How To Wash A Nylon (poly) Golf Jacket

I have to do that, so I did a little research and here is what I found (a collection of several websites):

1.    wash the jacket by itself in a top load (or front load) washer

2.    zip up all the zippers firs, and close all the Velcro items before washing

3.    first let the water flow into the tub without the jacket, use warm, not cold or hot water. 

4.    then, add very mild detergent, some websites say powered is better, non bleach of course.  I will use something like Woolite for my jacket cleaning project.

5.    after detergent is dissolved, add the jacket

6.    run on the gentle cycle of course … and

7.    line dry the jacket, preferably out of direct sunlight  or, if that is not an option, some websites say it is OK to dry in a dryer on the lowest temp setting, or air fluff.

Pubic Safety Message 9-V Batteries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSJH21WmALc

Disposing of 9 volt batteries safely is something that never occurred to me until I saw this video (about half way in he gets to the point).  The terminals on a 9 volt battery are very close together, and, when such a battery is in new storage, or after use when placed in a discard bag (with other dead batteries), these terminals can be shorted by touching other metal objects or another battery.  Resultant heat build up can set the storage bag on fire.  Put electrical tape across the terminals before discarding them and be sure that, when they are in normal "new-battery" storage location,  they are not touching other batteries or metal objects.