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Actually I'd just kill the damned things but my wife won't. She releases them outside. In the middle of winter I think the effect is the same though.

 

Damn, I'm really surprised that stuff works. Thought it more than likely a scam.

I wonder if that commercial about the resin that supposedly fixes windshield cracks work?

 

Andy Ihnatko, my favorite tech writer, did a blog entry on the headlight cleaning. He is always a humorous read. http://ihnatko.com/2011/08/15/apparently-i-can-also-refinish-headlights-now/

 

Hmm, sanding and polishing headlights? I would've never thought of it.

Thanks, Red.

 

I'm definitely gonna have to try this.

 

I saw the pajamajeans a the grocery store yesterday. Might be an anniversary gift for the wife

 

After uncle phil's review, I'm intrigued by the headlight cleaner stuff. Our cars are both older and the headlights could use some help.

Back around 2000, I bought some hand-held blender for my husband that he desperately desired. I think we used it once. About the same time, I bought this spinning brush thing that was supposed to straighten hair; my hair is curly and I've fought with it most of my teenage and adult life and the ad made the brush look awesome, so I bought it. My hair ended up tangled, yet still curly. I'm lucky I didn't have to cut my damn hair to get the damn brush out of it.

Two years later, I bought some step-aerobic exercise tapes; the system came with the step. I lost 20 lbs watching my diet and exercising, so I guess they worked. Our VCR died about 6 months after the purchase and we never bought another one.

I didn't get any item by calling on the phone though, I used the handy-dandy internet to buy them.

 

I don't like either of you two, Shadow and Craven.

I consider the intentional killing of insects/animals that can easily be removed from your vicinity an immoral thing to do.

Cockroaches and mosquitoes are the exception.

 

Remixer - I share much of the same philosophy. If it's going to hurt me or cause issues (mosquito, hornet, fruit flies, mice etc) it'll get a pat on the back. Harmless creatures (spiders, flies, bees/bumblebees, bats etc) get a helping hand out of the house.

During the winter I face a catch-22 issue. If I help them out they'll probably freeze to death (if they can't hibernate), but being left inside leads to me killing them as my girls freak out and "forces" me to end their lives.

 

Welcome to the club, brother.

Also, your situation is not really a catch 22. By releasing them to the cold outdoors, they at least have a chance to find a suitable place and survive, whereas killing them leaves zero chance.

 

Afghanistan. Nuclear radiation, bro.

 

And I was making a hilarious joke about the fact that there is little radiation in Afghanistan.

Irregardless: Any insect bugging the crap out of you, or going after you while able to cause you harm/pain can be killed.

My point was about random, unprovoked and intentional killing of insects/animals.

 

I never get the chance to weild the shoe of death on them. My wife rescues them before I ever get to that point. In fact, I'll call her to grab her bug wand and come into the bathroom for a spider. And also grab me a cold beer while she's at it.

 

I'm allergic to spiders, also here in florida we've got a non-trivial black widow and brown recluse population along with most of the rest of our exoskeletal household pests being invasive. It's not like I'm waging a private genocide against the local anole population.

 

There are more bugs than us. It's a survival thing. I'm winning, so far.

 

Magicbullet and those Smart Jumper cables (via woot).

 

Is the Magic Bullet any good?