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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 1 - 1/18/2009 11:46 AM |
Over the years I have noticed that oftentimes the dumbest things can be so useful to know.
Like building a shelter in the snow.... an igloo!
Knowing a little bit about a lot of things can be very useful! ...and I wanted to share some of these useful things here at Areyouin!
Here Goes:
Alka Seltzer is one
> of the many cold medicines that contains Phenylpropanolamine
> (PPA), which can cause hemorrhagic stokes or cerebral
> bleeding, even with the first use.
Here is a list a list
> of other medications that currently use PPA..
1. Acutrim Diet Gum Appetite Suppressant
> 2. Acutrim Plus Dietary Supplements
> 3 Acutrim Maximum Strength Appetite Control
> 4. Alka-Seltzer Plus Children's Cold Medicine
> 5. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold medicine
6. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine Original
> 7. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Cough Medicine
> 8. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Flu Medicine
> 9. Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold & Sinus
> 10. Alka Seltzer Plus Night-Time Cold
> 11. BC Allergy Sinus Cold Powder
> 12. BC Sinus Cold Powder
> 13. Comtrex Flu Therapy & Fever Relief
> 14. Day & Night Contac 12-Hour Cold Capsules
> 15. Contac 12 Hour Caplets
> 16. Coricidin D Cold, Flu & Sinus
> 17. Dexatrim Caffeine Free
> 18. Dexatrim Extended Duration
> 19. Dexatrim Gelcaps
> 20. Dexatrim Vitamin C/Caffeine Free
> 21. Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Chewable Tablets
> 22. Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liqui-Gels
> 23. Dimetapp DM Cold & Cough Elixir
> 24. Dimetapp Elixir
> 25. Dimetapp 4-Hour Liquid Gels
> 26. Dimetapp 4-Hour Tablets
> 27. Dimetapp 12-Hour Ex |
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 2 - 1/18/2009 11:47 AM |
> 27. Dimetapp 12-Hour Extentabs Tablets
> 28. Naldecon DX Pediatric Drops
> 29. Permathene Mega-16
> 30. Robitussin CF
> 31. Tavist-D 12-Hour Relief of Sinus & Nasal
> 32. Triaminic DM Cough Relief
> 33. Triaminic Expectorant Chest & Head
> 34. Triaminic Sy rup Cold & Allergy
> 35. Triaminic Triaminicol Cold & Cough
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 3 - 1/18/2009 11:48 AM |
There are Certain ingredients that are causing strokes and seizures in children:
> 1 Orange 3D Cold & Allergy Cherry (Pink)
> 2. 3D Cold & Cough Berry
> 3. 3D Cough Relief Yellow 3D Expectorant
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 4 - 1/18/2009 11:51 AM |
If you have any questions, you an call 800-548-3708 and thave the lot number on the box handy and they will send you postage for you to send it back to them, and they will also issue you a refund.
If you know of anyone else with small children,
Please let them know about this blog!
THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF!
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 5 - 1/18/2009 11:51 AM |
If you want to confirm these findings, please take time to check the following:
http://www.fda. gov/cder/ drug/infopage/ ppa/
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 6 - 1/18/2009 11:53 AM |
I got this one from a dear friend and thought it was really useful to pass along:
Coffee filters ..who knew!?
And you can buy 1,000 at the Dollar Store for almost nothing.
COFFEE FILTERS: Not just for making coffee....
1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.
Coffee filters make excellent covers.
2. Clean windows and mirrors.
Coffee filters are lint-free so they'll leave windows sparkling.
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 7 - 1/18/2009 11:53 AM |
3. Protect China .
Separate your good dishes by putting 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.
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 8 - 1/18/2009 11:53 AM |
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.
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 9 - 1/18/2009 11:54 AM |
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.
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 10 - 1/18/2009 11:54 AM |
13. Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, french fries, chicken fingers, etc on them.
Soaks out all the grease.
14. Keep in the bathroom.
They make great "razor nick fixers."
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| Post: BrucenBryce |
| ID: 11 - 1/21/2009 1:09 PM |
I thought I would add the following because I found it to be really helpful!
This was supposedly created by an attorney but wheter or not it really was, the advise is great!
1. Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID
REQUIRED.'
2. When you are writing checks to pay on your credit card accounts, DO
NOT put the complete account number on the 'For' line. Instead, just put the last
four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone
who might be handling your check as it passes through all the check processing
channels won't have access to it.
3. Put your work phone # on your checks instead of your home phone. If you
have a PO Box use that instead of your home address. If you do not have a PO
Box, use your work address. Never have your SS# printed on your checks.
