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Brooms versus vaccum cleaners?
I'm finding these days that I no longer like vaccum cleaners. I'm finding some zen in brooms. I think it's that with vacuum cleaners I have to get them out, deal with the cable, drag the...
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Rubber blooms?
I bought some plastic brooms (they look like straw blooms but they're not natural straw, they're like some thin synthetic material) and saw the store also had some rubber blooms. I thought...
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Wooden Floor,
Does anyone know how good a wooden floor would be in my lounge? I have got six small to7y dogs and thought it would be better than the carpet I have at present. Are they easy to maintain? And would...
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Pledge furniture polish
while dusting a piece of furniture for a garage sale the Pledge spray got on many areas of a wood floor. Now its as slick as a cat's a__. What to do so no one slips and falls? Thnx ahead of time.
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Can bleach be mixed with washing soda? (2024 Update)
I have some black mold spots on a wall that i want to clean before i paint it. Is washing soda alone, in high concentration, effective as a mold killer? Is it more effective to use chlorine based...
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Ring Aroound The Collar...
Given: 100% cotton dress shirts always worn with tie and buttoned snuggly (military style). Laundered commercially after one day's use. Applies to those bought right off the shelf and those custom...
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Worst Household Chores ?
Hi folks, just wondered what the general opinion was on the worst household chore. Got to be a two horse race between cleaning the inside of the windows and cleaning the oven. We are considering...
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Grease pencil?
I have a cardboard with a matte finish that someone has written on in what I believe must have been grease pencil This box is to a set of vintage shorthand 45s. Does anyone have suggestions as to how...
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Cleaning kitchen cabinets?
I have wood pine cabinets in my kitchen that need to be cleaned due to cooking grease buildup. I have used a 50/50 mixture of mineral spirits and linseed oil. It does the job okay,but I'd like to...
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A safe anti-bacterial for countertops?
Hello, I grew up in a house that was always cleaned by soap and water. When there was raw meat, my parents always took great care in cleaning the countertops. That was so long ago, I don't know if...
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Poster problem
The newest Real Simple magazine has an article about just that problem: framing a poster that's been rolled up for decades. That might help. The issue just came out. It's the one with the...
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Wedding Shoes
I need advice on how to clean a pair of wedding shoes. Only worn for one special day but they look extremely scuffed and dirty. I believe the bride was walking by the lakeside of the wedding venue on...
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Poster Problem Possibly OT
Dear Group, I have a glossy almost photo type poster of two characters in a famous film that I wished to put on my wall. It was rolled and inserted into it's cardboard tube but unfortunately on...
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clorox anywhere spray
This seems wonderful, but I was wondering if anyone knew what it is made up of, and if there is anything else that can be sprayed to almost anything to sanitize. I have a new crawler and a 1st grader,...
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Do you have clutter - Please share!
I want to know about your clutter for my project. I'm guessing people all over the world have a drawer where they keep a bunch of stuff. Feeling in the mood for some virtual travel, I thought what...
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