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Originally Posted by Willravel
Instead of spending lots of money on an air freshener or filter, consider buying a few houseplants.
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Funny.
I recently dropped a bit of cash on about 6 large houseplants for this reason. Snake plants are supposed to be good for this, from what I understand. So I have one near an intake vent. Not sure if I see any difference but I gotta say the house looks great with some outdoorziness indoors.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Not really. VERY hot water freezes faster than FAIRLY hot water, but they all freeze slower than cold water...
I know debunking household mythology isn't the point of the thread, so sorry about that. I'll come up with some random tips and post them as quick as I can.  |
lol Actually I'm one of those people with a poor white folk refrigerator - no ice maker. I've truly seen a difference using hot water in place of cold water. I'll admit, I am a bit crazy but I swear my ice freezes faster with hot lol.
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Originally Posted by snowy
A fruit fly trap that's more sanitary than just a glass of wine: Put some balsamic vinegar in a jar with a bit of water. Cover the jar with a piece of plastic wrap. Poke holes large enough for fruit flies to get in but not get out. Voila.
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No - not fruit flies. Black flies. My neighbors and I have a serious problem with them here. I thought it was because of my dog's poo in the backyard but neighbors with no dogs have the same issues. And oddly enough, they all migrate to the master bathroom in the front of the house.
I learned the wine glass trick by accident, if you wanna know the truth lol. Had some friends over one night and left out a glass of wine overnight in the kitchen. The next morning, the glass was full o' flies.
I have a dog and 2 cats so I prefer not to use chemical sprays. I keep a strip of fly paper in the master bath all the time as I don't do this wine dealie often unless I have swarms of the fuckers which does happen every so often. Plus I have to admit, there's this horribly, evil part of me that enjoys watching them struggle in the glue of the trap. But because of the animals, I don't want fly paper all over the house fearing one falls down and gets tangled up in their fur lol.
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Originally Posted by Hektore
-If you're going to have an outdoor cat have the common fucking decency to get it spayed/neutered...
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- Keep bottled water in your car at all times for drinking. Just do it. There will be a time you're stranded either with car problems or in traffic when you will feel like ripping the head off a puppy for a drink of water.
- Probably mainly for the womenz, but I highly recommend keeping a little bit of everything, medicine-wise, in your purse at all times. It's always when you don't have Gas-X or Midol or something when you seriously need it. Men, you can keep your Tums or Viagra or whatever in your briefcase.
- Old cd's scare away birds from your garden. Hang 1 or 2 like windchimes. I currently have a 'Stop Smoking' cd outside that I've never listened to.
