Handy Hints for Wednesday ~ 6
One of the most popular uses for bicarbonate of soda is to deodorize your refrigerator. Just place an open container inside, stir every couple of weeks, replace it every couple of months.
Wearing a plaster cast on a broken bone can be miserable any time of the year. But it always seems to itch and rub more in the summer time when the weather is hot and sticky. To help relive the itchiness, use a hair dryer set on the coolest setting to blow bicarbonate soda into the cast. This works best if you have someone to help you.
If you have burned yourself cooking, a quick splash of vinegar on the burn will prevent blistering in that area.
Dental Floss is handy to quieten a dripping tap. Tie one end of the floss around the tap and the other end of the dental floss down the drain. The drips travel along the thread instead of making that obnoxious drip dropping sound. It will save your sanity until you find a handyman/plumber.
If you’re an avid pianist, then your piano becomes filthy easily. Keep the keys prim and proper by cleaning them with toothpaste and a toothbrush. Afterwards, wipe them down with a damp cloth. If your piano keys are coated with ivory, it makes perfect sense to maintain them with toothpaste since ivory is essentially elephant teeth. But it will work just as well on modern pianos, whose keys are covered with plastic
Geri Atric said,
December 17, 2008 at 8:32 am
Good morning Grannymar, I see you are up early too. I’ve been pottering around since before 5.am. (Can’t get comfy laying down!).
A lot of good tips here. I especially like the dental floss one! How on earth do you discover these gems? Are they passed down from mother to daughter….or is it life experience?
Grannymar said,
December 17, 2008 at 9:37 am
Morning Geri,
Take the pottering gently until your ribs heal.
Most of these tips were learned in the school of life or hard knocks! So many of them we do automatically simply it was the way our mother’s did it.
steph said,
December 17, 2008 at 9:53 am
@ Geri
Nice to see you ‘out and about’ again - online anyhow.
You’d go quackers otherwise
Grannymar,
Do you use Sensodyne toothpaste if the piano keys are a bit worn out?
Grannymar said,
December 17, 2008 at 11:04 am
Steph,
Only if you play with sensitive fingers!
Little Links - Wednesday December 17th 2008 | Joe Scanlon said,
December 17, 2008 at 11:38 am
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Nancy said,
December 17, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Grannymar
That toothpaste on the piano keys hint reminds me of the story of Pat and Mike at the viewing.
The pair of them left the pub after an entire night of drinking and as they walked home they passed a private residence that was holding a viewing.
Thinking they could possibly get a few more drinks there, they stopped in. Or ,they staggered in ,and thought they were in front of the casket but instead were kneeling in front of the piano.
Mike turned to Pat and said “I don’t know who this guy was, but he sure had nice teeth.”
Grannymar said,
December 17, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Nancy,
I am slow today. For a minute I thought you meant the viewing of a house!
You mean a Wake!
Nancy said,
December 17, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Yeah! GM, a WAKE. We call it a viewing…….When you look at a house we call it a miracle because NOBODY is looking at houses in this economy…..
Joe Scanlon said,
December 17, 2008 at 8:47 pm
@Nancy - LMAO
Baino said,
December 18, 2008 at 10:50 am
God bless bicarb! That’s all I have to say about that. Works a treat in Envirocycle toilets too! Loving the tips. Mine for this week . .when your washing machine pump is broken and you’re sick of syphoning water before the spin cycle . . .buy a new one! @ Nancy, you’re hilarious!
Grannymar said,
December 18, 2008 at 11:53 am
Baino,
I have followed the tale of your your washing machine pump
Bicarb & vinegar are two MUST haves in my house!
Kirk M said,
December 19, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I definitely like the dripping faucet cure since I always procrastinate when it comes to replacing faucet washers. And I’m always hoping not to break myself but just in case I’ll keep ab extra box of baking soda around on the chance of bad landing.
Grannymar said,
December 19, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Kirk M
Keeping baking soda near to hand in the home is a very wise move.
Hopefully you will never need it for a break!