Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: My family is calling me the leaf blower queen. That tool has become my favorite thing to use.

My husband was washing the car and I was using the leaf blower to clean the walkways, and I accidentally shot the car full of air. I couldn’t believe the dust and trash that shot out from under the seats, from the storage pockets on the doors and all the nooks and crannies, including the trunk.

We keep a small refrigerator outside. When defrosting it, I used the leaf blower to shoot air into it – in just a short time, the chunks of ice started sliding out. It also dusted the outside coils in just a second.

I have used it in the garage after we cleaned the floor to dry the water, and if you don’t get too close to things, it will dust and clean the storage shelves in the garage.

So, everyone is laughing at me now. I tell them I have only just begun to find ways to use my leaf blower. – Marlene Caldwell, Little Rock, Ark.