Bathroom Cleaner

Tips

From my egg calendar:

Baking Powder: if fresh it will bubble in hot water, if old it won't.

Roaches: equal parts cornstarch and plaster of paris, sprinkle in cracks.

Ants: sprinkle salt on entry area or use chalk.

Unclogging drains: pour half cup of baking soda, followed by a cup of boiling water, then a cup of white vinegar, let stand overnight.

Grass that grows in cracks of sidewalks/patios: sprinkle and sweep a mixture of salt and baking soda.

To check if gas tank for grill is empty: pour boiling water over tank, where warm, it is empty, coolness means propane is inside.

Sand: pour baby powder on kids, sand falls off.

Deep Sleep: Before bedtime- drink a glass of water then let a pinch of salt dissolve on your tongue (don't let salt touch roof of mouth).

Freezer Burn: cover top of ice cream container with aluminum foil then place on lid.

Keep Steak moist while grilling on closed grill: place an open can of beer on hottest part of grill. Beer boils keeping meat moist and gives flavor.

Hang posters with a drop of white toothpaste.

Zippers: Stuck: rub with a pencil. Won't stay closed: carefully spray lightly with hairspray after zipping up.

Sore throat: fill a shot glass with honey and warm in microwave for 10 seconds. Add 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, stir and drink. Repeat a few times a day.

Locking Aluminum Foil

From an e-mail: I never knew this, either. And it was there. Amazing, I haven't mentioned this to anyone who knew about this!

I’ve been using aluminum foil for more years than I care to remember. Great stuff, but sometimes it can be a pain. You know, like when you are in the middle of doing something and you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time.


Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, “Press here to lock end”. Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there? I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too! I can’t count the number of times the Saran warp roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up.


I’m sharing this with my friends that did not know this. If you all ready know this, delete this message and don’t e-mail me and make me feel dumber than I already feel. If you didn’t know this, e-mail me and let me know so I won’t feel so dumb.
I hope I’m not the only person that didn’t know about this.

Vacations

Someone I work with has had good luck booking vacations through bookit.com. She says she has had some nice trips.

Cough Syrup by Grandpa Charles

2 oz lemon juice
2 oz honey
2 T whiskey


Don't know if it works, but when I saw this recipe, I had to post it.

Help for Nausea, Hiccups, or Nosebleeds

Nausea: If you feel it coming on either smell rubbing alcohol or swallow a dash of salt.

Hiccups: Swallow a tsp of sugar. After swallowed, then drink water.

Nosebleeds: Soak a cotton ball with vinegar and place in nose.

None work every time or for everyone.

Family Watch Dog Site

From forwarded e-mail:

To find sex offenders in your neighborhood.

http://www12.familywatchdog.us/

(Makes me feel good about the area I live in, nothing real close to my house)

Unlocking car by phone

From forwarded e-mail:

For those of you who have a car that can be unlocked by that remote
button on your key ring: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare
keys are home, and you don't have "OnStar," here's your answer to the
problem!
If some one has access to the spare remote at your home, call them on
your cell phone (or borrow one from someone if the cell phone is locked
in the car too!)
Hold your (or anyone's) cell phone about a foot from your car door and
have the other person at your home press the unlock button, holding it
near the phone on their end.
Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to
you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if
you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can
unlock the doors (or the trunk, or have the "horn" signal go off, or
whatever!)
(Editor's Note * It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a cell phone!) Distance doesn't seem to be a factor.

Mosquito Spray

From forwarded e-mail:


Mosquito spray.....

I can't wait to try this in the summer!

I was at a deck party awhile back, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with Listerine, and the little demons disappeared.
The next year I filled a 4-ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes. And voila! That worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children's swing area, and the standing water nearby.

Humidity in Home

From Good Housekeeping

Test the humidity in your home:

Place ice cubes in a glass of room temp. water and let it stand. Beads should form on the outside of the glass within five to 15 minutes. If they don't, the room is too dry. To remedy, set out pretty bowls of water or keep a pot of it simmering on the stove. Also, mist plants.

Hair Dye

From Brenda:

Add one tbsp shampoo to hair dye, takes better hold, which helps cover and last longer.