Tips of all kinds!

[LadyLocust]

I’ve never even heard of them. We do have an overstock type store but I’ve never been in it. We also have a Marshalls and I’ve never been in it either. I’m one who calls or looks online to see if a place has what I’m after before going - not super fond of shopping.
(ETA unless it’s antiques)

 

[Weedygarden]

I have been using the label maker and making labels for all of my electronic device cords. I print out using the small font that I can get by doing a return, and then I print it twice before I cut it off. I fold it over on the end of the cord. I am also keeping cords and some devices in a bin.

 

[Weedygarden]

Don't keep medications in your medicine cabinet!! "But isn't it a medicine cabinet?" Yes it is, but visitors will go to the bathroom and may help themselves. Where is a better place to keep medications? I am not 100% sure about this, but my aunt and uncle keep theirs in a kitchen cabinet. This kitchen has three sides and the fourth side is open into their dining room, so visitors will be on full view if they go into the kitchen, not like the bathroom where they can go, close the door, and explore the medications.

 

[joel]

Don't keep medications in your medicine cabinet!! "But isn't it a medicine cabinet?" Yes it is, but visitors will go to the bathroom and may help themselves. Where is a better place to keep medications? I am not 100% sure about this, but my aunt and uncle keep theirs in a kitchen cabinet. This kitchen has three sides and the fourth side is open into their dining room, so visitors will be on full view if they go into the kitchen, not like the bathroom where they can go, close the door, and explore the medications.

keep my meds in a ammo can & do not allow anyone in the master bath room.

 

[LadyLocust]

The strongest meds we have is Advil.

 

[CrocDundee]

My step dad always used his pocket knife. I've gotten to where I use whatever I have available at the moment

Glasses...sunnies, reading...really have a very fine tweezer at each hinge. Take a look...you're probably wearing your tweezers!

 

[joel]

My neighbor is an amputee. They bought their home just a month or two before I bought mine. They had an elevator installed for her to use. When they have their annual holiday party, children are thrilled to ride it up and down. Since we both bought our homes in 1990, I'd bet it would cost so much more now than when they bought it.

My son wiring a house that over 3000 square feet & three stores, they have an elevator that moves from the ground(1st) floor to 2nd floor. It is a forklift mast that moves up like a cable elevator, with a closet frame around it for a shaft.

 

[Snowman]

Sorry, I haven't read the 1st 13 pages :

Put a Sheet of Aluminum Foil in Boiling Water, Even Wealthy People Do This: The Reason​

"A straightforward household hack involving a sheet of aluminum foil proves to be a remarkable solution for revitalizing old cutlery. In the aftermath of a meal, the immediate washing of dishes is often preferable to avoid a daunting pile in the sink.



While dishwasher owners may escape this chore, those relying on hand washing, for various reasons, encounter the challenge of restoring old and seemingly irreversibly tarnished cutlery.

In response to this common woe, an ingenious method emerges, utilizing the transformative power of aluminum foil. The process begins by heating water in a pot, to which a spoon of sodium bicarbonate and half a spoon of sugar are added.



Once the mixture reaches a boil, a sheet of aluminum foil is cut in half, creating four equal parts. Each segment is then rolled into a ball, and these aluminum balls are introduced into the boiling pot."...

 

[angie_nrs]

Sorry, I haven't read the 1st 13 pages :

Put a Sheet of Aluminum Foil in Boiling Water, Even Wealthy People Do This: The Reason​

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"A straightforward household hack involving a sheet of aluminum foil proves to be a remarkable solution for revitalizing old cutlery. In the aftermath of a meal, the immediate washing of dishes is often preferable to avoid a daunting pile in the sink.



While dishwasher owners may escape this chore, those relying on hand washing, for various reasons, encounter the challenge of restoring old and seemingly irreversibly tarnished cutlery.

In response to this common woe, an ingenious method emerges, utilizing the transformative power of aluminum foil. The process begins by heating water in a pot, to which a spoon of sodium bicarbonate and half a spoon of sugar are added.



Once the mixture reaches a boil, a sheet of aluminum foil is cut in half, creating four equal parts. Each segment is then rolled into a ball, and these aluminum balls are introduced into the boiling pot."...

