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Using Peroxide to Get Rid of Bad Breath
The fizzing is not killing bacteria. It is a reaction to the H2O2 on protein. If you have bad breath you need to go to the dentist and have your teeth cleaned. You may have gum disease. People need to realize Peroxide does not kill germs. If it did medical...

 

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Acrylic Nail Advice?
I think you should go to school and get certified for this. If you already have then you should go back to the school for more instruction.

 

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Supplements for Weight Loss?
I think this is a medical question for which few if any of us are qualified to answer. If someone or several people do answer, how do you know the answers are accurate if they do not come from qualified sources.What if someone who means well gives you harmful...

 

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Child Support Calculations and Stepparent's Income?
I dont know who told you this but child support is determined by the earnings of the one the courts told to pay it. You didnt say but my guess is that your ex has said that to you but has not actually done it. He will find out that he cant do it. Or he already...

 

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Eyeglasses Pouch For Kitchen Knife Holder
I think it would work fine if it were kept out of sight in a drawer. These kind of remedies eventually make your home look tacky.

 

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Remedies for Heel Pain?
No. How could it? The best thing you can do for heel pain is put ice on the heels at night and wear good shoes.

 

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Product Review: Brother "Project Runway" Sewing Machine
You just cant use a needle forever. A dull needle is more likely to bend or break than a sharp one. Change often.

 

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Selling Old Encyclopedias
I already intered a suggestion as to saving the pictures in these books. Some of them are of places as they were years ago or of places that no longer exist. They can be used for art projects. Someone suggested hollowing several of them out to keep valuables...

 

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Selling Old Encyclopedias
Almost every day someone asks the value of a set of encyclopedias. Every day the answer is nothing. There is a reason for this. Information in a set of encyclopedias is almost instantly outdated. Names of countries change. Statistics change. World leaders change...

 

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Getting Rid of a Headache?
Please see your doctor. He or she will want to know about the headaches. It could be something simple but do go to the doctor.

 

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Value of Old Dictionaries?
Actually their value is nothing. Every year a few new words are added to the English language. Some of these are fad words and some are not. None of these will be in your old dictionaries. They would serve a purpose for looking up the words that are in them...

 

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Tiny Black Oval Bugs?
They might be carpet beetles. Look closely down between the fibers of your carpet and see if you see any bugs or larvae.

 

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Breaking a Coffee Shop Addiction?
Go a different way to work. Find a cheaper coffee shop. Go two times a week instead of every day. Or just stop going. Think of something you really want and put your coffee money in a jar every day and make your own coffee. Or just give in and go and spend...

 

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Getting Rid of Ants Inside?
They were driving me crazy and my daughter told me to put a line of talcom powder across where they were coming in. It worked. They will not cross it. Also non toxic for kids and pets.

 

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Duration of a Power of Attorney?
I dont understand the need for POA is the people are married. Normally it is a surviving spouse who needs one and that is usually an adult child or a lawyer. In any case it is normally states that the POA is only if the person becomes incapacitated. All POA...

 

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Value of 1768 Encyclopedia Britannica?
Take it to an appraiser. Not an appraiser who wants to buy it. You will get a low price. Take it to one who will appraise it for insurance purposes and you will get a more accurate value. A jewelry store could probably put you in touch with one.

 

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When You Get Ants, Make Lemonade!
A line of talcom powder placed across the threshhold or where ever they are coming in will stop them. They will not cross it.

 

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Organizing Medicare/Supplemental Insurance Paperwork?
My parents saved them for 20 years. They had boxes and boxes of them. I look at them and throw them away. I have never had to use one for anything. The medicare one tells you a claim has been made and how much will be paid on it. If you have supplement, the...

 

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Using Vinegar to Get Rid of Ants
Talcom powder will also stop them. If they are coming in under the door or window, put down the talcom. They will not cross it and you dont have to keep putting it down.

