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Management can not vouch for these "home remedies", we haven't tried them, you can use them at your own risk.

Water Displacement #40

The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians At the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a `water displacement' compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts.

Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. When you read the `shower door' part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your stovetop ... Voila! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed.
 
Here are some other uses:
1. Protects silver from tarnishing.
2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.
3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.
4. Gives floors that `just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery.
5. Keeps flies off cows.
6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.
7. Removes lipstick stains.
8. Loosens stubborn zippers.
9. Untangles jewelry chains.
10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.
11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.
12. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
13. Removes tomato stains from clothing.
14. Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.
15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.
16. Keeps scissors working smoothly.
17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.
18. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.
19. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!
20. Gives a children's playground gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.
21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers.
22. Rids kids' rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.
23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.
24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.
25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers.
26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.
29. Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.
30. Keeps rust from forming on saws, saw blades, and other tools.
31. Removes splattered grease on stove.
32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.
33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
35. Removes all traces of duct tape.
36. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.
37. Florida's favorite use is: `cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.'
38. The favorite use in the state of New York, WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.
39. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a little on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, it's a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some states.
40. Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.
41. WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls.
Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.
42. Also, if you've discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone!
43. If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.
44. Removes pricing labels adhesive, and tape adhesives.

P.S. The basic ingredient is FISH OIL.

Better than paper towels and a lot less expensive...

COFFEE FILTERS

Coffee filters ... Who knew!  And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Tree for almost nothing even the large ones.

1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows, mirrors, and chrome ... Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.
3. Protect China by separating your good dishes with a coffee filter between each dish.
4. Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
5. Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
6. Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
7. Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.
8. Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.
9. Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
10. Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.
11. Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
12. Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.
13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. It soaks out all the grease.
14. Keep in the bathroom. They make great "razor nick fixers."
15.  As a sewing backing. Use a filter as an easy-to-tear backing for embroidering or appliquéing soft fabrics.
16. Put baking soda into a coffee filter and insert into shoes or a closet to absorb or prevent odors.
17. Use them to strain soup stock and to tie fresh herbs in to put in soups and stews.
18. Use a coffee filter to prevent spilling when you add fluids to your car.
19. Use them as a spoon rest while cooking and clean up small counter spills.
20. Can use to hold dry ingredients when baking or when cutting a piece of fruit or veggies. Saves on having extra bowls to wash.
21. Use them to wrap Christmas ornaments for storage.
22. Use them to remove fingernail polish when out of cotton balls.
23. Use them to sprout seeds. Simply dampen the coffee filter, place seeds inside, fold it and place it into a plastic baggie until they sprout.
24. Use coffee filters as blotting paper for pressed flowers. Place the flowers between two coffee filters and put the coffee filters in phone book.
25. Use as a disposable "snack bowl" for popcorn, chips, etc.

OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS TOO

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never advertised for this use.

Honey remedy for skin blemishes... cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

Easy eyeglass protection... to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.

Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

If you send this to one person who doesn't know about this, then it was worth it.

Household tips, use with care, I haven't tried all of these. Also some might be repeated, I had several text files.
 
 *Budweiser Beer will condition your hair.
 
  *Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish.
 
  *Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min.
 
  *Mayonnaise will KILL LICE. It will also condition your hair.
 
  *Elmer's Glue -- paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and  see the dead skin and blackheads.
 
  *Shiny Hair - rinse in brewed Lipton Tea.
 
  *Sunburn  empty a large jar of instant Nestea into your bath water.
 
  *Minor burn -- Colgate or Crest toothpaste
 
  *Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it!
 
  *Arthritis? WD-40 Spray and rub in; kills insect sting pain, too.
 
  *Bee stings - apply meat tenderizer
 
  *Chigger bite -- *Puffy eyelids -- Preparation H (avoid eyes)
 
  *Paper cut -- crazy glue or Chapstick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals).
 
  *Stinky feet -- Jell-O!!
 
