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What ideas and hints do you have to make life easier and even more fun? Share the wealth?
Chickensoup | Chickensoup

Posted on 07/22/2026 11:51:17 AM PDT by Chickensoup

Sorry I thought I posted this in chat previously.

What ideas and hints do you have to make life easier and even more fun? Share the wealth?

I'll start.

Store cat food cans upside-down and it will come out easier.

Kill creepy crawlies with damp paper towel. Waggle your fingers on one side of the monster and grab it with the wet towel or tissues from the other side. It works.


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To: Chickensoup

To make life easier for yourself — and others — develop close healthy relationships with nearby family and friends. A good support system is priceless.

Establish your services as close to home as possible. Medical, church, shopping, etc.


101 posted on 07/22/2026 5:07:09 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: AppyPappy

I have that stereo and a few hundred cds. It was a blast to put together.


102 posted on 07/22/2026 5:11:09 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: combat_boots

Don’t sweat the small stuff

And

Everything is small stuff


103 posted on 07/22/2026 5:12:27 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: ChildOfThe60s

So nice to hear.

The key to free.


104 posted on 07/22/2026 5:13:43 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: MayflowerMadam

Very good advice.


105 posted on 07/22/2026 5:14:16 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Organic Panic
The spiders don’t bother me, and I don’t bother them.

That's where I am now. I have a Daddy LongLegs who has somehow lost three of his legs, but is still marching stoically around my front porch. I call him Cinco.

106 posted on 07/22/2026 5:18:18 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Chickensoup

I’m conflicted about this myself, but we did this prior to a very long vacation when we wouldn’t be around to pay bills. We set up autopay for our utility bills. It has relieved a ton of stress from our lives.


107 posted on 07/22/2026 5:19:51 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

It’s even better to ride your motorsickle to the shooting range.

One time when I did that I met a nice gentleman who happened to own a local BMW motorcycle dealership.

For the record, I wasn’t riding a BMW, but he was cordial anyway.


108 posted on 07/22/2026 5:21:24 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Chickensoup

Thanks. I miss him.


109 posted on 07/22/2026 5:31:01 PM PDT by combat_boots
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To: A_perfect_lady

Let the birds , and the other hungry beasties kill lil’ ol’spidey!.....
I think spiders are cool, I get a spider bite on my arms or legs about once a year...two little marks close together ..sometimes they get inflamed, start itching ,and start a big infection...I try and exterminate them if they get too close to me...they will be inconsiderate and bite me...


110 posted on 07/22/2026 5:53:09 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: Disambiguator

My little town has one of the largest gun companies in Kentucky and it also has a nice indoor range

https://www.kygunco.com/


111 posted on 07/22/2026 6:11:52 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60s, you weren't really there)
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To: ChildOfThe60s

I was at an outdoor range, with some great roads there and back.

https://www.losaltosrodandgunclub.com/

This was 40 years ago. I don’t live in that area anymore.


112 posted on 07/22/2026 6:19:01 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: The Louiswu

“My program is called ONE THING PER DAY.

In order to stay busy in retirement and since we are not wealthy so I cannot travel, I choose to set myself a task of doing ONE thing per day, after I get that one thing done, no matter how small or large the task, the rest of my time is mine to spend as I please. I build scale models and read in my down time.”

My “one thing a day” is to drink three beers.


113 posted on 07/22/2026 6:23:47 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: Chickensoup

I use glueboards (64 cents each at Walmart) to catch insects.

They are very sticky and any pet or young child will become very attached to a board.


114 posted on 07/22/2026 7:53:31 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (The data centers might be hunting down guns.)
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To: Chickensoup

Marry well so you don’t have to do it again. Retire as soon as you can.


115 posted on 07/22/2026 8:12:29 PM PDT by ebshumidors ( !)
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To: Chickensoup

I have 5 streaming services. I love the variety of music.


116 posted on 07/23/2026 3:47:12 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: Chickensoup

makes you feel better so both.


117 posted on 07/23/2026 5:27:38 AM PDT by ckilmer (`61)
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To: Big Red Badger

I’ve heard that somewhere?


118 posted on 07/23/2026 5:28:02 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Good SCIENCE is Not Faith BUT Curiosity. )
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To: Chickensoup

I very recently learned that if you place the toothpaste vertically on the screw on lid, it all, every bit, comes out of the tube.


119 posted on 07/23/2026 5:32:26 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: bert

You are able to Balance it?


120 posted on 07/23/2026 5:48:14 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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