stall, the rent can wait in escrow
- Where’s the bottom of the tank? Two honest answers
- Why your towels stopped drying you
- Wood heat is cheap only if you burn it right
- Write down the numbers your phone remembers for you
- Your garbage disposal has no blades
- Your neighbour may not know how loud it is
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