 

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Maalox for Skin Irritations?
Maalox. It is an anti acid. MoM is a laxitive. Not good for your skin.

 

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Maalox for Skin Irritations?
Maalox. It is an anti acid. MoM is a laxitive. Not good for your skin.

 

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Child Support and Disability?
Support your child. He will be grown one day and you wont have to pay. I wish fathers would stop begrudging every penny of child support. It is never enough anyway. Just pay.

 

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Home Remedy for Heartburn?
I am not an advocate of drinking soda pop. However I keep a few bottles of Pepsi in the house in case I get heartburn. One or two swallows does the trick. Not the whole bottle. Just a few swallows of Pepsi. Unfortunately the rest of the bottle is wasted but...

 

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Filing for Divorce Without the Other Party's Signature?
No. It is 2012. Anyone can get a divorce who wants one. Remember, as long as you are legally married he is your next of kin and can make decisions about you if you are unable to do it yourself. However, he may have already divorced you. Find out and get the...

 

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Washing Your Hair With Vinegar
Vinegar is an excellent rinse for hair but it will not make your hair grow. Hair growth is determined by genetics.

 

Getting Rid of the Flies?
frugglesunny is right. Pest control is a large part of the health departments inspectionI hope no one is spraying pesticides around food. That would close them down for sure. The flies are breeding somewhere in the mall and that source needs to be taken care...

 

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Determining the Value of a Silver Tray?
Your tray is silver plate not sterling. Its value would be in whether there are any worn spots where the plate has come off. The best way to find the value of this is from an appraiser at a good jewelry store. Another thing that would encrease the value is...

 

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Getting Rid of Black Widow Spiders?
The black widow is the most poisenous but you cannt get rid of them yourself. They can kill you so get an exterminator.

 

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How To Remedy Bad Breath
Most really bad breath is caused by bad teeth and gum disease. Nothing smells worse. Before anyone tries any home remedies they need a through dental checkup. Not only do bad teeth and gums smell terrible but they can poisen your system. These days many surgeons...

 

Super Glue To Repair A Cracked Fingernail

Super Glue To Repair A Cracked Fingernail
You can buy nail glue in the cosmetics department of your CVS or Walgreens. It is made for nails. Super glue might have something in it you shouldnt use on your body. It is always best to use things for their intended purpose.

 

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Always Remember Your Own Pen
Also it doesnt hurt us to get a cold once in a while.

 

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Always Remember Your Own Pen
This boarders on obsessive. What about chairs, grocery carts, door knobs etc? You cant take all these things with you where ever you go. Just use common sense and wash your hands. Use the doctors pen, then wash your hands.

 

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Coconut Oil For Alzheimer's Treatment
Get the book from the library. Sorry but this sounds like another one of those medical hoaxes.

 

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Shopping for a Garter Belt for Support Hose?
You will never find a girdle at a garage sale. Not in a million years. My father had to wear those thigh high hose. He bought glue, I think at the medical supply store) and it held his hose up all day long. It is the kind of glue skaters and beauty contestants...

 

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Coping with Adult Child's Divorce?
I really think this is one for child protective services. If the oldest were removed from the home and got help your daughter and her husband might be able to work things out. Even though you dont live in the area you can still call them. First suggest this...

 

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Removing Plantar Warts?
I have heard soaking a cotton ball (real cotton not acrilic) in cider vinegar and taping it to the wart over night will kill the wart in a week or two. Do not wear it in the day time it will be uncomfortable. There are waterproof bandaids that will keep the...

 

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Finding House Cleaning Service for Floors Only?
My sister is disabled and she mops sitting in a chair. She has a rolling office chair and just scoots around in it while she mops the floor. She sits in it when she cooks too. She can walk and stand for short peroids but anything she can do sitting she does...

 

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Easy Key Lime Pie
In my opinion, something made from scratch with natural ingredients is always better and healthier. Key Lime pie is simple as it is. One can sweetened condensed milk, four egg yolks, One half cup lime juice. Beat for five minutes and pour into crust. Chill...