  *Athletes feet -- cornstarch
 
  *Fungus on toenails or fingernails -- Vicks vapor-rub
 
  *Kool Aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint.( Tang also works)
 
  *Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint. Your kids will love it, and it won't hurt them if they eat it!
 
  *Peanut butter -- will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee-filter paper.
 
  *Sticking bicycle chain -- Pam no-stick cooking spray
 
  *Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage and shop.
 
  *Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls.
 
  *When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with cornstarch.
 
  *Heavy dandruff - rinse scalp with vinegar!
 
  *A Slinky will hold toast and CD's.
 
  *To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste and wipe clean.
 
  *Wine stains pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt.
 
  *To remove wax - Iron a paper towel over the wax stain, the heat will cause the wax to absorb into the towel.
 
  *Body paint -- Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour into an empty 35-mm film container and mix with the food color of your choice and allow to cool.
 
  *Tie-dye T-shirts -- Mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak.
 
  *Preserving a newspaper clipping -- large bottle of club soda and  1/2 cup of milk of magnesia -- soak for 20 min. and let dry, will  last for many years!
 
  *Remove labels off glassware etc. -- rub with peanut butter! WD 40 works good on this one too.
 
  *Baked-on food - Fill the container with water, put in a Bounce  static remover and softener sheet. Soak overnight. The static from  the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it.  Also you can use 2 Efferdent tablets, soak overnight!
 
  * Crayon on the wall -- Colgate toothpaste and brush it!
 
  * Dirty grout - Listerine
 
  * Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste
 
  * Grass stains -- Karo Syrup. Rub in, let soak and wash.
 
  * Grease Stains- Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from batteries!
 
  * Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax: sprinkle and let stand  for 2-4 hours. Maybe this will work if you get them back again.
 
  * To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer, add a little Clorox or
2 Bayer aspirin in the water. Or just use 7-up instead of water.
 
  *WHO KNEW? When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest?
 
  So did you "squeeze" for softness to determine freshness? Did you  know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week?  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a  different colored twist tie.
  They are: M - Blue, Tu - Green, Th -Red, F -White, S -Yellow.
  So if today were Thursday, you would  want red twist tie, not white which is Friday's (almost a week  old)! The colors go alphabetically by color  Blue - Green - Red -White -Yellow, Monday through Saturday.
 
Candle Tips
 
To remove candle wax that has dripped onto cloth, use the dull edge of a knife to scrape off as much wax as possible. Place several paper towels on both sides of the fabric and iron on a low setting. Change the towels often as the wax is absorbed into them.
 
Place your candles in the freezer overnight to prevent them from dripping. They also will burn longer.
 
To make a candle fit snugly into its holder, pour hot water into the candle bowl, let it heat up a bit, and then pour the water out and stick the candle in immediately.
 
Rub candle wax on wooden drawers to make them open with ease.
 
Saw teeth rubbed with a candle will cut wood more easily, and the candle wax will protect the blade from rusting.
 
Before the first snowstorm, rub your shovel with an old candle stub,and the snow will easily slide off.
 
To predict the weather, just blow out a lit candle. If the wick smolders for longer than usual, rain is on the way. If the wick goes out quickly, look for fair weather.
 
From Old Farmer's Almanac

Bounce this around!

The US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow jackets away. The yellow jackets just veer around you. And all this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!

It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.

It also repels mice. Spread them around foundation areas, or in trailers, cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.

It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.

Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Eliminates static electricity from your television (or computer) screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.

Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.

Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.

Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty lu! ggage be fore storing.

Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.

Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food.

Eliminate odors in wastebaskets.. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.

Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.


Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.

Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.

Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. Keeps them smelling fresh.

And now that you know, print and keep on file or bounce (pass) it around

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Avoid rice from sticking together by boiling each grain separately. Use four saucepans simultaneously to speed up the process.

When buying fruit by the pound, buy grapes instead of apples. Apples are much heavier.

