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6: BATHROOM CLEANER There are tons of DIY bathroom cleaner by Mary Hunt recipes out there, but none can top this one, in my humble opinion! 1/2 cup white vinegar 2 tablespoons borax 1 tablespoon blue Dawn dishwashing A recent letter from a reader who used liquid borax to solve her dishwasher woes got me 2 cups warm water thinking about all the ways I use this handy prod- 10 drops lemon essential oil (optional, uct to clean and fix problems around the house. but adds a lovely clean scent) Here is a quick rundown for you® to try on for size: Pour all ingredients into a spray bottle, and shake to mix. by Mary Hunt WHAT IS BORAX? This works really well on ceramic tile, the Borax is actually a salt that is found natu- outside surfaces of toilets, sinks, counters and rally in evaporation lakes. It is used as an ingrefloors. dient in many detergents, cosmetics and enamel Note: Do not use this cleaner on natural glazes. You can find it in supermarkets, in the stone. Vinegar is an acid and can eat away at laundry or cleaning aisles, and online under stone and marble surfaces overtime. Stone tiles, many different brand names. travertine, granite, marble or anything in that family should not have vinegar as a cleaner. PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE Be careful about dumping large amounts 7: ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER into a container and breathing in the dust. You Pour these ingredients into a spray should never do this with anything that is a fine bottle: powder, not just borax. 1 teaspoon borax Keep borax in a sealed container away 1/2 teaspoon washing soda from children, just as you do with ANY cleaning 1 teaspoon Blue Dawn or castile soap agent, even natural ones. 18 drops lemon essential oil 23 TUES., JUNE Do not use borax for skin care or topical Fill the bottle to the top with hot water, use. It is really for cleaningPlease only. And remember and shake until everything mixed well.  This review carefully. Double check:  PhoneisNumber(s) Spelling  this: More is not better. You only need a small cleaner is perfect for greasy messes, fingerprints amount of borax to get any number of jobsyour done. Contact Tidbits immediately with changes or co and representative smudges. * * * Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 76 1: CLEAN CARPET Would you like more information? Go to Borax is a natural odor neutralizer, which EverydayCheapskate.com for links and resources for makes it a perfect option for cleaning carpets recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at Everyby hand or boosting the cleaning power of your dayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will ancarpet machine. It will make those carpets smell swer questions of general interest, but letters cannot even better. ®

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steering wheel and a new dashboard instrument cluster. The speedometer topped out at 160 mph. • The Stingray made its debut in 1963 with its famous split-window fastback, which lasted for just one year. Hidden headlamps were also introduced. The T-Top came along in 1968.

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• The 250,000th Corvette to roll off the assembly line in November, 1969 was a commerative gold convertible.

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July 3rd has been designated as Drive Your Corvette to Work Day, the day each year when owners across the nation are encouraged to motor to their job site in their beloved Corvette sports car. This week Tidbits observes the occasion by looking into some of the history of this classic American dream car.

• Corvette marked its 25th year of production in 1978 with a new fastback body style and a base price of about $9,400. More than 6,500 buyers paid an extra $4,300 for the two-tone silver Indy 500 Pace Car Replica model. • By 1984, the base price was $21,800, with production of 51,547 Vettes. The one-millionth Corvette was a 1992 white convertible with red interior.

to play “Please Release Me.” • If you’ve got your eye on a new Corvette convertible today, you'll find the base price at $66,400. Fully loaded with all the options like leather interior, racing stripes, fancy wheels, 8-speed transmission, Bluetooth, and other goodies, figure on spending around $113,950. • Owning a vintage Corvette can prove to be a worthwhile investment. If you're fortunate enough to own one of the 200 or so original 1953 Corvettes yet in existance and in fair condition, its market value [updated] today is about $126,000. In PROMO - 08-2015 mint condition, the auction value could reach $190,000 or more. 

