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The Sherando Times
Stephens City • Middletown • Kernstown
May 4 – 10, 2011Volume III, Issue 18
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By Samantha Mazzotta
Washing MachinesAgitate Owners
Q:
Our washing machine ispretty old, and one day whenmy son was doing laundry the dialmade a cracking sound and cameoff in his hand. Right now we makedo by arduously turning the smallplastic collar that’s left until thewash cycle comes on. However,only one cycle, “permanent press,”works properly (goes all the wayfrom start to finish). Is there anyway to fix this, or should I startsaving for a new washer?
— Han-nah G., Brattleboro, Vt.
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Unfortunately, I’m not sureexactly what the solutionwould be. If I had the make and modelof the washing machine, I could look up common problems and suggestedfixes for that brand. I do know thatsome replacement parts, like the dial,can be ordered, but if the machineis more than several years old, the part may no longer be available. Thesingle-cycle only problem might bea problem with the wash timer, butagain, it’s tough to know how to fix it.Your best option at the moment isto contact an appliance repair cen-ter with the make and model and adescription of the problem. A repair-man might come out to fully diagnosethe issue. If so, ask for any repair esti-mate in writing before allowing anywork to be done.***
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I picked up an older washer-dryer set for a good price viaan online ad. Everything worksfine, except that when the clothesare done washing, they seem tohave a lot of lint and stuff on them.Most of it comes off in the dryer,but it’s annoying. How can I fix it?
— A Reader, via email
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Sounds like the washer couldhave had some kind of lint-trap attachment. Many, many yearsago, some upright washers had per-forated plastic attachments placedon or near the top of the basin tocatch stray lint during the wash andrinse cycles. Contact the person you bought it from and ask if he or shehas something like that. You may beable to order the part online as well.Incidentally, many modern washersstill have lint traps. They’re locatedin out-of-the-way places and aredesigned to not need cleaning veryoften. Check the manufacturer’sguide to see if your new washer hasa lint trap and for any instructionsregarding its maintenance.
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Keep your washingmachine clean by wipingdown the tub periodicallywith a dampcloth. Twice ayear, run the washer through a fullcycle with only a cup of vinegar or bleach added.
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RICHMOND – I you ridea motorcycle or bicycle, youprobably know the rustra-tion o getting stuck at a redlight that just won’t change– because the sensors underthe street can’t detect yourtwo-wheeler.wo-wheel vehicles willbe allowed to run those redlights, under certain situa-tions, under a bill signed intolaw hursday by Gov. BobMcDonnell.House Bill 1981 will let mo-torcyclists, moped riders andbicyclists pass through redlights, as long as there is nooncoming traic, ater wait-ing 10 seconds or two cycleso the light. he law will takeeect July 1.Champe Burnley, presidento the Virginia Bicycling Fed-eration, said riders o two-wheel vehicles oten end uptrapped at red lights, with nosae, legal option about whatto do, because motorcyclesand bikes aren’t heavy enoughor don’t have enough metal totrip the sensor.“Most o the traic signalstoday have a wire in the road– so it’s an induction loop.And requently there’s justnot enough metallic mass orthe induction loop to pick upa cycle that goes over there,”Burnley said.“I you’re on a bike and you get to a stoplight – and Istop or stoplights religiously – it puts me into a diicultposition. Because i the lightdoesn’t change, I’ve either gotto wait or a car to come up be-hind me to trip the stoplight,or I’ve got to break the law – and I don’t like to do that.”Delegate homas “ag”Greason, who sponsored HB1981, said the legislation willmake things much saer orriders.“he bill is designed toincrease the saety or thoseriders who ride motorcycles,mopeds or bicycles,” Greasonsaid. “When they approachand are stranded at an inter-section, and the weight o their vehicle is not great enough totrigger the light, and so they’restranded at a red light, andthey really don’t have any le-gal options available to themunder today’s code.”Greason, a Republican romPotomac Falls, said somepeople raised questions aboutwho would be at ault i a mo-torcycle runs a red light andcauses an accident. But thosequestions have been addressedin the bill, he said.“Imagine that the red light isa stop sign: I the motorcyclistpulls out into oncoming tra-ic and causes an accident, hewould have the same liability i he was at a red light or i hewas at a stop sign,” Greasonsaid.Under his measure, motor-cycles and bicycles must cometo a complete stop at a redlight and wait or 10 secondsor two cycles o the light.“hen they proceed withcaution, as i they were at astop sign, and they must main-tain all the liability, and giveway to oncoming traic, romeither direction,” Greasonsaid. “So there is no transero liability.”Delegate Bill Janis, R-GlenAllen, introduced a similarmeasure – HB 1991. His pro-posal was olded into Grea-son’s bill.HB 1981 passed the Houseon a 75-4 vote in January.he Senate then unanimously approved the bill – with anamendment emphasizing thatbicyclists and motorcyclistswho proceed through a redlight must yield to oncomingtraic. he House then voted87-11 in avor o the amendedbill.
