Handy Hints for Wednesday ~ 39
Make the soles of new shoes slip proof by scraping the soles along the pavement a few times.
To keep beetroot and cabbage red while cooking, add lemon juice or vinegar to the water.
For stainless steel and chrome, use a moist cloth and dry baking soda to make it shine like new. Rinse and dry. On stainless steel, rub in the direction of the grain.
Do you find eating tacos a little messy? Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods
Now toyboys, why spend money on expensive aftershave? A little apple cider vinegar dabbed on freshly shaved skin will keep it disinfected and looking good,
Nancy said,
August 5, 2009 at 1:58 pm
“Now toyboys, why spend money on expensive aftershave? A little apple cider vinegar dabbed on freshly shaved skin will keep it disinfected and looking good”
That is if you don’t mind smelling like a bag of Fish and Chips…
Oh, never mind. She’ll never notice your smell anyway. She will be too busy scraping her new shoes on the pavement. Why didn’t you just suggest she ride a bike that had no brakes? That will take the soles off your shoes quick enough….
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wisewebwoman said,
August 5, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Can’t escape from that vinegar woman, no matter how hard I try.
XO
WWW
Grannymar said,
August 5, 2009 at 3:01 pm
@Nancy - I knew it! As I typed that tip, I knew you would come up with an answer for me.
@WWW - I am fast running out of ideas for the use of the ‘V’ word!
Rumuuser said,
August 5, 2009 at 5:18 pm
WWW, I could not agree more!
Grannymar, what would your advise be for a man with a beard?
steph said,
August 5, 2009 at 7:20 pm
@ Nancy
I’m lying in bed (my own) with tears of laughter streaming down my face.
Grannymar,
I don’t get the coffee filters idea? I suppose next, you’ll be suggesting we eat our chips (without VINEGAR) outta coffee filters
Darlene said,
August 5, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I don’t think I like the vinegar aftershave idea. I don’t want my toyboys to smell like a salad.
Grannymar said,
August 5, 2009 at 9:45 pm
@Ramana - In short…. Nothing! The beard as it is seems to work for the widows in the joggers park!
See your comment on yesterdays post. 
@Steph - Welcome home, rest plenty and stay well. The coffee filters are the same shape as filled tacos, so you can use them to save filling falling on your clothes.
@Darlene - Apple cider vinegar is not as strong as normal vinegar.
Baino said,
August 5, 2009 at 10:25 pm
Vinegar after shave . . Grannymar you really area pushing the vinegar envelope today!
Grannymar said,
August 5, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Baino,
After 39 weeks…. I need to be careful with my pushing!
kenju said,
August 6, 2009 at 12:19 am
Man, oh man. If mr. kenju used vinegar on his face after shaving, I’d NEVER go near him. I hate that smell.
Grannymar said,
August 6, 2009 at 7:06 am
Judy, You keep Mr Kenju as sweet as he is and never mind the ‘V’ stuff!
delilah said,
August 9, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Hah - thanks for the laugh. Reminds me of one from Viz magazine’s Top Tips ages ago that kept me laughing for about a week: “Readers -don’t throw out those old telephone directories! Simply cut out the names and addresses of all of the people you DON’T know, and - hey presto! - you’ve got yourself a brand new personal address book!”.
Grannymar said,
August 9, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Delilah,
Welcome to the party. Half the fun comes from those who comment. Your suggestion would really appeal to Nancy!
Grannymar said,
August 9, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Delilah,
Your welcome!