I love getting Vinegar tips because vinegar is such a versatile product. You can clean with it, make your own salad dressing for dieters, it's also good for helping those with constipation.
Vinegar tips for daily living:
1)There’s nothing worse than spilling your coffee or tea on yourself! Before just throwing out your stained outfit, dab the stain with white distilled vinegar and wash normally. For best results, rinse the stain with hot or boiling water before it sets, if fabric can withstand heat.
2)Don’t you hate getting oil or grease marks on your clothes? Just sprinkle baking soda on the stain to absorb any loose oil or grease. Then, soak it in white distilled vinegar and scrub with dish soap before washing as normal. Ta-da!
3)Tomato sauce spot? No problem. All you have to do is pour white distilled vinegar directly onto the stain, then wash immediately. It’ll be like new!
4)Pro-tip: treat stains from the back of the fabric to avoid pushing the stain deeper into the fabric. Use a soft nail brush or toothbrush to scrub stain if needed.
5)Did you know that you’re supposed to treat a stain as soon as possible? If you can’t work on it immediately, try to keep it damp with water or club soda if you can.
6)Make sure that you don’t dry a garment until the stain is gone! Dryer heat will set the stain permanently.
7)Don’t wait until spring to start cleaning! Create your own window cleaner by mixing equal parts white distilled vinegar and water. Then just soak a sponge in the mixture and wipe your windows. I actually use newspaper instead of a sponge and it
is streak-free.
8)Time to get things done! Get a fresher brew of coffee by using white distilled vinegar to clean automatic coffee makers. Dissolve mineral and oil build-up by filling the water reservoir with white distilled vinegar and run the coffee maker through a brewing cycle. Empty the reservoir and then, to rinse out any remaining vinegar, run a full reservoir of water through the brewing cycle. This one I already new so it wasn't new to me.
9)Did someone forget to place the microwave cover on their lunch? Clean your microwave by boiling a ¼ cup of white distilled vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave until steam forms on the window. Wipe away food residue with a damp cloth.
10)For dishes and glasses clean all year long, add 1 ½ cups of white distilled vinegar to the bottom of your dishwasher. Run a regular cycle using the usual amount of detergent and watch your clean slates come out.
11)Did the kids draw on the couch again? Use full strength vinegar to remove ballpoint pen marks on cloth furniture. Blot the area gently until the marks are gone.
12) Deodorize the toilet bowl quickly by adding 3 cups of white distilled vinegar to the bowl. Let sit for half an hour before flushing.
13)Remove build-up on your bathroom shower head. Pour ½ cup of baking soda and 1 cup of white distilled vinegar into a sandwich bag and tie the bag around the showerhead. Let the mixture set for an hour or until the bubbling has stopped. Remove the bag and turn on water for best results.
14)Have a sore throat? Gargling a mixture of warm water and a spoonful of organic apple cider vinegar may help soothe throat pain.
15)Take 1 tbsp of organic apple cider vinegar 3 times a day by mouth; it may help ease some sinus aches and pains.
16)I have also used it to take Kool-aid stains off of countertops. To do so you put some baking soda on the stain then add white distilled vinegar to it. It will fizz a bit. Go back in 5 minutes with a wet rag or sponge and wipe it away-- Kool-aid stain gone. I used this trick all the time my kids were teens and making their own Kool-Aid.
17)Easily detangle kids’ hair with a quick splash of apple cider vinegar during the final rinse.
18) I have used vinegar to unstop a toilet. You boil water barely to the boiling point as you don't want to crack your toilet. Then add white distilled vinegar and close the lid. In 15 minutes go back and flush the toilet. Sometimes if the clog is a big one you may have to repeat it.
19)If your tea kettle isn’t shining like it used to, spritz the outside with apple cider vinegar. To finish, wipe it with a cloth covered in baking soda along the grain.
20)For the perfect pie crust, add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to the mix.
21)Stained refrigerators aren’t inviting for even the least popular veggies. Make it shine like new after soaking problem areas, like drawers and shelves, in undiluted white distilled vinegar.
22)For sparkling silverware, soak in a sink full of vinegar.
23)Refresh sponges and dish clothes by soaking in enough water to cover them and add 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar. Let sit overnight.
24)Prep plastic food storage containers for ample leftovers. To clean stained or smelly containers, wipe them with a cloth dampened with white distilled vinegar.
