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FReeper Canteen ~ Household Hints ~ 17 May 2007
May 16, 2007
| Entertaining the Troops Committee
Posted on 05/16/2007 5:55:08 PM PDT by 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.
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HINT & TIPS ![]( http://images111.fotki.com/v741/photos/2/292835/2051547/house-vi.gif?1178487454)
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. ![](http://images19.fotki.com/v276/photos/2/292835/2051547/cleanbucket-vi.jpg?1178487403)
Let's start with some general household hints.
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*** 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) ![](http://images112.fotki.com/v591/photos/2/292835/2872062/barbirds2-vi.gif?1147364171)
Join us again next week for more hints. ![](http://images112.fotki.com/v586/photos/2/292835/2051547/CleaningLadyCharge-vi.jpg?1178487428)
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; entertainment; military; troops
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To: GrandEagle
Mernin',
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GE!
581
posted on
05/17/2007 5:57:04 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
To: Arrowhead1952
We have a ride on too. Thank goodness. When we moved here the former owners left it for us. The raking gives me the exercise ;). You can find a better way to get exercise. LOL ;) I think we need to sharpen the blade.
582
posted on
05/17/2007 5:57:31 AM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: GrandEagle
Take good care of yourself,GE. We’ll miss your posts!
583
posted on
05/17/2007 5:57:38 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
To: GrandEagle
Good Morning GE :)
Don’t work too hard
I hope you have a fantastic day!
584
posted on
05/17/2007 6:01:11 AM PDT
by
GodBlessUSA
(US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. It Prayers said for our Heroes!)
To: swmobuffalo
***HAPPY BIRTHDAY***
I sure hope your day is a FINE one!
To: Old China Hand; Kathy in Alaska
*** HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! ***
May your day be a GRAND one!
To: GodBlessUSA; MEG33
Thanks ladies! (Lurker mode ON)
To: Old China Hand; Kathy in Alaska; swmobuffalo
Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day today!
588
posted on
05/17/2007 6:09:36 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: GodBlessUSA
I always sharpen the blades when I tune up the mowers after the winter break. I also change the air filter and oil. I sharpen the blades about every two months so they cut the grass better.
589
posted on
05/17/2007 6:12:12 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: MEG33
Morning Meg. How are you today? Are you enjoying this cool weather?
590
posted on
05/17/2007 6:13:00 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: beachn4fun
*** If your polished furniture has small scratches: Try rubbing them with a shelled walnut. You'll see the scratches just disappear!
Wouldn't a walnut shell make scratches even worse?
591
posted on
05/17/2007 6:13:15 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(You have to defile a mummy completely, or they come back to life. You know that.)
To: GodBlessUSA
That is good to hear that she apologized.
Got to go and do my hair.
Talk at you tonight.{{{HUGS}}}
592
posted on
05/17/2007 6:15:48 AM PDT
by
Mrs.Nooseman
(Proudly supporting our Troops,Allies and our President GW!!!)
To: Mrs.Nooseman; All
Homemade glass cleaner
No streak window cleaning mix
1 gallon water
½ cup ammonia
1 cup white vinegar
Scrub windows with the mixture on a sponge. Remove most of the liquid with a squeegee. Use CHEAP paper towels or newspaper to dry.
593
posted on
05/17/2007 6:17:39 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: GodBlessUSA
*HUGS* It’s a rollercoaster! I remember those years with my daughter well.
594
posted on
05/17/2007 6:25:03 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
To: Xenalyte
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Try rubbing them with a shelled walnut. You'll see the scratches just disappear! Wouldn't a walnut shell make scratches even worse?
The way it sounds to me, you would use the "meat" of the walnut. FWIW, many people who reload rifle or pistol rounds use cracked walnut hulls to clean and polish the shells after removing the primers and resizing the shells.
595
posted on
05/17/2007 6:26:39 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Guns don't kill people. None of my guns ever left the house at night and killed anyone.)
To: GrandEagle; MEG33
Good morning, GrandEagle.
((HUGS))Good morning, MEG33. How's it going?
596
posted on
05/17/2007 6:26:50 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: Arrowhead1952
597
posted on
05/17/2007 6:27:05 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
To: Arrowhead1952
598
posted on
05/17/2007 6:27:05 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
To: Arrowhead1952
599
posted on
05/17/2007 6:27:06 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
To: Arrowhead1952
600
posted on
05/17/2007 6:27:09 AM PDT
by
tomkow6
(........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)
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