 

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Free Redwork Patterns?
I also found this: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-701&va=old+redwork+patterns

 

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Free Redwork Patterns?
Ebay will have them.

 

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Pimento Cheese
This is still an excellent spread if you leave out the cream and sugar. In case there are some who cannot have it.

 

Flower Garden Quilt on bed.

Handmade Flower Garden Quilt
This os one of my favorite quilt patterns. I have found when making it that it is easier to stitch the hexigons together goint straight down on the longest line of five, right down the middle. Then four on each side, then the final three on each side. It seems...

 

Grind Up "Elephant" Sized Pills, materials for breaking up calcium pill.

Grind Up "Elephant" Sized Pills
Often coated pills are coated so they wont desolve in the stomach but in the intestine where they will not cause irritation to the stomach. I am sure you all have seen enteric coated aspirin. If a pill has an indention in it (a line) then that indicates it...

 

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Relief for Shingles Pain?
With shingles it is best to keep them dry. L-Lysine which can be bought over the counter will give you relief. It also works for cold sores. It is taken by mouth. An ice pack over a dry cloth will also give you relief. Wear loose light clothing. The L-Lysine...

 

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Store Toothbrush In Hydrogen Peroxide
H2O2 does not kill bacteria. In fact if it sits for long it turns back into water where bacteria grow. If you want to disinfect your tooth brushes rinse them in alcohol or put them in the silverware compartment of your dishwasher as I do.

 

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Avoid Funeral Home Purchases
If you or your spouse are veterans you may be buried in a veterans cemetary. The plot costs nothing neither does the headstone. These cemetaries are beautifully kept. If the spouse of the veteran dies first they may still be buried there and the surviving spouse...

 

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Military Burials At Veteran's Cemetery
The spouse of a veteran does not have to pay. Maybe they once did but my parents are buried together and neither one had to pay. The veteran is also entitled to a beautiful flag. You can also have a military funeral which is held at a chapel on the grounds...

 

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Social Security Disability Benefits?
Now.....who do we call with questions about social security? The social security office. They are the only ones who can tell you the real facts.

 

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Furniture Polish To Prevent Freezing Car Doors
Seriously, they make a silicone lube especially for this purpose. Why use something for a purpose for which it is is not intended, not knowing if it will harm your door sealer or not. Buy the silicone.

 

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Helping a Child Become Vegetarian?
You can make a delicious sandwich from avocado slices, bean sprouts, cheese, and a thick layer of humus. You can use the flavored humus. You can also add red peppers and lettuce. You would make this out of sandwich rolls so it would hold all the ingredients...

 

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Fleas in My Hair?
Sounds like lice to me. Do you have children? Check their heads. There are organic remedies which do not envolve toxic chemicals. Head lice are rampant these days for some reason. Its nothing to be ashamed of, just part of life.

 

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Cleaning Laminate Flooring With a Steam Mop?
I use Murphys Oil Soap and a wet mop. In between I use my swifter. Over time the steam mop can buckle your laminate.

 

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Using Vinegar in the Wash?
I assume you dont intend to use a whole bottle. I know a little wont hurt anything and probably a lot wont either but why use it in your wash? Use it in your rinse to soften your clothes and cut any residual soap. Also if you have bleached anything, vinegar...

 

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Lipton's Celebrated Meat Loaf
The problem with this is that Liptons onion soup is loaded with preservatives, MSG and has a high salt content. Many people these days are avoiding these kind of foods. Some generic brands do not contain them. Stores such as Trader Joes and other natural food...

 

Collecting Deceased Father's SSI?
If your fathers DNA is available you can have a test and see if it matches. However the money will go to your mother. After age 18 the benefit stops.

 

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Dealing With a Verbally Abusive Husband?
My first husband was exactly like that. You will notice I said first. He treated his second wife the same way. Honey get out. Things will not change. I had two small children at 23 and walked out. I had some good friends who helped me. Everybody could see what...

