Allways take the key card. We heard that they can store your credit card info on them. cut them up at home. Had our absolutely worst hotel experience ever about a week ago. drove down to Ohio to see new grandbaby. We were headed for Florida and stayed in a hotel, 'cause the kids house was full. Well, DH and DS#3 went to check us into a local no tell hotel while I gave nursing lessons to DDIL. DH was not ready to sit there while we discussed nipples! LOL! We left there late in the evening and we were TIRED! When we walked into no tell hotel, I cringed! But, didn't dare say a word to DH. He went out side for a smoke and I pulled the covers off the bed I was going to sleep on. the blanket looked like swiss cheese and had stains on it, crusty ones! I flipped the worst to the bottom of the bed. that night I had dreams of bed bugs and head lice, plus whenever I got cold and started to pull the blanket up, I'd wake up and push it back down. At breakfast the next morning we shared our experience. He had the same dreams of bugs I had! Next time,we will run like he!! from a place like that. Still get the heebie jeebies thinking about it. Oh yeah, about 20 years ago boys and I got headlice from a hotel. DD didn't, she slept on the floor in her sleeping bag! That was Ohio too! Kathy G in MI

I seem to be mostly immune from anything, I've been told that even the viruses won't touch me, LOL. I do wash my eggs before I use them, heck, I know exactly where they come from, although I leave that protective layer on until I use them. Most vegetables come from my garden, and I wash them well to rid them of dirt and grit, but I don't use any soap, etc., just fresh water. Any produce from the store wil be washed, not only do I not know where it came from, but it has been handled by countless customers and employees from it's origin to the final destination. I grow my own beef, so I'm confident and eat it raw if it suits me. Chicken and turkey get cooked well and I don't contaminate other foods with juices and drippings, etc., but I don't wash my hands a dozen times after I handle it either. I wouldn't eat a raw oyster for any reason other than large amounts of cash, it's like having a mouth full of...well...um....mucus. Ick. Annie

I did read somewhere about the bottom of a purse being yucky. 'Losing' my purse in Italy one time, taught me a valuable lesson about keeping my purse on my person. My purse never sits on the floor. I use a purse hanger to hold it on the edge of the table. If the purse hanger doesn't work because of table design, I hang it on my knee or wear the strap across my chest. I don't carry fashionable purses because, 1) I can't be bothered and 2) I prefer function over fashion for the safety factors... primarily strap design so I can do the 'across-the-chest' wearing. Also, I had a hook in my old kitchen where I hung my purse as I had very little counter space for it to land on. No room to cook, much less store a purse. So I guess I only need to worry about the sponge, can opener, garbage can, ..... :-) Pepper ps. I did get my purse back. Bless the people at the restaurant. And now I need to think about where I can hang my purse in the not-yet-finished-past-schedule kitchen.

well i was going to going to bring chicken but it would need to be cooked on the grill. seeing as it is going to be 90+ out. maybe i should bring something already cooked! what do we need that i can just go out and buy in the morning?