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Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 11:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Thanks Julie. I didn't think of going as far as oven cleaner, or this Greased Lightning, (not a chemicals fan!) but if they do the job it's worth it occasionally. I'll have a look. Thanks!

Try this link, Julie:
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fairytales.html

There are also links to fables and so on on the left. It looks kid friendly.

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 1:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Urgrace a private message Print Post    
Kitt - Vinegar and baking soda - make a paste - safe solution.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 1:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
S.O.S steel wool pads are great for removing burnt on grease and grime, too. Soak the grill in super hot water with an SOS pad in the water too. After about an hour, the SOS pad should just rub off the burnt on grease like nobody's business.

Kitt
Member

09-06-2000

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 6:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I bought the grillstone and it worked really well with the regular shaped areas, but the bit that goes up and down it doesn't seem to get into. Now it's covered with vinegar and baking soda... which smells really really bad... but I'm hoping will finish off the rest.

Thanks for the ideas!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Boy Kitt, you sure don't waste time. RFLOL

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 7:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
It's unusual for me, Rissa, I just happened to have lunch right next to a shop that sold barbecues and they had the grillstone!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Looking for an April's Fools idea for dh to use at his office. He wants to post something in the lunchroom like "Wear your pajamas to work day." Sounds goofy to me (as if people would not notice the date would be April 1.) But i guess he just wants to be funny and put something outrageous up. Any ideas? TIA!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
This morning, I went to turn my alarm off. I am wearing really static-producing pajamas (keep getting shocks). Well I got a rather big shock (literal) when I hit the snooze button and then the alarm clock went to 12:00. So did the alarm set time.

And then (as I was trying to set the right time) the numbers got goofy. Before, if it was 1:11, the unlit parts stayed unlit and you could easily tell it was 1:11. But now, it looks a lot closer to 00:00. (Does that make sense?) You could still tell it is 1:11, but it is a lot harder to see...

So my question is, is that normal for static electricity to mess up an electric digital alarm clock? Will anything make it "go back to normal?"

TIA...

Scooterrific
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07-08-2005

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 7:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Scooterrific a private message Print Post    
Why take the chance? Go buy a new one!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
That's what I am thinking! It is just so weird, all the days and years of me hitting a snooze button and this never happened before. Then again, I've only had this alarm clock for a month or so...

Thanks Scooter.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Juliboo... It reminds me of the time I got a bad shock at a casino when I had my cellphone on and I touched a slot machine. Zappo! Ouch!

As for your shocking alarm clock, I'd take it back and explain what happened to the manager, even if you can't find the receipt. The store manager may be nice enough to exchange it, or not. But worth a try, although I would just explain that it's not working as well as it did upon purchase - which is true.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Before taking it back, see if it has a backup battery for power outages. Take the battery out for about fifteen seconds and then replace it. You can also try a new battery. THEN take it back to the store if that doesn't cure it.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 11:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Sounds like the static or shock seems to have damaged the lcd display. Try Juju's idea, but I don't see any coming back from that. Take it back to the shop if you can, but otherwise I wouldn't risk using it, in case it was nothing to do with your pyjamas but actually some kind of wiring problem.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Quick question. What is the current rate for tipping the housekeeping staff at an average hotel? Its been a few years since we have stayed more than one or two nights and we just empty our pockets anywhere from $5-$15 usually. But when I go to Disney, we will be there 6 nights so I am a bit concerned about not massively under or over-tipping. Thanks in advance!!

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 4:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I believe the average rate is $3 a day.

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-31-2000

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    

quote:

• Maid service - $3-5 per day typically, up to $10 per day depending upon how much mess you make. Tip daily because there might be a different maid each day. Leave the tip on your pillow. Err on the side of being generous, and tip on the last day also. If they change out your linens by request, give $1-2 each time.




I like this site, since it seems reasonable and all inclusive.

http://www.findalink.net/tippingetiquette.php

Rissa
Member

03-20-2006

Thursday, February 21, 2008 - 6:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Thanks Twinkie and Karuuna!! And good advice on tipping daily, I would sure be ticked if I did a room mon-fri and the guest tips the person who is lucky enough to go in on Saturday when I am gone for the weekend.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 11:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Carryon luggage: how strict are airlines with this?

The website states a limit of 10x16x24 inches.

I have a bag that is a rolling duffel bag. It is really hard for me get an exact measure as the sides are not hard. The width is probably closer to 11 inches than 10, and the other measurements s/b okay, cuz if i don't stuff it, the measurements could easily be under 16 and 24...

Also, if I were to bring this as carryon, and it was too big, at what point would they tell me? If I don't check other luggage, can they take it at whatever point and let me check it?

I will likely check it anyways, as it will be so much easier to skycap check it, but just wanted to know.

TIA!!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Not an expert here, but alot of the times it depends on the plane you are flying on. If you're on a puddle jumper, they will take alot of carry on bags as you board the plane and put it somewhere underneath and then you pick it up as soon as you get off the plane because there just isn't enough room for all the allowed carry on baggage. Hubby's made people who have boarded before him unhappy because when they try to put his CPAP bag under the plane he refuses and they have to allow him to keep it with him at all times so they have to take somebody else's bag who is already boarded. His CPAP bag isn't even considered his carry on but it's usually all he takes.

On bigger planes I have seen people take items alot larger than you are describing and nothing is said to them.

You should be ok but with Abby I'd say take only what you absolutely have to on the plane and check the rest. So much easier, especially if you don't have a direct flight and have to change planes. Less to lug around.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
It'll depend on the mood of the people who check you in, the mood of the people when you go through the gate to the plane, and how busy the plane is. If it's obviously too big they might stop you at check in, but usually it's the person just before they take your boarding pass, who complains about baggage.

If your bag is just over the limit and the plane isn't too full I think you'd have to be unlucky to be stopped. But if the plane's packed and a lot of people are carrying large bags they'll be more strict. In my experience anyway. If you don't check it I'd make sure you have a smaller bag inside the big bag with the absolute essentials of what you must have as hand luggage. You don't want to be in the situation of them insisting they put the bag in the hold and you not having anything to put your valuables in.

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, February 22, 2008 - 2:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Exactly what Kitt said.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Help!! My son has two supposedly temporary tattoos on his face that we cannot get off. I hope they do not send him home from school tomorrow.

Anyways, any ideas? We already tried everything we could think of; soap, cooking oil, rubbing alcohol, even comet cleanser!!! Poor kids cheeks are red so we let them be since about noon today. Will try again when he wakes in the morning. He got these tattoos from a local Chuckie Cheese's type place. UGGH!!

(Also, thanks Serate, Kitt and Juju for the luggage info...)

Frootjuuce
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02-24-2007

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 11:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Frootjuuce a private message Print Post    
Comet cleanser? oh my.

If the school fusses, just cover them with bandaids. It may look funny but he will be able to go to school, and his little cheeks will not be scrubbed off. I wish I had another idea for you. Have you checked the crayola website to see if they have any suggestions of how to remove marker ink from skin? Since they have markers that are washable and some that are not, they may have an idea. I'll bet whatever they suggest will work!

Good luck!

Landileigh
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07-29-2002

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 1:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landileigh a private message Print Post    
have you tried baby oil?

Chiliwilli
Member

09-04-2006

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 1:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Baby wipes will remove a lot of things that other stuff won't. They will generally dissolve ink.