 

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Treat Bamboo Cutting Boards with Olive Oil
Not all olive oil is organic. If the bottle does not say organic it isnt.

 

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Removing Stamps from Envelopes?
Occasionally I stamp an envelope and realize I have made a mistake on the envelope, I simply remove the stamp by cutting it off the envelope and gluing it on a new envelope. I Have often wondered why charities waste money by placing stamps on envelopes when...

 

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Buying Shoes at Thrifty Stores and Foot Fungus?
If you decide to buy the shoes I think spraying the inside with Lysol will kill the fungus if there is any in there. My advice though is that if you buy a fairly new pair of what were expensive shoes, the former owner would have taken care of her feet and not...

 

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Child Support Payment and Taxes?
Here are some word that you will never hear. I want to pay my ex spouse more child support but she wont take it. It costs money to raise children. Whatever they get in child support is never enough. If you bring a child into this world you are obligated to...

 

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Amazing Facial
Bottled lemon juice containe sulfites so if you are allergic to them do not use this product. Also this seems like something for oily skin. If you have dry skin I wouldnt use it. Just because it is safe for one does not mean it is safe for all.

 

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Teeth Cleaning With Vinegar
No, If you doubt ask your dentist and you will be told it is too acid.

 

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Determining the Value of Encyclopedias?
The pictures in them might be useful for kids school projects but I doubt anyone will pay anything for them.

 

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Reuse Vacuum Bags
I dont think so. The sides of the bags serve as a filter for dust and dust mites. By the time the bag is full the sides of the bag are pretty much saturated with dust too. Plus opening the bag and emptying it releases more dust and mites back into your air...

 

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My Frugal Life: Frugal Forever
I have a hint about the chicken. If you save the skin, bones and tail, do it before you cook the chicken. Just debone it first. Then freeze the parts you saved. When you are ready to make soup cook these and you have a nice broth and the flavor from the bones...

 

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Removing Crazy Glue from Marble?
If it is real marble you should be able to get it off with an exacto knife; the flat edged kind. If it is acrylic faux marble it wont ever come off. It melds into the acrylic.

 

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Lime Delight Jello Recipe?
If you want a lower calorie dessert, use cottage cheese, crushed pineapple and lime jello. You can also add the nuts if you want.

 

Mama's Belly Butter
Sorry but its all in your skin. I had three and one was 9 1/2 lbs. Not one stretch mark. Some get them and some dont. It wont hurt to try but if you get them you get them with or without the creme.

 

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Buy Generic Prescription Medication
Being a nurse does not make you a doctor or a pharmacist. While the ingredients in a drug may be the same, the buffers or coatings might be different which would make a difference to someone who had a condition like acid reflux. Doctors many times prescribe...

 

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Expired Eagle Brand Cream?
You know...is it worth it? One can of milk? Throw it out! Matter even in cans changes composition over time.

 

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What are the Benefits of Online Shopping?
I love to shop on line. All major department stores have on line shopping. So not shop in unfamilar stores on line though. My favorite are Macys, Target on line and Zappos.

 

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Wood Finish Damaged by Windex?
Windex will surely ruin a wood surface. If your son is grown he can pay to have it refinished. The warnings are clearly on the lable. It will have to be finished, there is no other solution.

 

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Freezing Onions?
Peel them, chop them and put them in freezer bags. You can freeze green peppers and celery this way too.

 

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Grease Beaters/Utensils Before Mixing
Do not do this if you are beating egg whites. They will not beat properly.

 

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Cooking Dried Beans?
What is expensive about canned beans? You can get them on sale all the time. If your recipe does not call for a full can just put the remainder in a baggy and freeze it until the next time.

 

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Cutting Down Larger Coffee Filters
Why not get a reuseable mesh filter? Mine is over a year old and nothing is wrong with it so far. You just rinse it and put it back in the coffee maker.

