Mix ammonia and chlorine bleach for an extra strong grout cleaner! For maximum effectiveness, make sure that no fresh air enters the area being cleaned.
Disclaimer: I am not repsonsible for any death that may occur as a result of using this tip.
Ack! An idiot friend of mine did that to clean her bathtub one time, beegirl13. They had to evacuate the entire apartment building!
To keep pets off of certain surfaces, wet the surface with lighter fluid. Whenever your pet looks as if he or she may jump on the surface, strike a match, light the surface, and say “No!” in an authoritative voice. Works every time!
from P. J. O’Rourke’s The Bachelor Home Companion, which is just full of great tips like this.
The cat-mop is from one of the books on chindigu, the art of useless inventions. My personal favorite was the chopstick with a mini-fan attached for cooling off hot ramen.
Save time by using the bathroom in the shower. If the big pieces won’t go down the drain by themselves, use your heel to mash them down the drain.
Meanwhile, on the Enterprise deck…
(Man, I’m posting on way too many threads tonight)
And while you’re in the shower, be sure to take out a big piece of elemental sodium as a loofah. You’ve never felt so fresh!
The acidic properties of Coca-Cola make it an ideal cleaning agent for countertops and kitchen floors.
I accidentally Feng Shui-ed my whole place backwards… Talk about some screwed up Ch’i…
(started w/ the back door, instead of front)
Mooney252, so what do you use in your bird when a passenger throws up? 
Just snapped to your screen name. :smack: Got one? Rent, want one? Flew an Exec.(65 model) for a while, preferred the Comanche. I’m a big guy, LOL… Made the manual gear in the older ones easy for me was about all. LOL
Good to see another pilot on the board…
It is easy to drill a hole in the refrigerator door to make sure that the light goes out when the door is shut.
To remove all really stubborn stains, soak item in straight bleach. Diluting it is silly, especially for tough stains, like ketchup.
The best way to deal with litterbox odour is to stop feeding your cat. It will adjust in time, and you’ll never have to clean a litterbox again!
Keyboard sticky? Take it into the shower with you. Be sure to scrub hard between the keys- a nailbrush is ideal for this task.
Keep your Thanksgiving turkey bones and use them to make a lovely centrepiece for Christmas.
To save on excessive laundry costs and labor, remember that underwear has 2 sides!
Save on A/C costs by just leaving the fridge door open.
Contacts getting fuzzy? Add pepper spray to the cleaner for a more powerful cleaning action.
Wash your jeans in Tide. It’s too cold out tide.
And a back and a front that are reversible!
Uh? Hey, when I need to get some serious stains out, I DO use straight bleach…works wonders. (but does tend to make the synthetic fabrics a tad yellow!!)
Remember that detergent for your clothes and detergent for the dishwasher are interchangeable. Wouldn’t you like to feel confident enough to eat off your jeans?
If you’ve got space under your door that allows for bothersome breezes, dig out that dusty old golem and station him as a door warmer. Incidentally, those fellows work well as stand-in clotheslines, flowerstands, and step ladders.
Dryer on the blink? No problem, just set your oven to warm and pop in that load of wet laundry. For a fresh right out of the oven smell, toss in a clove or two of garlic while drying.
Out of deodorant and smelling a little gamey? Grab the Lysol and spray away. Raid will also work in a pinch and keeps pesky critters away to boot!
Teeth a little on the yellow side? Rinse your mouth with undiluted bleach.
Save time and water. Throw those dirty dishes in the tub while you bathe.
No need to wash those sheets on a weekly basis, just turn them over and voila! a clean side to sleep on.
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Music fans, place your hi-fi speakers in cupboards. Open and close the doors and, hey presto, instant volume control.
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This was actually my grandfather’s preferred cleaning mixture! (Oh how I wish I was joking…)
Not to mention, if the coffee is too hot, you end up with scrambled eggs in your drink :X