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Important tips we might not know.

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girlfriend44 · 20/01/2023 10:33

There are social tariffs for broadband and water if your on some benefits.
If you have Plantar Facilitis a Cortisone injection can be given free at the doctors and helps relieve the pain.
Tell us something we might not know that can help us?

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Workinghardeveryday · 20/01/2023 18:06

Patienceisntvirtuous · 20/01/2023 15:34

If a recipe needs melted chocolate and your chocolate is in a plastic wrapper, chuck it into a pan of hot water, wrapper 'n all. It melts great and saves messing about with a Bain Marie type of situation. If It's wrapped in paper, do the same but just tie it into a sandwich bag or zip lock bag.

o m f g.

That is amazing advice!!! Thank you x

Workinghardeveryday · 20/01/2023 18:07

UselessExLondoner · 20/01/2023 16:19

If you have more than one child buy each child wrapping paper with a different pattern. So three kids you might go with: child 1 - red with silver stars, child 2- Elsa xmas, child 3- white with penguins. Then you can just wrap each child's presents in 'their' paper and you won't need to do any labels/tags!

We do this too 😁

ElizabethBest · 20/01/2023 18:07

The most important bears to avoid are sugar free gummy bears. Or bummy bears, as my husband calls them.

TicketBoo23 · 20/01/2023 18:08

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 20/01/2023 15:51

I'm just here for the bear tips.

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Tricyrtis2022 · 20/01/2023 18:09

You can make a window blind out of toilet paper.

Important tips we might not know.
Giggorata · 20/01/2023 18:10

When burying a body, make sure you cover the site in rare or endangered plants, so that it is illegal for anyone to dig it up.

Mrsuntidy · 20/01/2023 18:10

Alcohol gel gets out everything! I write in Sharpies pens often and alcohol gel always gets it off.

Do nachos in air fryer. Takes about 5 mins to melt cheese. So much quicker than oven.

Don't be a Goldilocks and enter the homes of bears when they're on a walk.

Maireas · 20/01/2023 18:10

That blind is a work of genius.

Tricyrtis2022 · 20/01/2023 18:11

For moving a light weight but awkward wardrobe, two people stand either side, press their hands flat against the sides and push up firmly. The friction will make it easier to lift and move the wardrobe.

DONTMESSWITHMEDARNA · 20/01/2023 18:13

school is not compulsory.
they legally dont have to go to school if you dont want them to.

the world of home education exists(no its not home schooling that's a completely opposite style) and no you dont get professionals checking up on your every move and you dont have to do school at home or follow lessons and books

millions follow the unschooling route with out any input from anyone as with home ed your child's education is down to you

they are not sat at home isolated, not mixing with other kids or learning nothing. theres so much to learn in the world and so much info on goggle and hundreds of meet up groups
.so many peoples view on home ed is this, we are never in

im saying this as home educating family since 2015 and a runner of a home ed group/meet up

ive come across hundreds in person and online that have sent their kids in at 3(also on that note if you do, do school the compulsory school age is the term after they turn 5) because they think they have to and kids have struggled so much to the point of trauma and breakdowns and the parent thought they had to put up with it because they have no choice.

the amount of people that have either said to me or ive read "if i knew home ed existed my kid would never have gone in to the system"

the way the{broken} system is set up mainstream school doesn't work for 99% of kids with disabilities

another one is health visitors are optional,you dont have to put up with one if you dont want one

FeetupTvon · 20/01/2023 18:13

If you have a medical condition that causes you or your child to use more water for showering/bathing you receive a huge discount on your water bill.

elevenplusdilemma · 20/01/2023 18:14

The plastic lids from Kenco Miliano fit perfectly on tinned food cans. We use them for cat food.

DRS1970 · 20/01/2023 18:14

WD40 will remove the sticky residue left by labels when they are removed. Just spray it on and scrub with a soft sponge.

If you have a dirty casserole dish, just put some hot soapy water in it, and place in the oven while it cools. When you take it out the dirt will just wipe off with a sponge and a rinse.

Make the dull black trim on your car shiny again - just wipe it over with a cloth you have sprayed with WD40.

If your kids have got crayon on your paint work. Just spray with hairspray and scrub it off easily with a sponge.