Where's the rest of it?

 

[Snowman]

Oh carp... Thought I put a link in, I always do...!!!

https://fitbodymedia.com/blog/why-e...-foil-in-boiling-water-the-surprising-reason/

 

[Snowman]

Something else...

https://www.lifehackguru.com/

67+ Genius Life Hacks That Make Life So Much Easier​

by Ashley DisantoJuly 01, 2024Trending

There are 100 of those, each with a link... Choose Wisely as a few of them will work w/o clicking their links...!!!

 

[joel]

The coffee hack(2) that melts fat is a sale pitch, once they repeat there pitch more than once without giving you the hack, t s a pitch not a hack.
If three was real, lottery would be broke by now, some person wins time after time, people would stop playing & be rioting in the street.
At least 50% are sale pitch & fake.

 

[Snowman]

That's why this is put in Me Post : "Choose Wisely as a few of them will work w/o clicking their links...!!!"

Now it is High-lighted so Others can see it easier...!!

 

[WVDragonlady]

 

[dademoss]

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[dademoss]

I bet it's been a coons age since I saw a bread tag, we get wire wraps.

Experiencing technical difficulties, back after a REBOOT

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

I kept them in a pickle jar and have lots. They are banned here now. Sometimes hoarding pays off. The paper ones are useless.

 

[Caribou]

I bet it's been a coons age since I saw a bread tag, we get wire wraps.

Brought to you by the same people that replaced plastic straws wrapped in paper with paper straws wrapped in plastic. We get both the twists and the clips here.

 

[Mad Dog 1]

I thought about a winch system, even priced a couple. A good idea but for my application it’s impractical. Going down the ramp a winch isn’t necessary. Going up a ramp has a bunch of issues. Usually it’s only one person helping mom or dad on the ramp. The easiest way to roll a chair up a ramp is by walking backwards and pull the chair.

Steering can be a challenge when pulling or pushing a chair up the ramp. But controlling the winch system and steering at the same time? Those little wheels on the front of a wheel chair have a mind of their own, move independently of each other. It’s even worse when the person in the chair tries to help steer by braking one big wheel or the other. Also, not to forget, it’s real easy to tip a chair over backwards.

I decided a winch would just add another layer of complexity and too much cost. Have to have some kind of remote control unit… or a track system to control chair steering. It’s simpler, safer and cheaper just to pull the chair up the ramp.

If worse comes to worse I'll use the front end loader on the tractor, pick them up and set them on the porch...

If there are sides to the ramp add a rope each side so that the person in the chair can add a small amount of help to get up the slop , will also help strengthen there arms over time , which could help them with there mobility , if not rope then side rails that the person can reach , same affect as a rope , in fact could be better than a rope as there hands can slide along

 

[Neb]

A tip for guys with shoulder injury.

I have been in an arm immobilizer for going on three werks due to dislocating my shoulder. The immobilizer keeps me comfortable but showers are scary uncomfortable.

Tip
When washing grab your beard to support your arm. Works great!

Ben

 

[zoomzoom]

When washing grab your beard to support your arm. Works great!

That's a "jaw dropping" (pun intended) solution.
I just trimmed my beard to about 1/2" so not viable for me. I just stick 2 fingers in my nostrils and my thumb in my mouth. All good!

 

[joel]

A tip for guys with shoulder injury.

I have been in an arm immobilizer for going on three werks due to dislocating my shoulder. The immobilizer keeps me comfortable but showers are scary uncomfortable.

Tip
When washing grab your beard to support your arm. Works great!

Ben

No beard, should I grab some thing else?


Like my ear?

