Household Hints

Comment by Carolyn (Guest)

Carolyn (Guest) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:16:40 +0000

Microwaving your milk DOES work. I was looking for someone else that did this because my boyfriend didn't believe me. It makes it last sometimes a week and a half longer. I do it all the time.

Comment by Ken

Ken — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:59:22 +0000

Wow, that's a really useful tip. My toilet clog emergencies tend to happen in other people's houses, though. Perhaps I should carry some dish soap with me.

Comment by Lorien (Guest)

Lorien (Guest) — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 04:13:39 +0000

We had a toilet become very clogged yesterday (my little son was cleaning a potty training accident of our recalcitrant puppy). My husband is a champion of unclogging toilets, and when I pointed that out to him after much mighty and unsuccessful efforts at plunging he didn't take it as the compliment I'd meant. He cursed the toilet with a very bad word and flung down the plunger. We discussed calling a plumber and he scoffed at me for Googling "toilet clog" as he stomped upstairs.
Okay, I found the majority of people on the www.ehow.com (what a rocking site) who commented on this issue were amazed to find that liquid dish soap would work some crazy magic in this situation. It so very did! Like a charm. Hopefully you won't need to know this one, but if it ever 'comes up'...

Comment by Ken

Ken — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 10:43:39 +0000

I'm all in favor of any idea that involves the destruction of evil bacteria via microwave. I'm not sure voodoo alone will do the trick.

Comment by Sabrina (Guest)

Sabrina (Guest) — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 08:39:54 +0000

If you get something hard and unidentifiable crusted inside your microwave just take a wet sponge and a tiny bit of soap and microwave it for about a minute. The moisture from the sponge acts as a softener for the gunk and you can clean the microwave really quickly.

I also heat the sponge by itself after I've cleaned anything because it kills any bacteria in your sponge so it won't stink.

Comment by Crouching Hamster (Guest)

Crouching Hamster (Guest) — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:57:02 +0000

Microwave your milk? That's a new one for me. I don't have a microwave. Or milk. Just cream. But maybe if I do a voo-doo ritual over it before putting it in the 'fridge, it will kill off some of the evil bacteria.

I copied the sponge thingy from you.

Here's one: wash your dishes after you use them. Don't wait to use every clean dish in the house - every champagne glass for orange juice, every mixing bowl for cereal, to then do your dishes. Theoretically, the time spent washing them will be just the same, but it will seem like an eternity.

Household Hints

Ken — Sun, 27 Feb 2005 12:12:35 +0000

There are some things Mom never taught me.