 

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Do Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Lose Nutrients?
You are fine. They will still be good for you even if they lose some.

 

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Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Medicare Advice?
You dont have to pay that! Drop it and sign up with AARP supplemental insurance for about $125 a month for a policy that covers everything medicare does not. Sheesh, the way they try to cheat you.

 

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Homemade Auto Glass Cleaner?
Where your car is concerned, you are better off buying something that is made for cars. Go to a discount store and get something inexpensive and buy several jugs. Its ok if it is for winter use, the only thing about it is that it wont freeze. Get it on sale...

 

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Grandchildren Ungrateful for Gifts?
I think the best idea so far is to explain to your own children that you feel unappreciated and ignored when you give to the kids and they dont even thank you. I wonder though why their parents didnt see that they learned to do this when they were young. This...

 

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Donating Used Trophies?
Donate them to church groups or people who work with underprivileged childre. These trophies can be taken apart and made into different prizes.

 

Finding a Missing Relative?
Well actually, you are entitled to support from this man and if you petition the courts with his SS number for that support they may find him. Understand even at your young age that this man is missing something in characture if he would abandon his two children...

 

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Child Support and SSI?
First you need to file an order of support with your local court through the prosecuting attorney in your county or city. You do not have to pay a lawyer to get an order of support because there is no circumstance where a child is exempt from support. A lawyer...

 

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Getting Lice Nits Out of Hair?
Whatever you do please do not use the pesticides on the market such as Kwell and Rid. These can be harmful to children as they are absorbed through the skin. There is a product called Lice MD which is supposed to work very well. It is harmless but is thick...

 

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Sharpening Hand Held Can Openers?
The cost of having it done would probably be more than the cost of a new one.

 

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Education Resources for Children with Dyslexia and Autism?
Rather than try to teach them at home I suggest you search for alternative schooling. Your state is obligated to provide education for your children. There must be a different school, even a private one that can help them.

 

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Value of Old Encyclopedias?
Nothing. You cant even give them away.

 

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Removing Tobacco Stain from Mustache?
Remove the mustash. They are kind of nasty things anyway.

 

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Locating an Ex-husband?
I wonder why you need to know? If it concerns social security, they will know.

 

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Live-in Grandmother No Longer Welcome in Daughter's Home?
I think the sooner you move out the better. Leave on good terms and you will find yourself spending time with your grandchildren again. Remember, most grandmothers dont live with the family and still have good relationships with the grandkids.

 

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Christmas Gifts For Seniors
I think it is very sad the way some of our senior citizens in this country have to live.

 

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"System Fix" Virus Email
This is the real question. Did you give USPS your email address? If you didnt the email is a hoax. Getting an email saying your bank account needs looking into? Did you give the bank your email address? No? Then its a hoax. Likewise credit cards, mortgage companies...

 

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Adding Embellishments to a Plain Wedding Gown?
You can buy jeweled lace and other similar things at Jo Anns fabrics. You can also order Jo Anns fabrics on line. At the store they offer free advice and help with projects like yours. Good luck. I wouldnt glue onto the dress. Whatever you want on the dress...

 

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Boyfriend?
Why get him something that will last longer than the relationship will. Get him some expensive candy and help him eat it.

 

Getting Mascara Off Without Burning Eyes?
Dont blame yourself too much. You might still have the problem if you never wore mascara. I have worn it for 50 years and dont have that problem. I still wear it and if they bury me without it I will sit up in my casket, and make them put it on. Use a good...

 

Volume of Chamber's encyclopedia set.

Value of a 1955 Chamber's Encyclopedia Set?
Sorry. They are worth nothing. You cant even donate them to a library. They wont take them.

 

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Baking with Self Rising Flour?
No. Thats what self rising flour is. Flour that already has the baking powder in it. However you can use it for other things too like pie crust. It makes a very crispy crust.