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Anyone who’s been in the hos-pital can remember the eelingo unreality that comes rom thenoises and sleep interruptions inthat environment, not to men-tion eeling unwell. And goinghome doesn’t automatically makeeverything ine again: Many se-niors experience loss o memory,conusion and cognitive problemswhen they’re discharged rom thehospital.Te National Institute o Agingcommissioned a study on this phe-nomenon, and it was completedby the Northwestern University Feinberg School o Medicine.wo hundred seniors age 70-plus who had no previous cognitiveor dementia issues were given aMini-Mental Status Examinationupon release rom the hospital.Tis 30-question test only takesa ew minutes to administer, andchecks or things such as orienta-tion to time and place, calculation,attention and recall. Te patient isasked to repeat three words, telltime, know the day o the week,spell a word backward and copy agure with pencil and paper.Nearly one-third o those se-nior patients being released romthe hospital had low cognitionscores. his means that seniorscoming out o the hospital mightnot understand the instructionsthey’re given or medications andsel-care.ested again one month later,their scores had risen considerably or things like reading, writing,calculations and comprehension.One conclusion o the study wasthat “patient sel-management”training -- teaching the patientabout his or her medications andcare -- should be handled laterrather than at the time the patientis being sent home. Another con-clusion was that doctors and amily (and I’d add “riends”) need to stepup, be aware o the phenomenonand give assistance -- or at leastarrange or it.Matilda Charles regrets that shecannot personally answer readerquestions, but will incorporatethem into her column wheneverpossible. Write to her in care o King Features Weekly Service, P.O.Box 536475, Orlando, FL 3853-6475, or send e-mail to columnre-ply@gmail.com.
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I you’re single, it’s likely that you’re using dating Web siteslike job seekers use Monster andHotjobs, hoping that you’ll ndsomeone who its your datingprole.he V commercials love totrumpet the act that one in verelationships today start on anonline dating site. Te thing thatirritates Dr. Kenneth Ryan is thatthey ail to mention what happensAFER people meet online.“Te term ‘online dating’ itsel is deceptive,” said Ryan, authoro Finding Your Prince in a Seao oads: How to Find a Quality Guy Without Getting Your HeartShredded (www.indingyour-prince.com). “You don’t ‘date’ on-line. You meet online, but the dat-ing that occurs ater all the emailsand online chats is somethingpeople still nd conusing andrustrating. Figuring out how towrite a decent prole or a web siteis only step one. Steps two throughmarriage are more about relat-ing in-person than online. I people do not know how to evaluate and grow a relation-ship,they endupdiscour-aged or parto the 50% divorcestatistics.”Dr. Ryan, who has spent yearswith his wie counseling engagedcouples about sex through theirchurch classes on marriage, hasaggregated some o his best adviceon dating into a list o the vemost common mistakes madein dating. Tey include:
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Don’tBe TooPassive
– Somewomeneel help-less andhope-less becauseew men have showninterest in them. Tey sitalone at home hoping PrinceCharming will one day knock onthe door. Tere are many ways awoman can improve her connec-tions with guys and make hersel more appealing. hey are nothelpless or hopeless.
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Top ive mistakes women make while dating
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