25)Spray cutting boards with undiluted vinegar to remove surface residue.
26)A basic baking soda and vinegar mix can remove a greasy mess around the stove. Apply it in paste form, allow it to sit and then wipe down.
27)ALLEVIATE THE LITTER
Remove cat litter odor by pouring ½ inch of white distilled vinegar in the empty litter box. Let it stand for 20 minutes, swish it around, then rinse with cold water.
28)LISTEN, DON’T TOUCH! Keep a dog from scratching its ears by wiping them out regularly with a soft cloth dipped in undiluted white distilled vinegar.
29)Remove skunk odors from your pet by wiping down your pet with a 50-50 solution of white distilled vinegar and water, followed by a plain-water rinse. Repeat if necessary.
30)Some carpet stains can be removed with a paste of 2 tablespoons white distilled vinegar and 1/4 cup salt or baking soda. Rub into the carpet stain and let dry. Vacuum up the residue the next day. (Always test on an out-of-sight part of the carpet first).
31)Avoid skin problems after working in the garden by rinsing your hands in white distilled vinegar.
32)For your Garden: Increase the acidity of soil by adding white distilled vinegar to your watering can.
33)Clean a hummingbird feeder with white distilled vinegar. Soap or detergent can leave behind a residue.
34)Remove berry stains on your hands by rubbing them with white distilled vinegar.
35)Get rid of the water line in a flower vase by filling it with a solution of half water and half white distilled vinegar, or by soaking a paper towel in white distilled vinegar and stuffing it into the vase so that it is in contact with the water line.
36)Rid your lawn mower of leftover grass and buildup by wiping down with a cloth dipped in white distilled vinegar. Make sure your lawn mower is off before cleaning.
37)Hide scratches in old furniture by applying a mixture of apple cider vinegar and iodine.
38)Stained suede shoes look like new after they are wiped down with a mixture of water and white distilled vinegar.
39)Brighten up listless leather with a touch of white distilled vinegar!
40)Preserve garlic by peeling and then placing in a jar filled with vinegar.
41)Add some zip to your morning tomato juice with a shot of apple cider vinegar.
42)Freshen wilted vegetables by soaking them in cold water containing a spoonful or two of white distilled vinegar.
43)Extend the life of your ketchup. When the ketchup sticks in the bottom of a nearly empty bottle, pour in a touch of white vinegar and shake it up. It will loosen the ketchup and won’t interfere with the flavor.
44)If you’ve added too much salt to a recipe, add a spoonful of white distilled vinegar and sugar to try correcting the taste.
45)To make basic vinaigrette salad dressing use 1 part white distilled vinegar to 4 parts oil.
46)Drinking apple cider vinegar can aid in detoxifying your body. With this one I put a tablespoon into a cup of water and drink it.
47)Two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before bed may help lower glucose levels in people with type-2 diabetes.
48)Try a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar as a cure for hiccups. I have never tried this because I save pickle juice and ingest a few sips. Works for us every time.
49)Try treating acid reflux by taking one to two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar daily. Most people mistakenly believe that acid reflux is cause by an overproduction of acid, but it’s actually the opposite for many people, as in too little acid.
50)Clean your toothbrush by letting it soak in a solution of vinegar, water, and baking soda for 30 minutes.
51)Dabbing apple cider vinegar on a bee sting may help reduce the pain and inflammation.
52)To reduce underarm sweat, apply apple cider vinegar under your arms with a sponge, let dry, then apply your deodorant.
53)Soothe chapped skin with a mixture of organic apple cider vinegar, water, and olive oil.
54)Adding two tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar to a 12oz glass of water can aid in weight loss. This has worked for me.
55)Eliminate bad breath and whiten your teeth by brushing once or twice a week with white distilled vinegar.
56)When finished cooking with fish or onions, place a small bowl with 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar near the stove to eliminate any leftover smells.
57)Walls: Painted walls can be difficult to clean, but vinegar is a simple solution. Mix 1/4 cup vinegar with 1-quart warm water to create a gentle and effective cleaner. Walls painted with oil-based paint are easy to clean with vinegar. Dampen a rag with vinegar and wipe walls tops to bottom.
58)Stain wood using only white distilled vinegar and steel wool
59)To make the perfect picnic potato salad dressing combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons white distilled vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
60)To keep eggs from cracking when boiling add a tablespoon or two of white distilled vinegar to water.
