Tried and tested useful household tips

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jessicawongcs:

To get rid of mice or rats: Sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away.


OR If u very cruel…put few CAT’s at that area….RATS sure GONE :evil: :evil:

Sure about CAT? I only remember finding dead rats under the bed at my grandma's place :skeptical:

[fussyMummy]

Hi,



There is always a cat \"urine\" at my doorstep... :mad: in fact is almost every floor the cat do its \"biz\"...Just then I am unable to catch that cat, or else I will give the cat a big slap on its butt :spank: .. :siam: :evil:

Any idea what to put to prevent it come again.. I tried put \"baby powder\"..onion... but once the smell gone, it comes back again... :frustrated: :slapshead:

Please help.

[QuiteKSMum]

jessicawongcs:

Ants Problem: Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant hole.


To get pure and clean ice: Boil water first before freezing.

To make the mirror shine: Clean with spirit I use newspapers - works too!

To remove chewing gum from clothes: Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour.

To whiten white clothes: Soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for 10 minutes. Will definitely try.

To give a shine to hair: Add one teaspoon of vinegar to hair, then wash hair. Will also give this a go...

To get maximum juice out of lemons: Soak lemons in hot water for one hour, then juice them.

To rid the smell of fish from your hands: Wash your hands with a little apple vinegar.

To check freshness of fish: Put it in a bowl of cold water. If the fish floats, it's fresh.

To avoid tears while cutting onions: Chew gum.

To boil potatoes quickly: Skin one potato from one side only before boiling.

To remove ink from clothes: Put toothpaste on the ink spots generously and let it dry completely, then wash. OIC!

To boil eggs quickly: Add salt to the water and boil.

To check freshness of eggs: Put the egg in water. If it becomes horizontal, it's fresh. If it becomes slanting, its 3-4 days old. If it becomes vertical, its 10 days old. If it floats, it's stale.

To skin sweet potatoes quickly: Soak in cold water immediately after boiling.

To get rid of mice or rats: Sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away.



OR If u very cruel…put few CAT’s at that area….RATS sure GONE :evil: :evil:

Thanks, jessicawongcs, for sharing these tips with us. I have some to share too :

1) Use a small dessert spoon to skin ginger - faster & no risk

2) Put a metal spoon into the boiling liquid ( soup, water etc) - if it boils & you're not ard to keep an eye, it won't boil over. ( saw this on the Jap TV prog on tips on Tues - personally tried & tested, works!)

Cheers!

[BeContented]

jessicawongcs:

cwc:

[quote=\"jessicawongcs\"]To get rid of mice or rats: Sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away.


OR If u very cruel…put few CAT’s at that area….RATS sure GONE :evil: :evil:

Sure about CAT? I only remember finding dead rats under the bed at my grandma's place :skeptical:

huh?? dead rats??[/quote]Yah....grandma in malaysia, open area, so cats after playing with rats left under bed. seems frequent. That's what they tell me last time.....real? dunno

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jessicawongcs:

OR If u very cruel…put few CAT’s at that area….RATS sure GONE :evil: :evil:

GONE? :skeptical:
RATS will still be around... its those CATS that will be gone..
nowadays, CATS are the ones that will freak out when they see RATS, dunno why :sad:

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jessicawongcs:

fussyMummy:

Hi,



There is always a cat \"urine\" at my doorstep... :mad: in fact is almost every floor the cat do its \"biz\"...Just then I am unable to catch that cat, or else I will give the cat a big slap on its butt :spank: .. :siam: :evil:

Any idea what to put to prevent it come again.. I tried put \"baby powder\"..onion... but once the smell gone, it comes back again... :frustrated: :slapshead:

Please help.

put a dog? :evil:
try rub white vinegar, strong lemon juice or crushed mothballs where the cat likes to linger. Cats don't like the smell


my place is human urine at the staircase... used what also no use :skeptical:

fussyMummy, try applying tiger balm on the area, cats do not like the smell. but its gonna be very very wasteful.

jess, install suviliance camera or report to police

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jessicawongcs:

poppy15:

jess, install suviliance camera or report to police

haiz, put suviliance camera they destroy the camera 1st
call police said not their prob it's town council, told town council, said need tell the MP, meet the MP said it's HDB prob. never ending pointing here and there

playing the taiji game. :roll:

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You can try to contact the Town Council again if it really disturb you. I can assure you that TC is very effective now after GE... :evil: I have tried that juts this week and even got my MP to reply within 24 hrs with action taken within 2 days! :lol:

[chrisu]

How to prevent colour run (jeans)? Thanks.

[sall]

QuiteKSMum:

2) Put a metal spoon into the boiling liquid ( soup, water etc) - if it boils & you're not ard to keep an eye, it won't boil over. ( saw this on the Jap TV prog on tips on Tues - personally tried & tested, works!)

Cheers!

This is what we do during distillation in chemistry experiment. We add boiling chips to stabilise the boiling process. So likewise, the metal spoon stabilises the boiling so the liquid won't boil over.