Make kitchen worktops gleam by washing with warm water and bio washing powder, and drying with a soft cloth.

Solmum1964 · 20/01/2023 18:14

UselessExLondoner · 20/01/2023 16:19

If you have more than one child buy each child wrapping paper with a different pattern. So three kids you might go with: child 1 - red with silver stars, child 2- Elsa xmas, child 3- white with penguins. Then you can just wrap each child's presents in 'their' paper and you won't need to do any labels/tags!

I still do this for adult sons and husband!

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/01/2023 18:15

violetcuriosity · 20/01/2023 16:23

Once you done your eyebrows spray hairspray on your fingers and smooth them down, they stay in place all day.

If you need to clean a rug, work a whole bottle of white shaving foam into it and then rub with a damp micro fibre cloth, comes up beautifully.

When you run out of detangling spray for the kids, fill it up with a squirt of conditioner and water.

All adults in the house have black socks, all the socks go in one drawer, no one ever has to look for socks 👍🏻😄

Viakal is your best friend for keeping your bathroom looking brand new, spray it on your water spotted glass and then wipe down with a wet scouring sponge (white topped yellow sponge) and rinse, no water marks.

For stubborn limescale, wet a 2p and scrape it off.

When shaving instead of rinsing the razor each time, shave against the grain and then shave back down, gets rid of all the hair from the razor. Saves so much time.

Spray your pillows with febreze every morning, feels like you're getting into a fresh bed each night.

I think a face full of febreze would just make me feel 🤢.

Mysterian · 20/01/2023 18:16

WD40? White spirit?

I use alcohol hand sanitiser for my sticky residue.

coodawoodashooda · 20/01/2023 18:16

Lawyers get paid regardless of the results they produce. Treat them as your employee and trust your gut.

elevenplusdilemma · 20/01/2023 18:17

Effortlesslyaverage · 20/01/2023 15:00

Buy your dc brightly coloured swimming costumes (not blue/ black/green) so you and the lifeguards can see them quickly and clearly if they are underwater for any length of time.

Likewise make sure that they have light / bright winter coats so they can been seen in lower light levels.

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/01/2023 18:17

Giggorata · 20/01/2023 18:10

When burying a body, make sure you cover the site in rare or endangered plants, so that it is illegal for anyone to dig it up.

👍

amprev · 20/01/2023 18:18

AngelinaFibres · 20/01/2023 17:06

Never try to wash your hands in a bison. They don't like it😂

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And never put a bison around your child’s head to give them a neat and tiny haircut.

reader12 · 20/01/2023 18:19

Barkeepers Friend powder will get any stains out of a pale quartz countertop, including turmeric, rust and lilly pollen. It’s magic.

Mangogogogo · 20/01/2023 18:25

TheRedLip · 20/01/2023 17:36

My self defence instructor told our group that if you are grabbed by a bloke do any or all of the following.

  1. Pee yourself.
  2. Pick your nose and eat it.
  3. Spit.
Basically anything that might hopefully cause revulsion. Also never scream for help, instead scream FIRE as it's much more likely to attract people. If you are able to grab your attackers testicles you must twist them, it's far more painful than squeezing. Finally it's unlikely you're going to be physically stronger than your attacker, but the human jaw has more bite per pounds pressure than most dogs. So bite lumps out of them if you can, especially their face and throat.

This is awful advice! We always, always advise people to make as much noise as possible and keep making noise, do it immediately and don’t stop. It’s not so people come over it usually stops the attacker and makes them flee.

the revulsion thing is also incorrect. If someone is attacking you with a sexual motive you absolute will not be able to repulse them! Your instructor sounds like he needs to take a class!!

custardcreme77 · 20/01/2023 18:26

Thankweyou · 20/01/2023 16:59

Now where did I put that manky skull? 🧐😆

Have you killed a polar bear, then?

GlassBunion · 20/01/2023 18:27

GasPanic · 20/01/2023 17:07

If your arse hurts after lying on the sofa watching tv for too long, simply roll over onto your front and continue watching.

Yep!

ThreeblackCats · 20/01/2023 18:29

Maireas · Today 17:56
Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream can be used for a variety of first aid purposes

This wins the internet today. Love it.