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A lot of dogs -- and Madonna -- suffer from brontophobia, an irrational fear of thunder. Well, to a dog, a Fourth of July celebration is just a rapidfire succession of thunderbolts: loud and scary. This Independence Day, do your dog a favor and don’t bring him to the party. Instead, follow these guidelines to keep your dog safe and comfortable on what can be a real fright night for our canine companions: -- Take your dog outside to relieve himself before you leave the house. -- Treat your dog to an extra-long walk or a strenuous game of fetch to burn off energy and wear him out. -- While you’re out, leave your dog in a secure room in the house or, even better, in his crate. -- Close all windows, blinds and drapes to help deflect the sound and the flashes of light. -- Leave the lights on in his area to further dilute the flashes of light from fireworks or sparklers. -- Surround him with his favorite chew toys and a soft blanket. -- Keep your departure that night simple, without a lot of fanfare that could excite him or make him anxious. -- Play music or keep the television on at a normal volume -- and tuned to a channel that will not be airing a live fireworks display. -- If your dog must stay outside for some reason, make the extra effort to ensure all fences and gates are secure. -- Make sure his tags are attached to his collar and contain current contact information. By heeding these precautions and planning ahead, you can avoid the close call this family experienced last year: “Last Fourth of July, we went to a party, not even thinking about the effect fireworks might have on our dog. On the way home, we saw the fire-

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The Social Security ‘Goody Bag’ At least once a day, I get one or more emails that start out with some form of this phrase: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security!” And then they go on from there to trot out time-worn arguments that have been bandied about for years and are usually groundless. One of the more common gripes goes like this: “I’ll tell you what’s wrong with Social Security. They’ve added too many perks to the program over the years. If they would just get rid of the goody bag and take the system back to what it was when it started, we wouldn’t have any problems today!” Or, as another reader recently told me: “Today’s Social Security program includes too many freebies for freeloaders! We need to get back to basics -- to the law’s original intent!” Well let’s think about that for a minute. The original Social Security Act, passed in 1935, included retirement benefits for people 65 and older who were totally retired. That’s it. Period. Nothing else! So, if these “back to basics” naysayers had their way, that means we would have no early retirement benefits at age 62. Those millions of people getting early retirement benefit could kiss their checks goodbye because they are in the “goody bag.” It also would mean we would not pay benefits to anyone 65 and older if they were still working. The original Social Security law required that you must be completely retired to collect benefits. So, tough luck for all the working seniors out there. Your benefits are also in the “goody bag.”

1. The book of Haggai is in the a) Old Testament b) New Testament c) Neither 2. During a famine, who set out with another man to find grass to feed his horses and mules? a) Abishag b) Ahab c) Agrippa d) Abner 3. From Exodus 34, who was frightened of a man who came down a mountain with a shining face? a) Caleb b) Cornelius c) Aaron d) Joshua 4. At what city's public bonfire were books worth thousands of dollars burned? a) Perga b) Ephesus c) Derbe d) Lystra 5. From Acts 5, who fell dead after lying about a property deal? a) Nehemiah b) Shimei c) Levi d) Ananias 6. Where did Lot meet angels? a) River b) Oak tree c) Cave d) City gate (Answerson onpage page12) 16) (Answers For comments or more Bible Trivia go to www.TriviaGuy.com © 2020 2019 King Features Synd., Inc. Inc.

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Oh, and there would be no extra bonus for people who delay taking benefits until a later age. Millions of seniors currently plan to work until 70 in order to get a 32% bonus added to their checks. Emptying the “goody bag” would mean turning off that incentive to delay retirement. There also would be no benefits for spous es, widows or widowers. And if a young worker dies and leaves small children, tough luck. No government benefits for them. All these spousal and survivor benefits are in the “goody bag.” And there would be no disability benefits. So, if you have a heart attack at age 60, that’s just too bad. You would just have to wait until you are 65 to collect your Social Security, assuming you live that long. I could go on and on. There are tens of mil lions of people getting Social Security benefits today who would not qualify for anything under the original Social Security law. Are all those people getting superfluous and unnecessary benefits out of a governmental giveaway “goody bag”? Or has the Social Security program evolved over the years to meet the changing needs of our society? I think that’s an important point that needs to be made. Social Security did not expand over the years because Congress was looking for ways to hand out “freebies to freeloaders.” The program changed because there were legitimate needs that people had and that a caring, compassionate society needed to provide. That’s why, today, we have Social Security benefits for working seniors, spouses, widows, orphaned children, divorced women and disabled workers. In fact, let’s take a brief look at the legisla tive history of Social Security. It will be an abbreviated look because Congress passes amendments to the Social Security law almost every year. But most of those are relatively minor or technical changes that have no significant impact on the program or the benefits paid. Instead, here is a short list of the major amendments to the Social Security Act and

