DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me with a Crossley dishwasher I bought last February from Jay’s Small Engine and Appliance. He charged me $349 for the dishwasher and $172 to put in a new hook-up. He said the one I had was too far from the furnace and the water wasn’t hot […]
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Crafter should collect sales tax
DEAR SUN SPOTS: As others have said many times, thank you so much for your helpful advice! My question is: I sell crafts during the year at craft fairs and make a few dollars. At what point do I, or should I, apply for a tax ID number from the state? How much do I […]
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YouTube treasure trove of video
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time, so after reading the Dec. 21 column where someone asked about the dog, Chopper, on the Travelers Insurance commercial and the name of the announcer on WCSH news, I thought I’d write. A few years ago on one of the local channels, a […]
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The Cure sings ‘Pictures of You’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Since busy Jason keeps up with all things entertaining (Jan. 2), I also have a request about a commercial. A few years back there was a Kodak camera commercial that went something like “I’ve been living so long with these pictures of you that I almost believe they’re real.” If busy Jason […]
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Charitable requests overwhelming
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I love your column and read it faithfully every day. I am wondering if you can find out how often the following organizations send appeals: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Lung Association and the Salvation Army. If you respond to the appeals, you get several more through the year. […]
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‘Lying-in hospital’ piques curiousity
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I believe there was a hospital in Auburn around 1938. I think it was called the Auburn Lying-In Hospital. Can you find any information on it? Love your column. — Marilyn Burgess, [email protected] ANSWER: Google searches for this topic provided Sun Spots with some amusing responses. Instead of coming up with “lying-in […]
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Mountain range extends to Canada
DEAR SUN SPOTS: We have always admired the view from the top of the hill on North Hill Road in Buckfield heading toward town and have often speculated that the mountain ranges extend all the way to Canada. Has anyone ever researched those mountains such as names, locations, etc.? — Everett, Sumner, [email protected] ANSWER: The […]
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Number of TV channels puzzle reader
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Why can’t you use all the channels on your brand new flat-screen, 3-D, surround-sound, top-of-the-line television? You have 139-plus channels, and the only ones that you are allowed to use is Channel 3 or 4, depending on your area, for the one delivering the signal (satellite and cable), HDMI 1, and maybe […]
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St. Mary’s nun led harmonica band
DEAR SUN SPOTS: As a child, my now-deceased father lived on Lincoln Street with his family. He and his six siblings went to school at St. Mary’s in Lewiston. One of Dad’s fondest memories (he was born in 1922) was of being in a harmonica band run by one of the nuns who taught there. […]
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French cooks’ help with recipe needed
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Does anyone who knows French have a fish chowder recipe with an ingredient that sounds like “quiole” or “quieule?” My father-in-law said his mother’s way of making fish chowder included this important ingredient. Is it French for the type of fish, maybe? Thank you. — No Name via email ANSWER: Sun Spots […]