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Luvmyjrt

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 12:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, here's mine: how to cut off the top our your finger. Take a rotary cutter (used for crafts and quilting); cut fabric the way you absolutely know you shouldn't; slice off tip of finger; wait 20 minutes to see if bleeding stops; drive self to Urgent Care; get stiches; wait for nausea to subside.

Now there's something I will BET everyone wanted to learn! (Smacks self upside head!)

Tabbyking

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 12:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
if you need calcium but are lactose intolerant, or don't like the taste of milk, eat two TUMS a day.

Lostintheglades

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 12:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
LMAO luv...I could tell you how to do the same thing with a ordinary house door on a windy day.

Honest it works...and I have a middle finger that's a full inch shorter to prove it.

Luvmyjrt

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 03:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Lost -- at least I know I'm in good company. Just moved from Naples FL to the NC Mountains last July. Must say -- like the mountains better, but I had 16 years in FL. Nice to meetcha'

Juju2bigdog

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:31 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's one I wish I had found out about years earlier. If you have a throw rug on top of wall to wall carpeting, you know it slides all over the place no matter what you do. Right? I have a throw rug in my office. I am the only one in and out most days, and I tread carefully. Still, I found the rug bunched up at least four times a day.

There is this stuff you can buy in the throw rug department of Home Depot and probably a bunch of other places. It is real thin, not that rubber stuff, sort of webby. More like interfacing for those who know what that stuff is. I found a piece of it and tried it under my rug. It hasn't budged since the day I put it under there. Truly amazing.

Not1worry

Tuesday, October 07, 2003 - 07:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If sliding door falls off your mini-van while you are opening it, a wide cargo strap will keep it in place until you can get to the dealer to fix it. You will need someone else because it's really hard to hold the big door and get the strap all the way under and around the van.

Tabbyking

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 12:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
not1, that is funny as hell!

i don't know if anyone else has 'itchy' eyelids, especially during allergy season or just because...but if you wash your eyelids gently with baby shampoo, it gets rid of the itchiness. it also gets rid of any crustiness and it removes mascara gently...i know the online sites say to use the shampoo on a q-tip, but i just splash my eyes gently with warm water and then take a drop of shampoo and rub it gently along my lash area, then splash with water. it's amazing how i don't take my fist and rub my poor eyes raw anymore, and i can actually wear makeup and not have it all on my cheeks from rubbing it off!

Djgirl

Wednesday, October 08, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's awesome advice Tabby - I'll have to try that one!!!

I know how to read music, but there aren't basics - you have to learn the whole thing.

Jed245

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 05:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
How to...
Save a scratched cd. Ok this only works if you have a cd that you don't care to lose and the scratch is fairly minor.

Get a bowl and fill it with steaming hot HOT water. Place the CD scratched side down (never label side down) on top of the water for a few seconds. No more then 6 seconds.When you remove it don't touch any of the cd surface.

Jed.

Whoami

Friday, October 10, 2003 - 12:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
An update to my earlier post in this thread.

The best way to change a headlight in your car is to go in to the auto parts store, and let the salesman know you are completely clueless in how to install the light.

He came out and installed it for me!