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what those changes brought. 1935 -- the original Social Security Act: provided benefits for retirees at age 65 and nothing else. 1939 Social Security amendments: added benefits for dependent wives age 65 and older and for the minor children of retirees. Also added benefits to widows age 65 and older and to surviving minor children. Included benefits for widows at any age if caring for a minor child. 1950 Social Security amendments: added benefits for dependent husbands age 65 and older, and widowers age 65 and older. 1956 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman can get retirement benefits to 62. Also lowered the age at which a husband or wife can get spousal or widows benefits to 62. Added disability benefits to disabled workers between ages 50 and 64. 1960 Social Security amendments: expanded disability benefits to a disabled worker of any age as long as he or she was “insured.” 1961 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a man can get retirement benefits to 62. Also lowered the widower’s age to 62. 1965 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman can get widows benefits to 60. Added benefits for surviving children between ages 18 and 21. Added benefits for divorced women if they were married for 20 years. Also added the Medicare program. 1968 Social Security amendments: lowered the age at which a woman could collect widows benefits to 50 if she was disabled. 1977 Social Security amendments: lowered the duration of marriage requirement for divorced spouses from 20 years to 10 years. 1983 Social Security amendments: raised the retirement age to 67 over a 50-year period. Children’s benefits eliminated for those ages 18-21. Added benefits for fathers caring for minor children. This is just a summary of the major Social Security amendments. There have also been many technical amendments. In fact, one set of those in the 1990s led to the infamous maximizing loophole that really was something for the “goody bag.” It allowed many middle- and upper-class seniors to file for “dependent” benefits on a spouse’s Social Security record while saving their own retirement benefits until age 70. That loophole was shut down. Or, to be more precise, you had to be age 66 before Jan. 2, 2020, to use the loophole. * * * If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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At-Home Allergy Shots? The Risk Is Too High DEAR DR. ROACH: After giving myself allergy shots at home for years, my allergy doctor’s group has decided that it’s too dangerous for patients to do this anymore. The allergy practice will no longer send a vial unless you can prove the shot will be given in a medical facility. Even if you are a nurse or doctor yourself, you still must prove that the shot will be given in a medical facility! Of course, there is a charge per shot if you drive across town to have the allergy practice’s nurse give it. Not long after getting this notice, I read an article about a local child who has improved an insulin injection device. After the alteration, several more doses could be extracted. The article also mentioned children being able to give themselves insulin shots at school! This is such an obvious money grab. How can it be safe for children to give themselves insulin at school but too dangerous for adults to give themselves shots at home? Do you know any reason for this change of policy for giving shots other than docs who can’t get more patients, so they bleed the ones they have dry? -- P.S. ANSWER: Insulin therapy is very different from allergy shots. Insulin is routinely given at home, -work and school, and is very safe. D.C.C.S. Enrollment 1/4 pg. The difference with an allergy shot is that 4C you a substance Juneare 18, getting 2020 Vol. 16: #27 you are known to be allergic to. Comparatively, there is a significant risk of an allergic reaction. Only 3% to 5% of

