Your household tips read out on radio

I never drank Coca Cola after I read a tip that it was good for scrubbing oil off the garage floor. What would it do to my insides?
And what are the secret ingredients anyway?

Probably. <modestsmiley>

I trained my rabbit to come when she was called. My pony could drink from a can. (Not very proud of that - his teeth!!!) I also hated people smoking, so trained him to steal cigarettes and throw them on the ground. I shan't bore you with the long list of cats and dogs and birds!

janerowena' that is so clever!

Clever enough to train one?

Well of course - she sent a squaredog up a round hole!

squaredog is your Airdale still stuck up the chimney?

squaredog

The little round net balls that you use for scrubbing yourself in the shower are also excellent for cleaning the bath/shower.

My granny had a drying green. She used to spread tea towels and pillow cases out on the grass for the sun's bleaching effect. There wasn't room for sheets. Oddly enough I don't remember any bird excreta landing on the laundry.

Dip half a lemon in salt and use it to clean the kitchen sink

Marry/live with a sailor or ex-sailor, he will think you are useless at ironing and do it all.

Scoop up other dogs' poo from your front lawn and throw it on to the owner's front garden. Smile and say "I think this belongs to you". (Tip from DB. )

Soda water is supposed to make taps nice and shiny - apparently.

Coca cola is supposed to rot teeth (try it with a GC'S milk tooth if the tooth fairy doesn't get there first), so yes, it should clean toilets.

janerowena maybe that's why people are complaining about smelly washing machines!

Liberty bodices were very snuggly on a cold day but the rubber buttons used to snap in half (perished I suppose). Mum used to put ours over the fire guard to warm. Ah, happy memories.

Fullers not fillers. iPad!

The Romans did it with their togas. Fillers had large receptacles outside their premises, to which passing gentlemen were invited to contribute

Is this an early form of sexual discrimination?

Sunlight - that's for cissies. Washerwomen in the 'good old days' used to wee on their clients' laundry and collect all the urine from their family as well, to provide the necessary bleaching effect from the ammonia in winter time. To be truly green maybe we should all make the collection of our familes' wee compulsory, at the time time as we all start to use cloth bags for our shopping. I wonder if it would stop my washing-machine from clogging up? Today's household tip - wee in your washing machine.

Icyalittle, I agree with you on sunlight. Here in N. Ireland we have a history of producing pure white linen. Two centuries ago methods of bleaching linen involved various lengthy treatments of washing and boiling the cloth and included placing the linen upon greens in the open air throughout the summer months. The natural colour of unbleached linen is brown but over several weeks the effect of sunlight helped to bleach or whiten the linen cloth. A Watchman was employed to sit in a stone round tower to guard the linen from damage from straying livestock and from theft.

Gosh, I really must 'tune' in here more often.
Completely missed this thread.
Had trouble last night attaching my Airedale to the pole in the first place, but with a little persistence and a 'rear-ended' approach, success was achieved.

The hearth resulted in an amazing amount of debris, but unfortunately Dale still stuck owing to size, no doubt.

Any suggestions for her retrieval most welcome.

I hated my liberty bodice. It was too short - ended at the waist whereas the cherub vest worn beneath tucked very nicely into my knickers!
Only HH tips I have are to put smelly leftovers (fish/prawns etc..) into a plastic bag and freeze until the bin is next due to be emptied.
Clean stained glass decanters or vases with a slug of vinegar and a handful of dry rice. Swoosh around until clean.
Use baby wipes to clean stains from just about anything (heaven knows what effect they have on a baby's bottom)

It sounds a bit chilly though!

I loved my liberty bodice, symbol of motherly love!
When we lived with my in laws as (pregnant) newly-weds in 1970, my mil's tip to cut down on damp towels in those pre central heating days was to wipe down with a flannel after showering. I have to say this has stuck in my head and it does reduce the laundry quota !

Some great ideas on here. I was devastated not to wear a liberty bodice but hated 'winter' vests with sleeves and adored my first teenform bra!
I have recently developed arthritis in my right hand and find a rubber glove invaluable for opening stubborn jar lids.

Not really, she used to walk past with a spring in her step, now she walks past bowed down. She doesn't even notice that the dogs are in my garden. I think it's the least I can do - and I'd rather they were where I can see them than on the paths in the woods as a trap for the unwary.

Yep we have a neighbour across the road , who thinks its fun to let their little terrier poo on every ones front garden... strange I dont mind cleaning up after my own dog....but when it comes to clearing up after some elses yuck...I heave !!! I feel like letting my girl go poo on her lawn... but its not my way...or Prues. I know what you mean about them freezing lol. How kind of you to put up with poo.

Ooh I remember them, I was horrified, I didn't realise they were really 'imminent boob squishers'. Also that was the reason why young gals at my school had to wear gymslips.

Yes Phoenix, the sluts charter is me to a 'T' and I look forward to the start up of our new company for the manufacture of Artifact Airers and Tuktuk Zimmerframes.

Dog poo - yes, I have a neighbour who allows her dogs to poo on my front lawn as she walks past, head down and apparently unaware. I am only allowing her to get away with it because her son committed suicide last year. So I have two mounds every day to deal with and have been hoping for freezing, not rainy, weather. I shall try the poo tip but think I may have to resort to a dry ice machine. She will never know that my way of supporting her is by bravely facing those poos. What a shame that this morning's offerings have already been disposed of.

Okay, today's tip is to fill in small holes in the walls with toothpaste. It works as well as polyfilla. You can paint over it too, and it's very good on white bathroom tiles where you want to move something.

Love it " Liberty bodices"..... the buttons were made of rubber..... good grief the kids nowadays would think they were something sexy...being called Libery Bodices...lol

Yep sometimes it may not work...yuckie.... but nine times out of ten...my Prudence s... poos go to plan !!!