 

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Cooking Turkey Breast in a GE Stand Alone Roaster?
Exactly the same way you would cook it in your oven. But here is some advice. Your oven is 220 if it is electric. Your stand alone oven is standard and takes a lot more power to run than your electric oven. If you have a gas oven it is still cheaper to run...

 

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Getting Babies Vaccinated?
My daughter had a friend who refused to vaccinate her child. When he was 9 months old he came down with whooping cough. They almost lost him. She then told my daughter who was pregnant with her first child to have the shots. She wished she had. We used to have...

 

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Baby Oil As Wood Cleaner
My grandfather was a maker of fine furniture. He always said furniture didnt need oil it needed wax.

 

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Protecting Clothing When Coloring Hair
Or have a set of clothes (old) that you only use for hair coloring. You can wear them every time and not have to worry about stains.

 

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Cleaning a Shower Liner?
I think they only cost a few dollars so just replace it. I used to replace them until I discovered the silky cloth ones. I have two. One as a liner and one for the outside of the tub. They are expensive but last forever and can be washed in the washer. I leave...

 

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Warming Baby Bottles?
What ever you do, do not use the microwave. The milk on your arm test might feel cool but the temp inside can be very hot. Also the heat distroys the vitamins in breast milk. The best thing to do is set the bottle in warm water to take the chill off. The milk...

 

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Shower Cap Food Cover
Never use anything for food storage that wasnt intended for food. Todays plastics are toxic and the ones meant for food are made differently than household products.

 

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Removing a Musty Smell from an Antique Trunk?
Spray it with Lysol and leave it in the sun for a day. Turn it so that all sides get some of the sun as the day goes on. When you bring it inside, leave it open for a few days. When you close it, place a bar of soap in it. Keep it in a dry part of the house...

 

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Potty Training?
I promise you in another year they will go on the pot. The problem is you missed the window which should have been a year ago for starting the training. Their bodies will not let them go anywhere but in the diapers. As their bodies mature, and once they go...

 

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Making Cleaning Ashtrays Easier
Just let him clean them and maybe he will stop.

 

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Rights of a Parent with Sole Custody?
I read your question again and see where they hate it. Then by all means do not make them do it. If their father insists call child services and let them interfere. They will.

 

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Teaching a 20 Month Old Child Manners?
A 20 moth old child should never be swatted. You can raise children without hitting them. Teach him by example and have patience. He is very young to learn more than please and thank you. Children learn thank you first because they connect the thanks with the...

 

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Review: Wild Blue Internet
Well, get rid of them! If you have no choice then if you can afford it get one of those phones or an Ipad and connect to the internet that way. I am told that for 25 a month you can get internet service for one of these Ipads and use it no matter where you...

 

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Professional Looking Frosting
I think it would be a good idea to have a special hair dryer for this purpose. When you dry your hair, lint, dandruff and short hairs are pulled into the fan and come out with the hot air. Thats a cake I dont want to eat.

 

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Recipes for Cooking Small Entrees in Muffin Tins?
I just saw one on TV where turkey dressing was made in muffin tins. Also you can put meatloaf in them and probably anything you bake in the oven can be cooked in them. I think the thing to remember is to cook at a lower temp and for a little shorter time.

 

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Vinegar in the Rinse Cycle
In the meantime I would work on teaching your child to pick things up. In the long run she will be better off for learning to be responsible.

 

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Economical Laundry Solutions
There are some very inexpensive laundry soaps out there. Especially in dollar stores.

 

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Lay Your Head on the Cat Instead
I have been cat lover all my life and would never hurt a cat. I did not mean hurt the cat but she wont like it if you hold her paw. Some cats are more persistent than others. I have a actually had cats that could dodge a squirt bottle faster than I could use...

 

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Use Your Bank's ATM
My bank waves that fee no matter where I use my card.

 

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Re-dyeing Hair?
No you may turn out green or purple as many will testify. Go to the beauty shop and let a professional fix it.