people getting allergy immunotherapy will have a systemic reaction, and only 1 out of 5,000 shots or so will require epinephrine. That might not sound like a high risk, but for a busy allergy clinic, that means about one person per month. The epinephrine is used to both treat and prevent life-threatening reactions. The guidelines from allergy experts clearly state that injections must be given under qualified medical supervision. Your doctor’s group was not previously following the standard of care. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you mentioned that your smartwatch warns you every hour to stand up. Is this a good idea? What else is it good for? -- D.K. ANSWER: The evidence that standing periodically has health benefits is fair. One study showed that when people did light-intensity activity (such as walking) for two minutes a day instead of sitting, premature death rates were reduced. Prolonged sitting is associated with heart disease, diabetes and overall cancer rates. The evidence isn’t definitive, but it’s suggestive enough that I do get up and walk around (when I can) when my watch reminds me that I’ve been sitting for a long time. It’s not 100% clear that exercise trackers like pedometers and more advanced devices, such as a smartwatch, increase activity for everyone. It clearly does motivate me. I think it’s a personal decision that needs to be made based on whether you need more exercise (nearly everyone would benefit) and whether it would be motivating. I will say that, for many people, the social aspects of it do get some people to exercise more than they would have otherwise. Some devices let you see your friends’ activity and engage in friendly competition and support. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer

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Bugles Across America There is no piece of music that elicits as much emotion as the 24 notes of “Taps,” the bugle call played at military funerals and ceremonies. In 2000, Congress passed legislation saying that the funerals of veterans should have two members of the military present, one to fold the flag and one to play “Taps.” The problem has been that in too many places there aren’t enough buglers. Funeral directors turned to “Taps” played on CD in a mechanical device that’s inserted into a bugle. That’s not quite the same thing. Bugles Across America was started in 2000 by Tom Day as a means of gathering buglers who would attend the funerals of veterans and play real “Taps.” Since he started, Day has signed up 4,000 buglers. Sounds like a lot, but it’s not, considering the number of veterans who pass away each day. Even during this lockdown the BAA is receiving 20-30 requests for buglers every day. You can help. All you have to do is play “Taps.” The steps: Check the website at buglesacrossamerica.org. If you already play, brush up. You’ll need to audition, in person, with your state’s director or another designated person from the organization. You can be male or female. You can play a bugle with none, one, two or three valves; a trumpet; a cornet or a flugelhorn. The instrument doesn’t matter, but your playing does. You must be very, very good with at least high school-level music playing experience. For more information, email info@buglesacrossamerica.org or click the Contact Us link on the website. If you need a bugler, click Request A Bugle. To get a feel for the BAA, go to the website and read the Bugler’s Post blogs. You’ll learn, among other things, that Tom Day is out there each evening at 7 p.m. to sound “Taps” in honor of all our fallen brothers and sisters. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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If it’s just you and your husband, and you’re visiting several locations and driving lots of miles you may want a smaller motor home with better fuel economy. But if you’re taking other family members or friends, you may want a larger RV with slide outs and more sleeping areas. See GoRVing.com for a breakdown of all the different types of RVs available today.

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To locate an RV rental dealer near you visit CruiseAmerica.com, one of the largest RV rental companies in the world or search the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association at RVRA. org. Or use peer-to-peer RV rental sites like RVshare.com or Outdoorsy.com, which are usually a little cheaper.

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: Can you write a column on RV travel for novices? Like everyone else, my husband and I have been cooped up for months because of the coronavirus and we are now thinking about a road trip in a rented RV. Since we've never done this before, we could use any tips you might have about renting one and staying safe while on the road. --Recently Retired

Rental costs will vary greatly depending on what you choose and how far you drive, ranging anywhere from $50 up to $500 per day. When renting a rig, be sure you get detailed instructions from the owner or rental company on how to use the RV’s systems, including the generator, air-conditioning, leveling, slide outs, electric and entertainment, as well as how to empty waste tanks and refill fresh water.

Dear Recently: Recreational-vehicle (or RV) travel has become a very popular option among U.S. retirees over the past few decades. It is probably one of the safest and most convenient ways for folks to get away this summer.

You should also know that because of COVID-19, most RV rental companies are vigilant about cleaning and disinfecting their units. But if you want to be extra safe, the CDC offers tips at CDC.gov/COVID19. Type “Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Home” in the search bar.

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