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| Post: BrucenBryce |
| ID: 12 - 1/21/2009 1:09 PM |
4. Place the contents of your wallet on a photocopy machine. Do both
sides of each license, credit card, etc. You will know what you had in your wallet
and all of the account numbers and phone numbers to call and cancel. Keep the
photocopy in a safe place. I also carry a photocopy of my passport when I travel either here or
abroad. We've all heard horror stories about fraud that's committed on us in
stealing a Name, address, Social Security number, credit cards.
But here's some critical information to limit the damage in case this happens to you or someone you know:
5. We have been told we should cancel our credit cards immediately. But the
key is having the toll free numbers and your card numbers handy so you know whom
to call. Keep those where you can find them.
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| Post: BrucenBryce |
| ID: 13 - 1/21/2009 1:09 PM |
6. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where your credit
cards, etc., were stolen. This proves to credit providers you were
diligent, and this is a first step toward an investigation (if there ever is one).
But here's what is perhaps most important of all: (I never even
thought to do this.)
7. Call the 3 national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and also call the Social Security fraud line number. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the internet in my name.
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| Post: BrucenBryce |
| ID: 14 - 1/21/2009 1:10 PM |
The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your information was
stolen, and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit..
Now, here are the numbers you always need to contact about your wallet, if it has been stolen:
Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
Trans Union : 1-800-680 7289
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 15 - 2/1/2009 9:27 AM |
Hello Bruce! Thanks for that information! Glad it is here so that everyone can find it when they need it!
Great Work!
I thought that the following would be good for every one to know....
Did you know that Cell Phone Numbers Go Public next month?
This is a REMINDER.... that all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies next month and you are going to start to receiving sale calls on your cell phone!
THAT'S RIGHT!!!.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS!!!
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 16 - 2/1/2009 9:29 AM |
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL LIST and it will only take a minute of your time to do. It blocks your number for five (5) years.
The only thing you need to know is that you must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. (You cannot call from a different phone number).
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| Post: HelpfulHints |
| ID: 17 - 2/1/2009 9:30 AM |
Help all your friends out by cutting a link to this blog and send it to them in an email so that they can save themselves a LOT OF MONEY in useless calls that they will NOT want!
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| Post: Martin |
| ID: 18 - 2/2/2009 7:25 PM |
I wanted to share this about Strokes.
If it saves one life then it will be very well worth it!
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologists say that if a stroke victim receives appropriate medical care within 3 hours that physicians can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally .
The trick is getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which can be difficult.
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| Post: Martin |
| ID: 19 - 2/2/2009 7:25 PM |
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
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| Post: Martin |
| ID: 20 - 2/2/2009 7:26 PM |
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE,coherently
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask them to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
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| Post: Martin |
| ID: 21 - 2/2/2009 7:27 PM |
A final sign that has come to light recently is to ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other , that is also an indication of a stroke.
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| Post: Martin |
| ID: 22 - 2/2/2009 7:27 PM |
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
If everyone who reads this blog will send a link to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
I have done my part. Have you?
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| Post: Matrix |
| ID: 23 - 5/4/2009 8:33 AM |
This is a REAL neurological test.
Sit comfortably and be calm.
In other words, put your thinking process aside - i.e. put your brain in neutral gear.
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| Post: Matrix |
| ID: 24 - 5/4/2009 8:33 AM |
1- Find the C below. Do not use any cursor help.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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| Post: Matrix |
| ID: 25 - 5/4/2009 8:34 AM |
2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999699999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
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| Post: Matrix |
| ID: 26 - 5/4/2009 8:35 AM |
3- Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult..
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
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| Post: Matrix |
| ID: 27 - 5/4/2009 8:35 AM |
This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a close relationship with Alzheimer.
Congratulations!
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 28 - 5/4/2009 7:38 PM |
ABOUT HEART ATTACKS
There are other symptoms of a heart attack besides the pain in the left arm, neck, back,chest
One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 29 - 5/4/2009 7:38 PM |
NOTE : There may be no pain in the chest during a heart attack.
The majority of people (about 60%) who had an heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 30 - 5/4/2009 7:39 PM |
If that happens, IMMEDIATELY DISSOLVE TWO ASPIRINS,[ preferably uncoated ones], IN YOUR MOUTH and swallow them with a bit of water.
Afterwards, phone 911 or a neighbour or a family member who lives very close by and state "HEART ATTACK!!!" and that you have taken 2 ASPIRINS ,unlock your door and take a seat on a chair or sofa and wait for their arrival and ....