 

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Scalloped Potatoes
Scalloped potatoes do not contain cheese. That would be au gratin. Scalloped are cooked in butter, milk, salt and pepper with flour sprinkled on top for crispness. Au gratin are the same only with cheese on top.

 

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Chicken Gumbo Casserole
I am sure this is a good recipe but it is not gumbo. Cake is good and so is meatloaf but they are not the same thing.

 

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Preventing Sooty Residue from Candles?
They will and so will your lungs and everything else in your house. It is just like smoking a cigarette. Small decorations that use tiny bulbs will give you the same effect.

 

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Cutting Lettuce?
Stainless steel knives will not rust your lettuce. People used to use knives that rusted but these days few people do.

 

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Cleaning Laminate Floors?
I do and it hasnt seemed to hurt them.

 

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Reviews of Battery Operated Nasal Aspirator for Babies?
Never unless the doctor recommended it and showed me how to use it.

 

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Responding to an Invitation to Winter Formal?
Thank you for asking, I would love to go.

 

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The End of the Incandescent Bulb
I have been using them for years. In some states the electric companies will give every home several as a one time thing to encourage use. Why spend money stockpiling the old style when the new style will save you money on electricity? Use the ones you have...

 

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce In A Pinch
I do not buy processed spaghetti sauce, nor do I make it with processed ingredients such as canned soups and packaged mixes. If you are interested in making your own without processed ingredients do this: 1 pound ground beef 1 chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped...

 

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Getting Rid of Bugs in Dog Biscuits?
You have carpet beetles. Call an exterminator and have the carpet cleaned by a professional steam cleaner like Stanley Steamer. If you dont have carpet you still need to throughloy clean the whole room and exterminate. Store your dogs food in an air tight container...

 

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Cleaning Heirloom Painted Furniture?
To start with why dont you try just plain water. This is how they clean valuable paintings that have hung for centuries. Dampen a paint brush, the kind used for oil painting. Get a half inch wide one. Dip it in water, lightly blot then brush a small spot to...

 

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Dust Accumulation on Dark Furniture?
If you plant some fast growing bushes along the road at the end of your yard and let them grow as tall as they can, they will catch most of it. You will have to hose the bushes off often.

 

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Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Ideas?
Reserve tables at a nice restaurant and invite the guests.

 

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Ideas for a Christmas Float with 9/11 Theme?
Actually this float seems inappropreate for both Christmas and children. Not that 911 needs to be forgotten but Christmas is a joyous occasion and we all try to make children happy during that season.

 

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Aluminum Foil For Cleaning Your Iron
You can purchase a tube of iron cleaner in the supermarket. It is designed to clean your iron without damaging the surface in any way. It is cheap and lasts a long time.

 

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Cleaning Up Whiskers After Shaving?
My advice would be to tell him to solve the problem himself but there better be NO MORE hairs on the sink. If he can earn a living he can figure it out.

 

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Freezing Fresh Mushrooms?
I do it all the time. Do not wash them until you thaw them. They will be soft but for cooking they are great. If you wash them first they will stick together.

 

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Cooking Acorn and Spaghetti Squash?
Put the acorn squash in the oven after cutting it in half and cleaning the seeds out. When the squash is soft (about an hour in the oven or ten minutes in the microwave) add butter and sugar to it. Lovely. I do not know about the other squash as I have never...

 

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Remedy for Plantar Warts?
I have heard that soaking the bottom of your foot in cider vinegar (straight) for several weeks will make it drop off. I am not sure about that but if you are not going to go to the Dr, you might try it. Dont expect results for a while.

 

Spool of serger thread in container next to machine.

Save on Sewing Thread
You can also run two bobbins. Place one in the machine and one on top. They will both empty at the same time, then run two more.

 

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Earning Extra Money While on SSI?
You are allowed to make a certain amount but why dont you ask the people who will know the answer at the SS office?

