Handy Hints for Wednesday ~ 18
When Elly was at College I often deposited money into her bank account. I was always asked for the account information and disliked having to give details within hearing of all the other customers. I saved the required account numbers as a text message in my mobile phone and handed it over when required. That way only the teller and I knew them.
Oven Cleaning - Make a paste of 1 cup of white washing powder and 6 fl ozs of white vinegar. Heat the oven to 180°C for about five minutes. Turn the oven off cover the inside in the paste, leave for 1 hour and all the gunge should rinse off easily.
To hide nicks or scratches in furniture find the matching coloured crayon and rub it on the scratch working the wax into the nick.
To restore a shine to Vinyl Floors add 1 tablespoon of starch to the water when washing floors.
When cooking cauliflower add a couple of wedges of lemon into the saucepan, when cooked, remove lemon pieces and cauliflower will be white. The lemon reduces the odour as well
chrisb said,
March 11, 2009 at 9:16 am
I’m cooking a cauli today so I’m going to try what you suggest.
kenju said,
March 11, 2009 at 12:38 pm
I love cauliflower, and even the sme4ll doesn’t bother me, but I am going to try the lemon next time.
steph said,
March 11, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Thank goodness for online banking…
These days you can transfer money at the push of a button, from the comfort of your own home.
Alice said,
March 11, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Good tip about the lemon and the cooking smell. That’s the part about cooking cauliflower I hate most. Good tip about the account details too. Can’t be too careful in these trying times.
Nancy said,
March 11, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Grannymar,
To add to your valuable tip about sharing account information, someone told me a tip about hotel keys.
This person said that the black band across the back of the plastic key that you insert in the electronic door lock contains a lot of personal info about you. It may be your name and address, credit card number,etc. This person said NEVER return that plastic key. It is worth next to nothing so you are not hurting the hotel, but you could hurt yourself if the wrong person has access to that info.
Perhaps someone who is in the hotel business can tell us if this information is correct. In the meantime, I do not return that key when I check out….
Lottie said,
March 11, 2009 at 5:23 pm
My mum used to do the same, secretly putting a few quid into my accound now and then.
Sometimes she still tops up my phone.
Aren’t mammies the best?!
Grannymar said,
March 11, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Sounds like plenty of cauliflower on the menus tonight girls, I hope it is zesty good!
Nowadays I hate to see anyone near me with a mobile phone if I am using an ATM
Nancy - I am not sure about those electronic door keys perhaps someone will let us know.
Lottie - We mums are handy at times
elfinamsterdam said,
March 11, 2009 at 8:31 pm
My mum used to send £50 notes to my sister in brown envelopes.
(Mostly from about a week after she got her grant cheque and spent it in Benneton and Mat O’Flatertys on Shop St)
I’m still amazed that they got to her, even if it was 19 yrs ago.
I used to keep my mum’s account details in my phone as a note so I could transfer money into her account, until my phone got stolen and my boss was furious when he found out what a boo boo i made.
Now I use banking online.
Will try the oven cleaner at the end of the month, I don’t cook (at all) much but it needs a clean all the same and Mr Muscle makes me nauseous.
Elf!
Grannymar said,
March 11, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Elf,
Last time somebody sent me money in an envelope all €200 went walkabout.
I only kept an account number in my mobile all the other info was in my head.
I am always worried about those harsh chemicals on my skin so easy solutions like the one above are a winner for me every time.
Magpie11 said,
March 11, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Wot no soda?
Lemon acts as a flavour enhancer too!
As for cooking smells..the olduns in Norfolk used to burn a candle right next to the stove while frying herring…..and it works for other smells too….
I HATE the smell of cooking anywhere else in the house except coffee and bacon as i come in the front door!
What’s a Fifty pound note?
Grannymar said,
March 12, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Magpie - You are not paying attention!
We did cooking smells last year! 
I once had a £100stg note in my hand…. way back when £100 was worth something!