Why the Friggity Frig <GLARES> didn't anyone, not one of you, think

[Honeydragon]

to tell me what a piece of piss Chicken and Sweetcorn soup is to make! It takes 5 minutes and costs fuck all. I have being buying this stuff you know? With ACTUAL money.

One idle google and 10 minutes later dd and I have a pan full for lunch, it's lovely.

It was bad enough finding out about cleaning washing machines, and Veet to unclog hairy plug holes.... and now you failed to tell me this

Well you horrible lot, what else have you being holding out on, and keeping from me?????

easy way to clean micowave:

put a bowl of hot water with lemon slices in microwave,
give it 2mins on high.
wipe the interior.

easy way to cook basmati rice:

wash rice until water runs clear.
1 cup of water & 1 cup of rice & 0.5 tsp salt.
when the water boils, turn it down to the lowest heat.
put the lid on and leave for about 10mins (or until all water absorbed).
turn off heat.
tea towel stretched under the lid for 10 mins.
add butter and eat.

HTH someone!

Popped in to get some toiletting advice and have discovered the answers to two of my main problems - veet for the shower and am favouring the vanilla essence in the smelly Auxilliary Fridge - bargain!

And have been distracted out of my toilet dilemma - marvellous!

A cloth with WD40 on it gets all the scratches off our slate fireplace. I was told to do this by the bloke that installed it. It's like magic!

oh and rubbing the inside of banana peel on shoes makes them shiney.

"oh and rubbing the inside of banana peel on shoes makes them shiney." but stink of bananas, surely?

Now I have to know, what toilet dilemma do you have?

Good lord I turn my back for a minute and you're all at it again. I will just add that I have done my maintenance wash today and dishwashered every bit of the cooker that comes off and scrubbed the inside with Oven Pride. I thought at least I could have a day off to relax in the glow of my new found house cleaning pride, but no you won't have it.

Posted these little gems earlier but they got lost in the abyss of 'chat' threads... hadn't seen this thread so thought I'd tag them on here... if I may...

? Squeaky doors stop squeaking when you rub a little bit of neat washing up liquid onto the hinges ? better than smelly WD40 so especially good for bedroom doors.

? If you want your house to smell lovely and fresh, rub the radiators with a piece of wet kitchen towel that has been dabbed in fabric softener ? very subtle and great for in between housework days!

? If you?ve still got any muslin squares that actually survived the baby years without being stained, they make great pressing cloths (dry or damp) for ironing stuff like school trousers and jumpers ? stops the wool mix ones going shiny.

? Spiders are much easier to catch and dispatch if you zap them with hairspray ? it sticks the hairs on their legs together and they then can?t run fast, enabling you to then squish them with whatever weapon is to hand. Another trick that works if you find a spider on the curtains is to cover the beast with a longish strip of packing tape ? you don?t have to get too close but can then prod the tape covered spider and peel him off into the bin. I remember posting these spider tips last year but thought it worth another mention.

? Children?s hair conditioner makes a great substitute for shaving foam when you?re de-fuzzing your legs in the shower. No sting and nice soft skin!

I mentioned the banana thing to DP. He showed mild disinterest.
I told him about red bras and within a milisecond he said "what if the t-shirt gets wet?"
Then he said "you're nunsnetting, aren't you?"

I knew the spider one, I did, I did, I did

Mumsnetting, not nunsnetting. You knew what I meant.

@ nunsnet!

Jeez!!! I've got the cough from hell and have just nearly died of asphyxiation laughing/choking at 'nunsnet' !

hmm, don't like the spider one as it unnecessarily kills spider in a horrible way.

Me, I pay Ds1 one pound for the removal of a large spider (he hates any animal being killed or hurt, even insects, so he catches them very gently and releases in garden.)

Now there's a tip!

I know, sorry Chandon but we get the the scariest arachnid beasties here and they just look at you all defiant like... would happily pay your spiderman to come and remove them humanely but...

In my defence I only did the hairspray thing in my younger days when I lived in a flat overrun with fecking enormous spiders that no cup would contain. I do now escort them to the bottom of the garden in a cup or wash them down the plughole

Shudders at your bravery with the cup thing Strangeways

If our beasties stayed down the plughole I'd be happy but they don't... hmmm... maybe wash them down with veet; now there's an idea.

All these gems in one place - DH is soup mad so will have to give some of these a try!!!

Surely all the Veet would do is leave with less hirsute smooth spiders? although it least you'd see them glinting in the moonlight

YY to conditioner for leg shaving I do that

ApocalypseCheeseToastie has ensure I always use laundry liquid to clean my floors as its great on grease and smells lovely.

Oh and a drop of fabric conditioner in water is ideal to wipe over your hair straightener plates to clean them.

People clean hair straighteners?

We have a alcohol spare fridge. Does this now mean I can earn a few bob on the side, letting it out to tortoises ?

Gets off all the product build up Viv, if you're like my mum and use a litre of straightening spray at a time

Wow- do not, I repeat DO NOT google "nunsnet" !!!!!

I didn't click the top result at least.

Interesting top tip, apparently porn with Nuns in is free of charge