FReeper Canteen ~ Household Hints ~ 17 May 2007

May 16, 2007 | Entertaining the Troops Committee

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

HINT & TIPS

Welcome to the FReeper Canteen Hints & Tips that can be make your life easier. Or not! Hopefully, you'll find something here that will make your life easier. Or maybe someone you know could use one of these ideas. If you have a hint or tip of your own, be sure to leave it behind before you leave the Canteen.

Ma can always use helpful ideas on how to keep the Canteen clean with all the youngsters running around.

Let's start with some general household hints.

*** Use of soap wrapper: Don't throw away the wrapper after removing a bar of soap. Place it inside your shoe cabinet or shoe box. It's a cheap way of filling the air with a nice smell.

*** If your polished furniture has small scratches: Try rubbing them with a shelled walnut. You'll see the scratches just disappear!

*** If you have problem with slippery shoelaces which refuse to stay tied: Rub them with a candle and make them less slippery so that knots stay put.

*** To keep lint and dust off glass top tables, wash them in a solution of warm water and fabric softener. Add one tablespoon of liquid fabric softener to one quart of warm water. The fabric softener will clean the glass inexpensively and will help keep lint from gathering on the glass. Also great for computer screens and TV's

*** Don't throw away odd socks or socks with holes in them, use them to make a mop. Tie several socks (10-12 works best) to a mop or broom handle and use just like you would a regular mop. White cotton socks work best for this project and by the time the "sock mop" wears out, you'll probably have plenty more socks to make a new one.

***Get rid of pet hair on upholstery effortlessly by wiping the furniture with a slightly dampened sponge.

(All hints found on websites. Management makes no claims to the effectiveness of any hints)

Join us again next week for more hints.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, sleepy head

(actually I wish I were home taking a nap)

[beachn4fun]

Actually, walnuts (limited) are good for your bod as well.

[GodBlessUSA]

Thanks Meg. :) LOL I like that money idea. ;)

She can be such a sweetheart. I keep reminding her how wonderful she is when she behaves nicely. But boy does she have my number when she wants to push my buttons. She even said that to Grandma once. LOL;)

[Xenalyte]

The deli in the next building uses walnuts instead of pinenuts in the pesto they make. Man oh MAN, is it good.

[MEG33]

I have used the walnut trick on furniture scratches before.. I learned to like walnute when living in California..I like them better in some desserts than pecans..and I am a real lover of pecans.

I try to avoid buying nuts except for special occasions..I like them too much.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Allegra

Hmmmmm......strange.......

[fatima]

Thanks for the nice thread Beachie (((Hugs)))

[MEG33]

LOL..I wish I had thought of it when raising my daughter!

I know..thus the rollercoaster!

[beachn4fun]

Ever since I found out how good walnuts are for the internal workings, I’ve been buying a small bag of organic (shelled) walnuts to snack on. I, too, have to be careful not to eat them all at once. And, oh man, I love them in my brownies!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, fatima

(((HUGS)))

My pleasure

[darkwing104]

Good Morning Canteen FReepers!

[najida]

I just heard!

Prayers going up and out for you and your husband. Take care, and let us know what you need.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, hon

(((HUGS)))

Geez, I almost missed your post.

Take care.

[Arrowhead1952]

Check out this video. The site says the truck driver falls asleep, but looking at the guardrails on both sides of the road, I think there is speeding problem on this curve.

Truck Driver Falls Asleep At The Wheel

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dangerous one.

((HUGS))

[darkwing104]

Good Morning Beachy!

[beachn4fun]

You’re right. It does look like a speeding thing.

[Allegra]

How cool is cool there? 92?

No, it's about 70! Farenheit! Still daylight.

Just a couple of days ago at this time, ('bout 6:45 p.m.) it was still around 100, which is normal for this time of year.

It's that awful global warming, I tell ya!

[beachn4fun]

Are you still warm down there? Or has it cooled after the storm moved through?

[Xenalyte]

70! Holy cat! How cold is it geting at night?