 

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Slipping Boots On Easier?
A long handled shoe horn might do the trick. Some shoe stores give them away. A stainless steel one will last forever and doesnt cost very much. I think he will need the long handled one though.

 

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Stuffed Cabbage?
Your goal is to soften the leaves so they roll easily. You can put the head of cabbage in the freezer all night and when it thaws the next day the leaves will be wilted and ready to use. Or you can submerge the head in a large pot of boiling water for ten or...

 

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Value of a 1945 Encyclopedia Britannica Set?
Sorry, old encyclopedias are worth nothing. No one will take them either. The information in them is mostly outdated. I often thought some of the pictures might be fun for children to cut out.

 

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Deciding When to Retire?
If you have the option stick it out. At least until you are 65 and will go on Medicare (dont forget a suppliment like AARP). That way you wont be out the health insurance and you can continue making your house payments easily. When you no longer have to pay...

 

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Homemade Potato Chips
Canola is a very good oil but many, many people are allergic to it. It can cause stomach cramps. If this is the case than refined olive oil or peanut oil is good.

 

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Substitute for Gouda Cheese in a Recipe?
Colby or mild chedder of any kind will be fine.

 

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Picture Stuck in Frame?
If you cant scan it at least take a picture or several pictures of it before you try anything. A copy shop like Kinkos or Staples might be able to scan it in larger equipment.

 

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Caution when Reusing Food Containers
I would think you would have learned to mark your containers before something happens you will regret.

 

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Cooking with Frozen Tomatoes
I tried to vote thumbs up on this tip but it all came up encripted.

 

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Dividing Time Among Friends?
You cant worry about what someone else says. It wasnt their party. Your friend sounds controlling.

 

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Choosing Secondary Health Insurance for Seniors?
She should have got on AARP insurance when she first went on Medicare. She may still be able to do it. The best policy they have is expensive but she will have no deductible whatsoever and the policy will cover Medicare deductible.

 

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Threading a Singer Merritt 3145?
Just take it to a local sewing machine shop. They will show you and probably wont charge you. If they do it will be just a small amount. Take a marker and draw where the thread goes and write instructions as needed. Also let them show you how to work the bobbin...

 

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Dead Mouse Smell?
If it is really a dead mouse smell it will go away in about ten days. Sometimes mice get trapped in walls and cant get out.

 

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Using Coffee Cans to Make Candles?
If the can is ribbed or turned over at the top you whave trouble removing the candle. Make sure the container you use has straight up sides.

 

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Selling Crafts Using Licensed Fabrics?
I believe that means you cant mark the bolt up and sell it. Once you have used it to make items they are yours to sell.

 

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Cleaning a Coffee Thermos?
Soap, water, bottle brush. Done.

 

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Removing Nail Polish from Acrylic Nails?
You are not supposed to soak your fingers in it. You just put it on a cotton ball and remove the polish just like you would with any other polish remover.

 

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Herbal Relief for Back Pain?
I had the same thing. The problem is not with the disks that were repaired but with the ones that werent. You may have been taking darvocet which was taken off the market. There are other things that your doctor can give you. If he wont, then change doctors...

 

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Plugged Garbage Disposal?
These things can be put in the disposal but not in large amounts. If her hand is small enough to reach into the disposal she can bring the peelings out and start over, I have had to do that. Sometimes something like a piece of plastic gets in mine. I just reach...

 

Painting Over Very Dark Brown Walls?
Pale colors will make a room look larger. Walmart has a color called coral that is lovely.

 

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Blocked Septic System Plumbing?
You have to have them pumped out every so often. Call a septci company. They will come out and empty it into a large truck. Also if your washer has a self cleaning lint filter, that lint is going into your septic tank and not decomposing. Never clean your carpets...

 

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Making Housecoat from Towels?
It would be cheaper to buy the terry cloth and then make the bathrobe. Towels are expensive.

 

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Ear Ache Relief?
He needs a doctor. Home remedies wont help and may allow him to get worse.

 

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