Dear Heloise: My pet peeve is TV shows where the background music is so loud that you cannot hear the dialogue being spoken. I am not deaf, and it’s very irritating to lose what is going on in the show. — Lissa B., Sugar Hill, N.H.

Lissa, I love music, but like you, I don’t like it when it drowns out all the dialogue. I can understand how you feel. Maybe you should write to the producer of the program and tell them how you feel. I’m sure many others feel the same way. — Heloise

DISPENSER PUMP

Dear Heloise: With regard to the question about a new bottle or jar dispenser not working, I always keep my old bottle until I know whether the new one works. If not, I use the old pump on the new bottle or jar. — Shirley, in Hamilton, Ohio

WHEN DRAINING HOT WATER

Dear Heloise: Pouring boiling wa

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