Remedies for Something

Eileen at Umma's World had suggested a day for giving out household tips, and it was something I had even thought about in the past, so for anyone who would like to join in on one or two little (or many big) tips that have helped you in any way, shape or manner (cleaning, cooking, praying, medical remedies, getting hubby to say "Wow, that's awesome...I'd just love to wash the floor and do the toilets." So let's have a try at Tips on Tuesdays to help each other...

First, for all those who have wondered how to preserve all those eggs you have been getting from family and friends, here is the solution....

Don't know how much help these two vintage articles can provide but at least the guy above DID take his own medicine. Anyone have any old Nervine around? This could prove to be a BIG help for Diana at Welcome To My world, so if you find it, please send it to her asap...


Don't you just love Before and After pictures? So here's a home decorating idea and it can even be re-purposing...just repaint your phone the color you would like...for an added surprise, don't tell your family even when it's still wet...
How many of you out there have admitted to being all fagged out?? All that can now be changed with a great old stand by still available today...

Then there are those headaches that won't give up...so, to the rescue we have some more (apparently, a few millennium ago alka seltzer cured just about everything)...

Now for some REAL tips for today...

"Look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer!

Clean a toilet! Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.

(Now you MUST get on your hands and knees and check all around your toilet bowl to see if it is vitreous or not...if it turns out to be just regular china, then rip it out and use it for dishes!)

Clean a vase! To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
(What the heck...just do all your glasses this way...eye glasses beach glass, windows...you will have to throw it on the windows but they will sparkle.)

Polish jewelry! Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.

(Just think how you could impress dignitaries at a formal gathering by sharing how you clean your jewelry...what the heck, make a lasting impressions and tell them about the drains too!)

Clean a thermos bottle! Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary.)

(And if you forget altogether, the user of the bottle in question will have no headache with lunch the next day!)

Unclog a drain! Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water. "
(You've heard of what a headache this can be, well if you use something for a headache, it can cure this headache!)

Alka Selzer (the last jokes) can even make you smile or laugh...

The husband had just finished reading the book, MAN OF THE HOUSE.
He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife.
Pointing a finger in her face, he said, "From now on, I want you to know
that I am the man of this house, and my word is law!
I want you to prepare me a gourmet meal tonight, and when I'm finished
eating my meal, I expect a sumptuous dessert afterward. Then, after
dinner, you're going to draw me my bath so I can relax.
And when I'm finished with my bath, guess who's going to dress me and
comb my hair?"
His wife replied, "The funeral director."
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This is a real story submitted by an opthomologist...

I was performing a complete physical,
including the visual acuity test.
I placed the patient twenty feet from the chart and began,
"Cover your right eye with your hand."
He read the 20/20 line perfectly. Now your left."
Again, a flawless read. Now both," I requested.
There was silence. He couldn't even read the large E on the top line.
I turned and discovered that he had done exactly what I had asked;
he was standing there with both his eyes covered.
I was laughing too hard to finish the exam.
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Now I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...

Performers behind a curtain inside truck are asking : How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but these two tablets are made of stone.

But seriously, I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...
How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but drop it in water and you'll hear "Ploppeth Ploppeth Fizzeth Fizzeth!"

I say, I say, I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...
How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but its original ad campaign was "Oh! That's a spicy dinosaur meatball!"


*I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...
How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but it comes in two flavors: Original and New Salt.

*Seriously. Seriously. Seriously, I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...
How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but the label warns: "Do not mix with grog. Do not operate heavy dinosaur."

I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old...
How old is it?
I wouldn't say this Alka-Seltzer is old, but the instructions read, "Just add water...when well is discovered or dug."

~~~Thank You dear Lord for the blessings of new solutions...may we always be a part of the solutions and not a part of the problems in this world!