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* Bottled drinking be unbelievable and a few snacks, like nuts.
* First-aid kit.
* A flashlight with fresh batteries, and flares.
* Cellphone charger.
* If relevant, baby food and diapers.
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NEWSPAPER Prerequisite
Dear Heloise: Take your old newspaper to the vet. Every time I take mine to the vet, people in the waiting area are amazed that the vets need old newspaper. Some vets have to buy newspaper for their kennels. -- Linda in Poteet, Tex.
Cabbie, our mini-schnauzer, agrees: “Woof, woof.” -- Heloise
CALL-CENTER Accolade
Dear Readers: The following letter concerns our ongoing duologue about telephone customer-service representatives:
Dear Heloise: Call-center employees are tethered by headset to the phone, desk and computer for hours at a swell, which can become stressful. I’ve worked at a few call centers. I’m sure that guy compliments helped me thrive in those positions.
Source: Washington Post