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All the pumps out here in AZ can be set to fill while left unattended.

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in fla here, about 95% are disabled and some still have the lock. the lock disabled, is really for if the hose and nozzel falls out, so cant flow fuel everywhere. if you hold a disabled one full it will shut off in your hand. if you lock it, walk away and it falls out in won't shut off and spill gas everywhere. now disabled, you can't leave unattended , so it won't fall out.


about 15 years ago i put nozzel in locked on full and walked away, it fell out and spilled about 10-12 gals all over ground. that is why they disabled the lock, might have happened many times.

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im going to try that grill cheese trick... hopefully the cheese doesnt leak out

cwhatever

Never buy dryer sheets again. Wad up a large ball of aluminum foil and toss it in your dryer along with your wet clothes. It removes static and best of all you can use the same ball over and over again. You can also soak a rag in fabric softener and hang it up to dry. Once it is dry toss it in the dryer with the rest of your clothes and reuse it until it stops smelling like fabric softener

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Stick old newspaper or magazines inside your boots when you store them. This will keep the tops from flopping over and adding unsightly creases to your boots.

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Did you know if a tomatoe shows ANY degree of red when it is picked, it can be legally caled a Vine Ripened tomatoe? These horrid fruits are then ripened with gas.

Next time you visit the market and see "vine ripened" tomatoes, just be aware that they were likely picked green and ripened in a gas chamber.

Did you know if you place a tomato in your fridge, when it hits 50 degrees, the stuff that gives tomatoes their flavor permanently shuts down?

did you know you can place a banana in the paper bag with your tomatoes and the gas given off will ripen your fruits?

Did you know a tomato is actually a fruit?

Did you know I am serving tomato and prosciutto sandwiches, potato salad, key lime pie and draft beer right now and most you you cant come?

Did you know I think too much about tomatoes?

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Did you know cats do not like the spin cycle, so remove your cats and air dry them.

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Did you know Google spelled backwards is Elgoog and an Elgoog is a type of Abacus popular in the forth century?

chris4x4

I thought you were gonna say it was a type of tomato.....

cwhatever

You can tint glass any color you like by using mod podge and food coloring. Momtastic has the full tutorial.
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ItnStln511

That sounds good actually.





I never knew that...interesting.

MacFett

But sadly:

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cwhatever

yes is true. just don't drink out of colored ones but use for decor.

cwhatever

Toss small items such as baby spoons, pacifiers and bottle caps inside a small mesh lingerie bag and set the bag in the top rack of your dishwasher. This will keep things from falling off the rack and getting lost or ruined in the bottom on the dishwasher



Create a tight seal on any plastic bag using a plastic water bottle. Also makes it super easy to poor out your next serving.

cwhatever

Use a hanger with clips to hold your recipes up where you can see the. No more greasy fingerprint all over your recipe cards!!




When packing liquids (shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, ect...) for your next trip, take the lid off, place a piece of plastic wrap over the opening and screw the lid back on. The plastic wrap will keep the liquid from spilling even if the lid pops open.

MacFett

I installed a magnetic white board on my cabinet and picked up a pack of rare earth magnet push pins (they look like push pins but instead of a pin they have a magnet).

cwhatever

pretty cool, neat idea too. mine is free though for some who don't want to spend money on it.

DblDragon

whoa! i didn't know that! i'm surprised! :O

Seanette

I'll have to try the banana thing. DH doesn't like them, so it's up to me to get them eaten before they get overripe.

I can vouch for the one about reheating pizza. I do it that way all the time. Just have to keep an eye on it unless you don't mind singed crust (I have a tendency to scorch the crust before the toppings are warm).

Seanette

This I should probably try. Our dryer seems to have a static problem and my husband hates fabric softener, so really doesn't want me to use it (I'm home full-time, so I do the laundry).

As far as hanging recipes, that's about the only thing I miss about the apartment we moved out of in June, metal cabinet doors that I could stick recipes on with a magnet. I currently use the stove fan hood and a magnet .

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cwhatever

you can use a metal hanger with wood clothes pins too that would be adjustable width wise too. if no door knobs just twist top hanger 90 degrees and hang on top of door.

Rachel A

Sheesh - so old fashioned. We have all our recipes on Evernote now

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The top of the cabinet door (no knobs) is within a few inches of the ceiling, and I'm only 5'4". I don't think a metal hanger would stretch far enough to put a recipe near my level, and getting it up there in the first place would probably require enlisting DH, since I don't think I can get up there even with the stepladder.

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yes is great if have a tablet but have to zoom in and scroll on phone and take chance of a spill or something bad happening. so some of us are still half old school. my wife has a simple phone only and no web or anything, and this is as of just 8 months ago, before that she had none at all, talk about old school.

cwhatever

well that will need some thought to work for that then.

cwhatever

so sorry about that, i guess all are not perfect.

Seanette

While we're swapping household advice, would child-proofing latches work to keep a cat out of cabinets?

cwhatever

yes, the ones that have the plastic latch to push down once you get the door open a little bit first. and that is until they figure that out, they are smart.

