Heloise 5

Frugal Dividing

Dear Heloise,

I agree with that lady who cuts her scratchy sponge  pads in two,

so much so that I cut mine in quarters, eighths, and so on.

A person obviously needs something to cling to,

namely a piece of scouring pad, 

so the question arises: where do you stop?

Do this.

Take a new pad and a pair of scissors to the kitchen sink.

Start cutting. Try out the pieces, as you make them, on a dirty pan.

When they reach a size where you say out loud:

Am I out of my bloody mind?—

then the next size up is the right one for you. 

pH in Tucson