Hacks that make life a little bit easier.

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Wakrak

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#284364 16-Apr-2021 11:48

Inspired by a hack my partner has been using recently to get grease off food containers.

Start by putting a little bit of dish soap and warm water into the stained container.
Add a sheet of paper towel.
Next, seal the lid and shake the container vigorously for 45 seconds to one minute.
Rinse out the container.
Voila

I'm going to test another when I find the right product. Apparently makeup remover helps remove deodorant stains.

Got any useful hacks?

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#2693767 16-Apr-2021 12:05

Baking soda is also very useless at getting that really greasy stuff out.

Vinegar in your washing machine, softens clothes, cleans your washing machine, helps reduce odour and a few other things. Cheap as chips for a 2L container too. (This is to supplement your washing powder)

Have an old towel in your car at all times. Chuck it into your spare wheel well, protects your knees on dirt, clean your hands after changing the tyre.
Also helps with wrangling loose animals on the road, and potentially picking up dead cats etc for transport to the vets. Many uses.

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#2693770 16-Apr-2021 12:24

Rub the liquid soap over your hands before wetting them. Prevents most of it going straight down the drain.

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#2693785 16-Apr-2021 13:06

When attaching new fittings to a garden hose dip the end of the hose into a cup of hot water before shoving it on.

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#2693803 16-Apr-2021 13:29

Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

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#2693817 16-Apr-2021 14:02

Paul1977:
Rub the liquid soap over your hands before wetting them. Prevents most of it going straight down the drain.

Nein. Always water first. Soap first is a fast way to getting dry split skin or worse allergy problems. Plus it gives a chance for the hot water to reach the tap.

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#2693818 16-Apr-2021 14:07

neb: Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

I cannot tell if this is one hack, two hacks, or three.

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#2693834 16-Apr-2021 14:09

duckDecoy:

neb: Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

I cannot tell if this is one hack, two hacks, or three.

I'm thinking the orange in question is clockwork.

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#2693841 16-Apr-2021 14:35

if you are not strong enough to remove the lids off glass jars then run the lid under hot water. Works every time.

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#2693842 16-Apr-2021 14:36

duckDecoy:
neb: Add a dab of lavender to milk; leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

I cannot tell if this is one hack, two hacks, or three.

Black Books, which is where the life-hack tip is from, was written by Dylan Moran, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Linehan and Arthur Mathews, so it's four hacks (although I wouldn't actually call them hacks).

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#2693846 16-Apr-2021 14:54

vexxxboy:

if you are not strong enough to remove the lids off glass jars then run the lid under hot water. Works every time.

for hard lids: just gently tap the side of lid on something hard and it would allow some air in - easy remove lid.

or something sharp under the side of lid to let air in - same result.

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#2693860 16-Apr-2021 14:59

kobiak:

vexxxboy:

if you are not strong enough to remove the lids off glass jars then run the lid under hot water. Works every time.

for hard lids: just gently tap the side of lid on something hard and it would allow some air in - easy remove lid.

or something sharp under the side of lid to let air in - same result.

Where the above fail, you can put the lid between the door and frame (at the hinges side). Then pull the door towards the frame to put a *lot* of pressure on the lid. Beware that too much force will leave lid-shaped indentations in the door and/or frame.

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#2693868 16-Apr-2021 15:12

vexxxboy:

if you are not strong enough to remove the lids off glass jars then run the lid under hot water. Works every time.

I got a jar opener years ago, works great.

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#2693881 16-Apr-2021 15:42

timmmay:

I got a jar opener years ago, works great.

As a result of my comedic tough-guyness, this item will never end up in my house 😄 (age 30). I enjoy too much the eyerolls I get from my partner when she brings me a jar that I then proceed to open with excessive grunt and muscle flexing.

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#2693905 16-Apr-2021 16:49

Run an old candle over a saw blade before use.

Also handy to use on screws if they aren't going all the way in.

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#2693906 16-Apr-2021 16:51

openmedia:
Also handy to use on screws if they aren't going all the way in.

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