Interesting things from a friend

A friend sent this to me in an email and I am just trying to see what can be put into my journal. there are some good ideas in here and some I didn't hear about before. now Goodnight as it's just about bed time.... I can sleep late tomorrow because we are supposed to have nasty weather. Sandra

 

Household Tips

Use an electric hair dryer as a bellows when trying to
start a fire in the fireplace.

     When using several card tables together for a party or
extra dining space, bind adjoining legs with heavy rubber
bands to keep tables from separating.

     Put a thimble on your finger when you're pushing tacks into p! lace.

     Hair spray will remove all kinds of glue from your hands.
Just spray and wash with a wet cloth. It will also stop runners
in hosiery without leaving an ugly spot. Additionally, spraying
wasps and other insects with hair spray will kill them.
Supposedly it makes them too stiff to fly.

     Just washed your hair and can't do a thing with it?
Rub a sheet of fabric softener over your head and your
hair will behave beautifully when combed or brushed.
The same treatment also works on clinging blouses
and slips that stick to your body.

     Dripping candles. Moisten the wick then dip it
into a little salt before lighting.

     Refrigerate candles before using and they will
burn slower and more evenly.

     Envelope flaps that won't stick will after a quick
application of colorless nail polish. It dries quickly,
leaves no smudge and can't even be steamed open.

     If your car is stuck on ice and you can't get any traction,
pour household bleach on and around the rear tires. Also, a
bag of kitty litter will provide traction for tires. It's
excellent too for icy driveways, steps and walkways.

     Ask any liquor store dealer for some empty cartons with
cardboard dividers...they're perfect for storing Christmas
ornaments and for packing shoes.

     Use very large clips to hang wet rubber boots in the
garage. A rolled-up magazine inserted inside tall boots
will keep them standing straight.

     Use a little talcum powder or cornstarch mixed with a
few drops of water as a filler for nail holes in plastered walls.
Force the mixture into the holes, then smooth with your fingers.

     Keep extra fuses taped to the fuse box door, where
they'll be handy if the lights go out.

     If the head of your hammer is loose, soak it overnight in
a pail of water. The wood will expand and the handle will
automatically tighten around the base of the head.

     If boots or galoshes are a little snug, slip each foot into
a plastic bag first, then your foot will slide right in. This
may also squeeze more wear from a pair of child's boots
that are a little too tight.

     Clean oil spots left by your auto from your driveway.
Pour some concentrated liquid detergent on the oil spill,
sprinkle cornmeal on top of the detergent and let stand for
15 minutes. Then scrub with wadded up newspaper, a brush
or broom, or with a wad of crumpled aluminum and
wash down with a hose.

     When squirrels are beating the birds to the stuff you left
out in your bird feeder, grease the pole with petroleum jelly or
Vaseline and the squirrels won't be able to scurry up and down it.

     If your tent springs a leak on a camping trip,
plug the leaks with petroleum jelly.

     A stamp will peel right off if you rub lighter fluid
on the inside of the envelope behind the stamp.

     Packages tied with string will stay tied if you wet the string
before tying. As it dries it shrinks snugly around the package.

     Use a party paper table cloth to gift-wrap a very large package.

     Soaking for a minute or two in cold soap suds makes
it easier to remove rings from swollen fingers.

     Fingers stained from gardening! or kitchen chores get
clean when you rub them with a piece of raw potato.

 

A retired husband is like having
a grand piano in the kitchen.

It looks good, but the darn
thing is always in the way.