 

[old tex]

Just a follow up on Ollie's. I'm starting to love that store. True, they don't often have stuff that I want but when they do they are CHEAP! We had a garden kneeler, it's something that you open up & kneel on (pad for knees) & when you get up it has bar's for your hands to help up get upright. Forty bucks on Amazon, $19 at Ollies. We had a sprinkler repair guy here & he was (like me) having trouble getting up so we gave him our kneeler. Then we went to Ollie's & bought 2 more. I don't use it for the orriginal reason, to pull weeds but have found LOTS of reasons to use it. Loading our drinks refrigerator, use it, working on anything low, use it (even cleaning low cabinets). I probably use it 2 to 3 times a week without ever pulling a weed. Oh & turn it over & you can sit on it. It paid for it's self at $40 & way more than paid for it's self at $20 each. I also bought some fake grass which is much easier to blow off rather than rake leaves on. I've also bought darned good paint brushes that were cheap enough that I could throw away after 1 use rather than clean. And the Black & Decker one step paint I've been very happy with (I put 3 coats on). It's gotten to where we look forward to the Ollie's adds when they arrive. Oh & it's probably to late to help now but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Lasko tower fans. They don't take up much floor space & push a pretty good stream of air. We bought 2, then went back & bought another & then went back again & bought a spare. I'm sitting in front of one now & love it.

 

[Neb]

For those that have an Android...

"Lens"

Will let you point tour camara at something and Lens will tell you what it is.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

My tip for the day: leave the hay in the truck until the man gets home! Especially on burrito night!

 

[Peanut]

Discovered something by accident when cleaning old plastic. Not just cleaning off years of grime but the yellowing of plastic with age. It doesn’t make plastic “like new” but it’s a heck of a lot better than it was. Clorox… works wonders.

I cleaned some old plastic storage bins last night, used regular cleaners, 409 and similar. It cleaned off grime but that was it. They were multi-quart size for stacking on shelving.

I have a few small parts storage cabinets also, various sizes. The oldest has 60 drawers (30yrs old). The little drawers had yellowed with age. I have a couple that are relatively new also. First pic… (they were also in dire need of reorganization, needs have changed with the decades).

Anyway I tossed a couple multi-quart bins in my shower intending to soak the little drawers this morning. I grabbed a jug of clorox, splashed some into the large bins then filled them with water.

After an hour soak I was amazed how clear the little drawers were. The yellowing was gone… 2nd pic. 4 little drawers that had been soaked, next 4 not, next 4 soaked…

The large bins I used for soaking are also clearer, still using those so don’t have a pic. All my old bins and drawers are going to get a good soak before I'm done. (also makes it easy to get the old white labels off)

Middle row below is still yellowed with age...

 

[LadyLocust]

Discovered something by accident when cleaning old plastic. Not just cleaning off years of grime but the yellowing of plastic with age. It doesn’t make plastic “like new” but it’s a heck of a lot better than it was. Clorox… works wonders.

I cleaned some old plastic storage bins last night, used regular cleaners, 409 and similar. It cleaned off grime but that was it. They were multi-quart size for stacking on shelving.

I have a few small parts storage cabinets also, various sizes. The oldest has 60 drawers (30yrs old). The little drawers had yellowed with age. I have a couple that are relatively new also. First pic… (they were also in dire need of reorganization, needs have changed with the decades).

Anyway I tossed a couple multi-quart bins in my shower intending to soak the little drawers this morning. I grabbed a jug of clorox, splashed some into the large bins then filled them with water.

After an hour soak I was amazed how clear the little drawers were. The yellowing was gone… 2nd pic. 4 little drawers that had been soaked, next 4 not, next 4 soaked…

The large bins I used for soaking are also clearer, still using those so don’t have a pic. All my old bins and drawers are going to get a good soak before I'm done. (also makes it easy to get the old white labels off)

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Middle row below is still yellowed with age...

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Works on ceramic dishes too P. Stains and/or rust etc. soak like you are doing- works great. Sure made a difference on those little drawers.

 

[Peanut]

Here's another pic for comparison... the oldest and largest cabinet is bottom left. The first 4 rows of drawers got cleaned with clorox. The little grey cabinet above it and the blue one to it's right haven't been cleaned yet.

 

[CrocDundee]

My own discoveries:

Got just the tiny head of a painful splinter you just can't get out??? I spied a tube of Superglue on a shelf and thought...okay, a dab on the end of a toothpick should do it...and YEAH!!!!!

Need VERY good tweezers??? Another of my discoveries is that the two hinges on your glasses make excellent tweezers!!!