Graham Haley's Helpful Hints
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Subject: Graham Haley's Hints - Ch. 9 PBS.
(Graham) Haley's Hints (chanel 9 PBS special program - June 18, 2002)
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Remove too tight ring from finger with dental floss. .... pass dental floss under ring with short section. With long section wrap around finger up beyond knuckle. The take short end that is through ring and start un-wrapping the floss, and it will slip the ring off as it goes.
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Panty hose to the rescue... when small item is lost
on floor vacuum cleaner nosel covered with panty hose leg (or knee-high) over nosel and vacuum area the lost item ll be sucked up ont the pantyhose screen.
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Stain remover estrodinair waterless hand cleaner:
Chocolate sauce, spagetthi sauce, mustaard ... wipe up excess with papertowel, Take waterless hand cleaner and rub into stain (coffee, tea, blood, pet stains, ...) rince in cold water, and agitate (rub between hands)
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Pantyhose as storage for produce. Fresh produce needs to have separation and airflow to stay fresh and keep from rotting...
Put onion into foot of leg and tie in knot, drop another onion, tie knot, another, etc. etc. and do the same a with potatoes in other leg. You can make slit.
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Tea cup tea stain...
baking soda on soft cloth and wipe inside of cup (also works on counter tops and other stains.)
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Stove exhaust fan
Water softener and tooth brush, basin of warm water (or sink), half cup of water softener and mix softener in water. Put greasy filter in water mixture and swish with toothbrush.
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For cleaning the silver...
run hot tap water into pan (be hot as ccan stand) add several teaspoons of salt, add same amount of watrer softener, and mix. (it also fro cleaning stains in clothing, and ___ ?, etc.) Place foil into water, place tarnished silver on top of foil in the water. In about 10 seconds it will clean. As long as it is in the water, touching the foil it will clean. But
DON'T use on jewelry with stones in it, or silver with carved and filagred design.
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To prevent bathroom mirror from steaming up rub small amount of shaving cream on mirror with paper towel, and wipe it off with another paper towel.
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A few teaspoons (or tablespoons//) of borax in water safely to remove difficult stains from fabric.
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If plastic bread bag go tagainst toaster and melts... get nail polish remover, pour remover onto clot and rub onto the plastic and it will rub it off. BUff with paper towel.
Make sure toaster is unplugged and cooled off.
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Clean copper with home made cleaner: salt and lemon juice.
Cut lemon into quarters, dip into sault and rub lemon onto copper. Rince in cold water, to get all salt off, and dry well with soft cloth. that Lemon oil on soft cloth , rub over copper, and prevents from tarnishing so wuick... or use car wax.
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Another panty hose trick...
White marks from deoderant on shirt or top.:
grabpanty hose and wipe away marks
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Tooth pase to clean tiles and grout ... rub white toothpaste onto gout,
wipe off.
also make cleaner
1 T amonia, 3/4 cup water, 1 tsp water softener, 1 T white vinegar and pour into spray bottle. Spray tile & grout and scrub with brushand wipe with sponge.
dishwasher deterg, pour over floor tiles and rinse in the morning.
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mail bag qestions :
concrete steps to paint, or fingernail polish
apply some white vinigar first, it will last longer
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To keep pesky flies away from food -- They don't like mint... Take some fresh mint, or fresh mint chewing gum, put it on side of plate and it will keep the flies away.
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Recipe book holder:
wooden pants hangerclamp it over book to hold it to the page, and hang it up on counter knob.
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Clean the carpet with mixture of: ammonia, vinegar, dish detergent.
Try dish detergent with toothpate to scrub away stubborn stains.
3 T dish soap, 1 tsp vinegar, 1/2 tsp ammonia, 3/4 cup water, mix up and put into foam container, or beat it with egg mixer to make foam.
Apply foam to carpet, take sponge, rub rug, and wipe off. Can use same type foam on upholstery
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How to cure rug-curls.
Take a loor tile, cut corners off with sisors, peel off backing and stick the tile corner piece on each corner of underside of rug.
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Out of space - storage for large bulky items: reduce their size:
Put three pillows into garbage bag, take hose of vacuum cleaner, and stick inbetween items, and wrap opening of bacga around the hose and turn on. then after air is out, spin top and wrap rubber band. Place the pillows into pillow shams or empty suitcases for storing.
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Graham Haley.
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