Post by --Mrs.Mommy-- on Feb 13, 2007 19:50:34 GMT -5
Getting out the patio furniture??? For aluminum furniture, apply a layer of past wax to tubular aluminum to avoid pitting! Plastic furniture, clean with bleach and water on a sunny day...the sun helps bleach out the furniture!
Wicker furniture, wash with a mild salt water solution to avoid yellowing!
Wash wicker outdoors and let the sun dry it to tighten up sagging seats! Wrought iron furniture, remove rust with steel wool, apply a layer of aluminum paint before covering with outdoor paint. When pain dries, add a layer of paste wax!! :-) ~~compliments of Mcd131 s/b ladyisreal
Outdoor cooking -- Fast Starter -- Stuff a crumbled sheet of newspaper under your coals, then roll another sheet of news paper into a cone and poke it through the coals to the paper to form a chimney. Ignite the paper. It will carry the fire into your charcoal.
Make cleaning easier -- To make cookout cleanups easier, take a preventive step and spray the cooking grill with nonstick spray before placing the grid over the coals. Food won't stick nearly as much as it does on an untreated grid.
Juicy News -- Always use tongs when turning meat on the grill. This way, you'll avoid piercing the meat, which causes it to lose its natural juices.
Alka-Seltzer®
Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka- Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
Remove burned-on grease from a pot or pan. Fill the pot or pan with water, drop in six Alka-Seltzer tablets, let soak for one hour, then scrub as usual.
Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka- Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water.
Get short-term relief from nicotine withdrawl symptoms. As long as you're not on a low-sodium diet or have peptic ulcers, drink two Alka- Seltzer tablets dissolved in a glass of water at every meal.
Soothe insect bites. Dissolve two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of ater, dip a cloth into the solution, and place the cloth on the bite for twenty minutes.
HOW TO DETECT A TWO WAY MIRROR
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms etc, how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a two-way mirror??
Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, for it is a two-way mirror !
Wicker furniture, wash with a mild salt water solution to avoid yellowing!
Wash wicker outdoors and let the sun dry it to tighten up sagging seats! Wrought iron furniture, remove rust with steel wool, apply a layer of aluminum paint before covering with outdoor paint. When pain dries, add a layer of paste wax!! :-) ~~compliments of Mcd131 s/b ladyisreal
Outdoor cooking -- Fast Starter -- Stuff a crumbled sheet of newspaper under your coals, then roll another sheet of news paper into a cone and poke it through the coals to the paper to form a chimney. Ignite the paper. It will carry the fire into your charcoal.
Make cleaning easier -- To make cookout cleanups easier, take a preventive step and spray the cooking grill with nonstick spray before placing the grid over the coals. Food won't stick nearly as much as it does on an untreated grid.
Juicy News -- Always use tongs when turning meat on the grill. This way, you'll avoid piercing the meat, which causes it to lose its natural juices.
Alka-Seltzer®
Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka- Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
Remove burned-on grease from a pot or pan. Fill the pot or pan with water, drop in six Alka-Seltzer tablets, let soak for one hour, then scrub as usual.
Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka- Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water.
Get short-term relief from nicotine withdrawl symptoms. As long as you're not on a low-sodium diet or have peptic ulcers, drink two Alka- Seltzer tablets dissolved in a glass of water at every meal.
Soothe insect bites. Dissolve two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of ater, dip a cloth into the solution, and place the cloth on the bite for twenty minutes.
HOW TO DETECT A TWO WAY MIRROR
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms etc, how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a two-way mirror??
Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror. However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, for it is a two-way mirror !