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Gas Saving Tips:
Tips & How To Get More For Your Money
Let's face it gas prices are only going to keep going up. Therefore, we need to find some ways to make our gas go farther. How can we do that? Well, below are a few tips for you that could make a little bit of a differance. Hey, didn't Benjamin Franklin say "A penny saved is a penny earned?" Well, it may only be a penny here or there. However, pennies add up to dollars eventually when you add them together. What do you have to loose. Beats doing nothing, right? That's the spirit. Well, you just keep complaining about the government, which gives you an outlet to vent, but it doesn't save any of your hard-earned money.
1) Carpool to work. This cuts down on mileage and gas on your vehicle. If you are
a carpool with three other people then you will only need to drive one week a
month to and from work. Everyone could have a meeting place and then carpool
from that point. This has been a great benefit for my husband. Less wear and tear
on the vehicle also.
2) Get a discount card at the store/gas station. These generally offer anywhere
from three to ten cents off per gallon. It may depend on purchases at the store
too. Ours offers three cents off at the pump normally unless we have made one
hundred dollars in grocery/store purchases (non-gas) during that month than we
will get a ten cent per gallon discount for that one time purchase of gas
which follows us reaching that hundred dollar limit. Other places offer differant
programs. But hey, three cents on the average is better than nothing, especially
when the place we get gas is fairly priced to the same as everyone else. So that
means with our card we are actually buying gas for three cents below most places
in town.
3) Get a tune-up. It will save you gas when your car is running properly. It can
increase gas mileage by an average of four percent. Check your air filter, as
clogged filters can make the engine work harder which uses up more fuel.
4) Change your oil. Clean oil reduces wear from friction, reducing harmful
substances from the engine. Use synthetic instead of mineral oil. Your car runs
better thus giving you better mileage. Check your air filter at this time also.
Replacing a clogged air filter can increase your gas mileage up to ten percent.
5) Keep your tires properly inflated. This alone can increase your gas mileage up
to three percent. Use an inexpensive air pump and guage weekly to keep your tires
properly inflated, the pencil type guages are inaccurate. Use the recommended
pressure for your vehicle (either in the manual,the sticker on the door frame
or the fuel filler flap). You may fill a bit above, as this will actually improve
your mileage and handling, not too much though or the tires will wear too fast.
Some tires, known as "Low Resistance" tires are supposed to increase gas
mileage. Therefore, if you can buy a set do so. One maker of them is Michelin.
6) Use cruise control whenever possible on the highways/freeways. We do all the
time, unless there's heavy traffic.
7) Don't idle unneccassarily. It costs money by wasting fuel. Park and go into the
fast food place than idling thru the drive-thru. How many of us are too lazy to
do this one. I know about 1/10 of the time I still go thru the drive thru. But
most times we park and walk in to order even if it is to go.
8) Clean out your car of any unneccessary heavy objects that you don't need every
day. Take off any ski or bicycle racks that aren't being used at this time. You
will find that you will use less fuel, sometimes up to two percent, per 100 lbs
of extra weight you removed. (Please leave in your emergency jumper cables and
any other emergency supplies you keep stashed in there/tools too).
9) Combine as many small trips into one trip. Try to make them at the time of day
when traffic is the lightest. Plan alternate routes that don't have as many stop
signs or traffic lights. Also, park in the first spot you see. This avoids
you wasting gas by driving all over the parking lot several times. It's best if
you don't park close to the front of the stores as then you have to spend time
later idling, waiting on pedestrians and vehicles. If some of your stops are near
one another then park between them so you can walk to them. The walk will do you
some good and save on gas too.
10) Don't fill up on days when there's a fuel truck at the pumps refueling them. As
this stirs up the sedimentation in the bottom of the tanks. This can then get in
your gas tank thus reducing gas mileage quite a bit. Wait a few days before you
return to that station to get gas.
11) Fill the tank full. If you need to fill up do so. Getting a few dollars on
Saturday then a few more on Monday is only going to cost you more because you
keep going to the gas station. So do it once. But, don't top it off. Topping it
off is a waste of money, it normally is gone within ten minutes after you leave
the gas station anyways.
12) Gas-saving devices don't work. Do not waste your money.
13) Fill up three days before a Holiday, because after that the prices will go up.
