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Lastly Ms Feilding has ha handy tip for storing shoes out of season. She puts a label on the each end of a shoe box, one with Summer and one with Winter written on the label. In summer she stores her winter shoes in the boxes with the label marked Winter visible, and in winter she turns the boxes around and stores her Summer shoes with the label marked summer visible. |
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In case this happens to you over Christmas - to remove candle wax from carpet, use brown paper then iron over the brown paper where the candle wax has spilled. The iron melts the wax and it will stick to the brown paper, that hint was was Bert Todd |
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Bella Packer says One way you can clean your BBQ grill rack is with aluminum foil. Wrap the rack in foil and turn on the grill for about 30 minutes or so with the lid on. This should help cooked-on food come off with ease. You can even use the aluminum foil to crumple up and scrape off the ash from the rack. |
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Angelina Brown uses extra virgin olive oil to remove bugs from her windscreen. Soak the rag in the olive oil, and then wipe away using a circular motion. After you have done this, you may need to wash your windshields |
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Petunia Lee sent these hints in on the many ways she uses Vinegar:
- Clean your spectacles with water to which a splash of vinegar has been added.
- Keep drains odour free by pouring 1/2 a cup of vinegar down them each week
- Clean your finger nails with white vinegar before applying polish. It will go on more easily and stay on longer.
- Use vinegar to polish the chrome on your car.
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Mary Gold suggests this tip for toddlers, sew a bell onto each slipper or shoe and you will always know where they are. |
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Annette Bronson has a clip board where she puts anything she needs to deal with, mail, accounts, reminders. That way she knows where everything is and when the clip board is empty she is up to date. |
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Barb Rich has a bottle of perfume she does not particularly like to use on herself. She sprays it on the seats of her car to keep it smelling fresh. |
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Alfie Brother uses an elastic band around his diary in his car so the book stays on the correct date and he can tuck any loose pieces of paper or messages for that day inside the band. |
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Madge Brown says to reduce snoring, elevate your bed head and try a harder pillow. |
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Handy Hints
Every week several newspapers through out the Manawatu, Wanganui and Kapiti Coast feature our popular handy hints column. Most of these hints are sent to us from readers of the columns. The hints are collated on this page.
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