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 31 - 5/4/2009 7:39 PM |
DO NOT LIE DOWN !!!
A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably a life can be saved !!
I have already shared the information !!! What about you ? Foward this message : IT MAY SAVE LIVES !!!!!!
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 32 - 7/9/2009 10:02 AM |
DID YOU KNOW?
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to
pick the little 'stringy things' off of it. That's how the primates do it.
Also, Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 33 - 7/9/2009 10:02 AM |
Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 34 - 7/9/2009 10:03 AM |
Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.
It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of
spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 35 - 7/9/2009 10:03 AM |
For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.
Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste
of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 36 - 7/9/2009 10:04 AM |
Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream. Yummm!
Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 37 - 7/9/2009 10:04 AM |
Easy Deviled Eggs:
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg.. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 38 - 7/9/2009 10:05 AM |
Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.
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| Post: PerrynPanguitch |
| ID: 39 - 7/9/2009 10:06 AM |
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in
a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food
moist and help it reheat faster.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 40 - 7/29/2009 10:10 AM |
Newspaper weeds away
When you start putting in your flowers and vegetable plants in the spring, work the nutrients in your soil as usual, but along with the usual planting, try this:
Wet newspapers,
put layers around the plants overlapping as you go.
Cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not
get through wet newspapers.
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 41 - 9/23/2009 7:24 AM |
Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose.
Place pin in seam of slacks and ... At DA! .. Static is gone.
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 42 - 9/23/2009 7:25 AM |
No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket.
It will keep the mosquitoes away.
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 43 - 9/23/2009 7:26 AM |
Flexible vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 44 - 9/23/2009 7:26 AM |
Reopening envelope
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 45 - 9/23/2009 7:28 AM |
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 46 - 9/23/2009 7:28 AM |
Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
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| Post: AuntIna |
| ID: 47 - 9/23/2009 7:29 AM |
INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material ... I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. Well . the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us
that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit.
You can't see the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free .... that nice fragrance too. You know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box ... well this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months.
He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that!?!
Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that.
So, I thought I'd share!
Note: I went to my dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water ran through a little bit but mostly collected all the water in the mesh screen. I washed it with warm soapy water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. Then when I rinsed it ... the water ran right thru the screen! There wasn't any puddling at all!
That repairman knew what he was talking about
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 48 - 10/20/2009 6:07 PM |
TO HELP PREVENT H1N1 FLU?
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 49 - 10/20/2009 6:08 PM |
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global
epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into
contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so
much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1
infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and
development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully
highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of
focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 50 - 10/20/2009 6:09 PM |
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official
communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part
of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't
trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/
nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple
gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has
the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected
one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful
preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with
warm salt water . *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti
(very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose
hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in |
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 51 - 10/20/2009 6:10 PM |
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C
(Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C
tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking
warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse
direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the
stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
I suggest you pass this on to your entire e-lis t. You never know who
might pay attention to it -- and STAY ALIVE because of it.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 52 - 5/16/2010 8:33 AM |
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 53 - 5/16/2010 8:35 AM |
5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 54 - 5/16/2010 8:36 AM |
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 55 - 5/16/2010 8:37 AM |
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
Anyone know of any other useful uses for cucumbers?.... HUH? WHAT?
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 56 - 6/15/2010 7:30 AM |
Did you also know bleach was invented in the late 40's? It's chlorine, folks! And it was used to kill our Troops. Peroxide was invented during WWI in the 20's. It was used to save and help cleanse the needs of our troops and hospitals.
Please think about this:
1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe.) No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash.
2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.
3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishcloth when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 57 - 6/15/2010 7:31 AM |
4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a
50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them
(especially the toes) every night and let dry.
6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was healed by soaking in peroxide.
7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and Water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without Harming your septic system like bleach or most other Disinfectants will.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 58 - 6/15/2010 7:31 AM |
8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your
50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
10. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. You will not have the peroxide-burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages but more natural highlights if your hair is a light brown, reddish or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually, so it's not a drastic change.
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| Post: Qdaddy |
| ID: 59 - 6/15/2010 7:32 AM |
11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help get rid of boils, fungus or other skin infections.
12. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
13. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.
14. Another place it's great is in the bathroom, if someone has been careless & has peed on the floor around the toilet & it's begun to smell of urine. Just put some peroxide in a spray bottle & spray. In the blink of any eye all the smell will be gone & the bacteria eliminated!
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