DEAR SUN SPOTS: You helped me before and I need your help again. I’m 73 years old and in need of a twin-sized adjustable bed with a top that lifts, just like you would find in a hospital. I have been sleeping in a recliner for the last six months due to back problems and […]
Sun Spots
Posted inSun Spots
Rates for calling cards often exorbitant
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Buyer beware! I’m hoping to give everyone a heads’ up on one of the prepaid long-distance phone cards available at local stores. The carrier is IDT and not Verizon any more. They charge a 17 percent surcharge for each call made! I was horrified. I purchased a 350-minute card and before I […]
advertisement
Posted inSun Spots
Casino payoffs do not vary by time of day
DEAR SUN SPOTS: My friends who go to the casino say they do not play in the morning, because the slots don’t pay. I say the slots are set at the factory and only the gambling commission can change them. Who is right? Also I play on pogo.com. I have not been able to access […]
Posted inSun Spots
Chimney sweep takes money, fails to return
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I would like to know if any of your readers might know how to contact chimney cleaner (name withheld). Two years ago, he stopped by and cleaned my chimney, and I fronted him some money that he said he needed for some materials he needed for a job. He promised to pay […]
Posted inSun Spots
Readers recall Sandford’s Shiloh ‘Kingdom’
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the inquiry about Shiloh, another more obscure book that might shed some light on the history of Shiloh and its leader is “The Almighty and Us, The Inside Story of Shiloh, Maine,” by Arnold L. White. — Bruce Conant, Hilltop Books, Hebron, 966-2177, [email protected] DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have just read […]
Posted inSun Spots
Sun Spots tested with television trivia
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for so much great info. Too bad there isn’t more space for your column; I can think of some, but the believers in astrology would never stand for it! Anyway, my question is this: How long has the TV ad for York’s Wild Kingdom been on? My guess that it’s at […]
Posted inSun Spots
Reader seeks replacement covers for totes
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have some totes with no covers. I have tried several stores, but they don’t have extra covers. I hope you can help. Thanks. — Beryl Robinson, Auburn ANSWER: Sun Spots can relate to your question. She, too, has totes with no lids and has had no luck in finding replacements, other […]
Posted inSun Spots
Antique-fan fan wants to know its value
DEAR SUN SPOTS: I have a fan that I’ve had for 65 years. It is called Cool Spots and was made by a company called Signal. It runs fantastic. Can you find any information on this company? Thank you. — D.H., Lewiston ANSWER: Sun Spots discovered that Signal was a division of the King-Seeley Corp., […]
Posted inSun Spots
Inattentive drivers scare cyclists, walkers
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Maine law says that you have to walk or ride a bike with the traffic flow on the right side of the road. I think it is a ridiculous law because when I know that there are drunken drives, people on their phones and, oh yes, the famous texting drivers behind me, […]
Posted inSun Spots
Maine fourth in ranking of shoreline miles
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Thanks for all the research you do for people. Maine has such a convoluted coastline, with the many islands and all. Is there a report somewhere on how much total oceanfront Maine has? We also have a lot more lakes than many states. How much lake frontage do we have? How does […]