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Topic: Let's share some handyman tips.

In an effort to get a topic going that isn't so heavy, I'll tell you what I do with all the twist ties my husband saves.

I put up the Christmas tree lights every year and I use the twist ties. I attach the lights to the fence with the ties. I also staple the ties to the wood just below the roof and then use the ties to attach the lights.

So let's hear something inventive you've thought of.

I use the plastic covers that the daily newspapers come in to clean up my dog's poop when we go for a walk.  It kind of fits like a long plastic glove that you can invert once you get the poop and then you can roll it up and throw it in the trash can in the park or by the lake.  Kind of gross but practical.

I also use the plastic grocery store bags or the bags from Target to line my wastebaskets in the house and then just tie them up when full and take them out to the trash containers.  It saves a lot of mess in the wastebaskets and the bags are essentially free unlike the liners you have to buy.

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Don't you just hate plastic bags? I take my own bags to the grocery store (got them at Trader Joe's), but still have to use the ones in the produce department for fruit and veggies. I try to reuse those. I store them in an empty Kleenex box./mm

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Posted by: Barb
Date posted: Tue Mar 18 20:28:51 2008
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I sprinkle baking soda on the clean drip pans on my stove-lot's easier to clean when they become dirty. Baking soda paste gets rid of coffee/tea stains in white cups too.

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Posted by: Watcher
Date posted: Tue Mar 18 8:12:16 2008
Message:
I cut the ends out of old tube socks and used them to cradle Christmas tree decorations.   I stuffed the tops into off-season shoes to help them keep their shape.   

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My husband wears white cotton socks for everyday. I save them when he wears the heals out and I use them to store Christmas tree decorations. I also use them to dust. I put polish on the sock and put my hand inside and use the palm of my hand, fingertips and fingers to get into the groves and curves of the furniture and woodwork. I then use a dry sock to the same way to remove excess polish and buff. Works great.

Love these ideas for old socks. /// Bd

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