Seanette

OK, so I think you're describing the kind I had in mind, that would install inside the door frame (remember, the cabinet doors don't have knobs).

cwhatever

yes, you open a little then stick fingers in and bend out of latch and then open all the way.

http://www.safeandsecurebaby.com/cabinet-drawer-latches

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cwhatever

you can also put a small hook on inside of door and then open door and hang metal coat hanger on insde to where it hangs down past the bottom of the door to hang receipe on. only needs to be on one door where most preperation is done, and nobody will ever see hook. just an idea!!

MacFett

They work on our cat, but not our ferrets.

Seanette

Unfortunately for me, I live in the one state in the US where ferrets are illegal. I hear they're entertaining pets, but until I move to another state.....

cwhatever

Before grilling burger, press a hole in the middle of the patty. The hole will disappear as the burger cooks. This will minimize shrinking and you won't have to worry about them not being done in the center. unless you over cook it then it will shrink.






Do you have hard water spots around your sink fixtures? Soak a rag in white vinegar, lay the rag over your water spots let sit for a few minutes and the spots will scrub right off.

cwhatever

Rubbing some butter over the cut edge of a block of cheese will seal it and stop it from molding.



If your hair turns green from the chlorine in the pool, dissolve eight aspirin pills in a glass of warm water, coat hair with the solution, let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse. The green will be gone.

Seanette

Not a bad idea. I can state from experience that those Command hooks come off quite well, so I don't have to worry about damage (I'm renting), so one of those could work quite well for this.

cwhatever

Need to hang a picture but there is nothing on the back to hang it from? Once you are done with your soda, turn the tab around. Using a pair of pliers grab the bottom (short end) of the tab and bend the tab down into the mouth of the can while pulling up at the same time. This will ensure that the ring is still intact so that you can attach it to the back of your frame with a screw and hang your photo

Tired of eating dried chicken? Try this trick Stuff a Whole Chicken with an apple to keep it moist while cooking (discard apple afterwards).

Even though Apples are extremely yummy to eat there are many other uses for them.
1) Keeps Cake Fresh – Store cakes with a half of an apple – it will keep the cake nice and moist. Simple.
2) Roasting The Perfect Chicken – Stuff a Whole Chicken with an apple to keep it moist while cooking ( discard apple afterwards) – this is one of Budget Savvy Diva’s cooking secrets.
3) Loosen Up That Brown Sugar – Simple place a apple wedge in a bag of hardened brown sugar and tightly seal the bag and wait a day or two and it will be soft again ( SCORE!)
4) Ripen Tomatoes – Place unripened tomatoes with a apple in a paper bag for a couple of days.
5) Too much salt? – If your soup or stew is too salty simply add some apple wedges for 10 minutes. The apple will soak up excess salt.
How cool are these tips Enjoy!!!

MacFett

Keep your brown sugar in the freezer and you won't have to worry about it hardening to begin.

cwhatever

that is why its called did you know this! thx for the contribution and help to the viewers out there, a new thing learned, thx again.

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An apple wedge or two will restore dried out pipe tobacco. Just place a wedge in your tobacco pouch and give it a day.

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cwhatever

apples have alot of uses!!!! cooolllllll!!

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I am about to go to costco soon, and could not help but drop by this thread for helpful ideas.
thats a first for me! No other thread has been so intriguing. LOl

cwhatever

Well thanks a whole bunch I would hit the thanks button for you but for some reason on my phone it's gone so Ill wait till I get home to do it on the computer
Got it to work

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MacFett

The first time you take the brown sugar out of the freezer you're going to think, 'Oh %&@$, MacFett lied to us! This is one solid brick of brown sugar.'

That is because it is frozen, not hardened. It defrosts very quickly and breaks off in pretty large chunks, but it will make measuring hard. So use a site like Gram Ingredient Conversions Calculator to convert volume to weight.

Bob Maxey

However, if you place something like a chopstick in a cup of water being heated in the microwave, it can prevent explosions. The stick gives a place for bubbles to cling to so you will not suffer burns.

cwhatever

To relieve (or remove) a sunburn soak a couple earl grey tea bags in water and let soak until the tea is dark black. Dip a rag into the tea and dab on your sunburn. Continue to reapply as the tea dries. Do not wipe off. Allowing the tea to sit on the burn over night and wash off in the morning. The burn should be barely visible if not gone completely






Need to light a hard to reach candle but don't have any long matches? Use a piece of uncooked spaghetti.

cwhatever

Apply a thin layer of olive oil to your candle holders before you use them. Once the candle has melted the olive oil will allow you to wipe off the wax and keep it from sticking to the candle holder.






Too many clothes in your closet? Turn all of your hangers backwards. Once you wear a piece of clothing, hang it back up with the hanger facing forward. At the end of the year, toss any item that are still on hangers facing backwards. If you haven't worn it in a year you probably wont miss it.