Before heading out on vacation, most people have a familiar checklist: lock the doors, unplug unnecessary appliances, take out the trash, and make sure the windows are closed.
But there’s another small household habit you may have heard about: covering your sink before leaving home.
At first, it sounds unnecessary. A sink is designed to sit there while you’re away, after all. Yet there is some practical reasoning behind the idea—although it isn’t a universal requirement or a magical way to protect your house.
The real benefit depends on what