String dipped in tomato sauce makes perfect reusable spaghetti for kids who don't like spaghetti. My kids never touch the stuff and don't realize I've been serving them up the same bowl of string for over a year now.

Planning vacations is half the fun. So why not stay at home this year and plan two. Just as much fun and it costs absolutely nothing.

Take the leg work out of shopping by simply standing by the supermarket check-out and removing any items you require from other people's carts when they are not looking.

Whilst watching TV soaps, blink alternately with one eye and then the other. This way you'll never miss a second. Studies show that you probably miss up to an hour of your favorite programs each year due to normal blinking..

Keep all your CDs in the wrong cases. If a burglar steals them, at least he'll have the unenviable task of sorting them all out before he can sell them.

Save money on mouthwash by spitting it back into the bottle. Replace the entire bottle once it becomes chewy.

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Don't know if any of this works, but what the heck might just do that.........

Facts on HONEY and CINNAMON
It is found that mixture of honey and cinnamon cures several diseases.
Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases.

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chapati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.
Honey and Cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India &Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.
Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts are more alert and flexible.

THINGS TO KNOW
Þ Budweiser Beer conditions the hair

Þ Mayonnaise will also condition your hair

Þ Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 minutes

Þ Shiny Hair - use brewed Lipton Tea

Þ Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar!

Þ Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish

Þ Elmer's Glue - paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads if any

Þ Puffy eyes - Preparation H

Þ Athletes foot - cornstarch

Þ Fungus on toenails or fingernails - Vicks Vapor Rub

Þ Stinky feet - Jello!

Þ Arthritis? - WD-40 Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too

Þ Paper cut - Crazy Glue or Chap Stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)

Þ Sunburn - empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water

Þ Minor burn - Colgate or Crest toothpaste

Þ Burn your tongue? - put sugar on it!

Þ Bee stings - meat tenderizer

Þ Chigger bite - Preparation H

Þ WD-40 spray kills insect stings too

Þ Mayonnaise will KILL LICE

Þ Fleas in your carpet? - 20 Mule Team Borax - sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. {Maybe this will work if you get them back again.} [ :-o Uhh…!? ]

Þ Wine stains - pour on the Morton Salt and watch it absorb into the salt.

Þ Baked on food - fill container with water, get a Bounce paper softener and the static from the Bounce towel will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also, you can use 2 Efferdent tablets; soak overnight!

Þ Stains on clothes - Colgate - Grass stains - Karo Syrup - Grease Stains - Coca Cola

Þ To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.

Þ Dirty grout - Listerine

Þ Crayon on the wall - Colgate toothpaste and brush it!

Þ Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls

Þ Peanut butter will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper

Þ Remove labels off glassware etc. - rub with Peanut butter!

Þ Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray

Þ Pam will also remove paint and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby

Þ Coca Cola will remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. (We know it will take corrosion from car batteries!)

Þ Kool Aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. (Wow, and we drink this stuff)

Þ Tie Dye T-shirt - mix a solution of Kool Aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak

Þ Kool Aid can be used as a dye in paint also. Kool Aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, you're kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it

Þ Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour in to an empty film container, and mix with the food color of your choice!

Þ To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste

Þ When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with cornstarch and watch them slide on

Þ A Slinky will hold toast and CD's! [Slow night at the factory when this was realized ya suppose??]

Þ To keep FRESH FLOWERS longer add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer Aspirin, or just use 7-up instead of water.

Þ Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of Club Soda and cup of Milk of Magnesia, soak for 20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!

Þ When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are:

Monday = Blue

Tuesday = Green

Thursday = Red

Friday = White (White)

Saturday = Yellow

So if today was Thursday, you would want a red twist tie; not white, which is Fridays (almost a week old!). The colors go alphabetically by color: Blue- Green - Red - White - Yellow, Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember.

I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the ones with the plastic clips have different colors. You learn something new everyday! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping