Can you live without Cable?

I am not much of TV watcher, so eliminating Cable won't be much of a problem. My husband may choose to stick with basic cable just so he has something to watch on TV or play bingo. What about you?

Does your dishwasher do a better job than by hand? or at least about the same?

I am wondering this because my husband is eager to use the dishwasher while I prefer wash by hand. So starting December I decided to follow his suggestion using the dishwasher. I still have to toss...