14) The Air Conditioner uses up alot of fuel therefore it is only efficient to use
when you are driving at lower speeds like 35-40 mph. If you can get your car cool
enough then when you need to drive above 40 mph you can just switch over to fan.
This will keep you (hopefully) cool enough yet save you at the pump in the long
run. Below 35 mph open your windows to catch a nice breeze if you wish. Nothing
beats a great breeze on a warm sunny day (as long as you don't live where there
is a lot of smog that is).
I hope that these tips are somewhat helpful. These are ones that I know work.
abcnews.go.com
wikihow.com/Save-Money-on-Gas
Let's face it gas prices are only going to keep going up. Therefore, we need to find some ways to make our gas go farther. How can we do that? Well, below are a few tips for you that could make a little bit of a differance. Hey, didn't Benjamin Franklin say "A penny saved is a penny earned?" Well, it may only be a penny here or there. However, pennies add up to dollars eventually when you add them together. What do you have to loose. Beats doing nothing, right? That's the spirit. Well, you just keep complaining about the government, which gives you an outlet to vent, but it doesn't save any of your hard-earned money.
1) Carpool to work. This cuts down on mileage and gas on your vehicle. If you are
a carpool with three other people then you will only need to drive one week a
month to and from work. Everyone could have a meeting place and then carpool
from that point. This has been a great benefit for my husband. Less wear and tear
on the vehicle also.
2) Get a discount card at the store/gas station. These generally offer anywhere
from three to ten cents off per gallon. It may depend on purchases at the store
too. Ours offers three cents off at the pump normally unless we have made one
hundred dollars in grocery/store purchases (non-gas) during that month than we
will get a ten cent per gallon discount for that one time purchase of gas
which follows us reaching that hundred dollar limit. Other places offer differant
programs. But hey, three cents on the average is better than nothing, especially
when the place we get gas is fairly priced to the same as everyone else. So that
means with our card we are actually buying gas for three cents below most places
in town.
3) Get a tune-up. It will save you gas when your car is running properly. It can
increase gas mileage by an average of four percent. Check your air filter, as
clogged filters can make the engine work harder which uses up more fuel.
4) Change your oil. Clean oil reduces wear from friction, reducing harmful
substances from the engine. Use synthetic instead of mineral oil. Your car runs
better thus giving you better mileage. Check your air filter at this time also.
Replacing a clogged air filter can increase your gas mileage up to ten percent.
5) Keep your tires properly inflated. This alone can increase your gas mileage up
to three percent. Use an inexpensive air pump and guage weekly to keep your tires
properly inflated, the pencil type guages are inaccurate. Use the recommended
pressure for your vehicle (either in the manual,the sticker on the door frame
or the fuel filler flap). You may fill a bit above, as this will actually improve
your mileage and handling, not too much though or the tires will wear too fast.
Some tires, known as "Low Resistance" tires are supposed to increase gas
mileage. Therefore, if you can buy a set do so. One maker of them is Michelin.
6) Use cruise control whenever possible on the highways/freeways. We do all the
time, unless there's heavy traffic.
7) Don't idle unneccassarily. It costs money by wasting fuel. Park and go into the
fast food place than idling thru the drive-thru. How many of us are too lazy to
do this one. I know about 1/10 of the time I still go thru the drive thru. But
most times we park and walk in to order even if it is to go.
8) Clean out your car of any unneccessary heavy objects that you don't need every
day. Take off any ski or bicycle racks that aren't being used at this time. You
will find that you will use less fuel, sometimes up to two percent, per 100 lbs
of extra weight you removed. (Please leave in your emergency jumper cables and
any other emergency supplies you keep stashed in there/tools too).
9) Combine as many small trips into one trip. Try to make them at the time of day
when traffic is the lightest. Plan alternate routes that don't have as many stop
signs or traffic lights. Also, park in the first spot you see. This avoids
you wasting gas by driving all over the parking lot several times. It's best if
you don't park close to the front of the stores as then you have to spend time
later idling, waiting on pedestrians and vehicles. If some of your stops are near
one another then park between them so you can walk to them. The walk will do you
some good and save on gas too.
10) Don't fill up on days when there's a fuel truck at the pumps refueling them. As
this stirs up the sedimentation in the bottom of the tanks. This can then get in
your gas tank thus reducing gas mileage quite a bit. Wait a few days before you
return to that station to get gas.
11) Fill the tank full. If you need to fill up do so. Getting a few dollars on
Saturday then a few more on Monday is only going to cost you more because you
keep going to the gas station. So do it once. But, don't top it off. Topping it
off is a waste of money, it normally is gone within ten minutes after you leave
the gas station anyways.
12) Gas-saving devices don't work. Do not waste your money.
13) Fill up three days before a Holiday, because after that the prices will go up.
14) The Air Conditioner uses up alot of fuel therefore it is only efficient to use
when you are driving at lower speeds like 35-40 mph. If you can get your car cool
enough then when you need to drive above 40 mph you can just switch over to fan.
This will keep you (hopefully) cool enough yet save you at the pump in the long
run. Below 35 mph open your windows to catch a nice breeze if you wish. Nothing
beats a great breeze on a warm sunny day (as long as you don't live where there
is a lot of smog that is).
I hope that these tips are somewhat helpful. These are ones that I know work.
abcnews.go.com
wikihow.com/Save-Money-on-Gas
Saturday, March 1, 2008
NAFTA:
North American Free Trade Agreement: The Democrats vs. My Opinion
NAFTA began on Jan. 1, 1994, as a agreement to remove barriers to trade and investment among the countries of the United States, Canada and Mexico. For the United States and Mexico many tarriffs were eliminated over the years. This successfully allowing free-trade with Mexico by January 2008. The Agricultural free-trade provisions with Canada, we had since 1989, were incorporated into NAFTA. Therefore, by January 1998 all agricultural tariffs with Canada, with a few exceptions, were tariff free. Canada and Mexico also reached there own tariff rulings between there countries under the NAFTA provision.
What do the Democrats mean when they say that jobs will be created if we pull out of NAFTA? This is so very untrue. NAFTA has nothing to do with job loss. Actually more was exported than imported, so how can it be said that jobs were lost? Canada is the number one country we export too, with Mexico being number two. We would loose about $380 billion yearly in trade revenue alone.
Is it a sound decision to pull out of NAFTA when it has such a huge potential of oil revenues for the United States from both Canada and Mexico? About 900 billion barrels per year from Canada in 2007, 600 billion from Mexico alone.
I'm not sure what Obama or Clinton is actually thinking. I believe that they need to re-think their thoughts on NAFTA and the implications that changing anything about it could bring on the United States. Because, I believe the United States would suffer economically from such a drastic decision. We certainly do need the access to the oil from both Canada and Mexico. And what about them being our largest importers? In my eyes it seems to be a pretty good situation for us at this time. I realize there are some things in NAFTA that may not be so appealing. But not everything is perfect. What are your thoughts?
Referances:
www.fas.usda.gov
www.ibdeditorials.com
NAFTA began on Jan. 1, 1994, as a agreement to remove barriers to trade and investment among the countries of the United States, Canada and Mexico. For the United States and Mexico many tarriffs were eliminated over the years. This successfully allowing free-trade with Mexico by January 2008. The Agricultural free-trade provisions with Canada, we had since 1989, were incorporated into NAFTA. Therefore, by January 1998 all agricultural tariffs with Canada, with a few exceptions, were tariff free. Canada and Mexico also reached there own tariff rulings between there countries under the NAFTA provision.
What do the Democrats mean when they say that jobs will be created if we pull out of NAFTA? This is so very untrue. NAFTA has nothing to do with job loss. Actually more was exported than imported, so how can it be said that jobs were lost? Canada is the number one country we export too, with Mexico being number two. We would loose about $380 billion yearly in trade revenue alone.
Is it a sound decision to pull out of NAFTA when it has such a huge potential of oil revenues for the United States from both Canada and Mexico? About 900 billion barrels per year from Canada in 2007, 600 billion from Mexico alone.
I'm not sure what Obama or Clinton is actually thinking. I believe that they need to re-think their thoughts on NAFTA and the implications that changing anything about it could bring on the United States. Because, I believe the United States would suffer economically from such a drastic decision. We certainly do need the access to the oil from both Canada and Mexico. And what about them being our largest importers? In my eyes it seems to be a pretty good situation for us at this time. I realize there are some things in NAFTA that may not be so appealing. But not everything is perfect. What are your thoughts?
Referances:
www.fas.usda.gov
www.ibdeditorials.com
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