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How do I get rid of smoke smell
I live in a town house and my garage connects to my neighbors and shares a wall. My neighbors are always smoking in their garage all the time and now the smell is wafting into my garage. It is starting to make my car smell of smoke. I am just…
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How to stick slivers of soap together to form a large bar of soap
What is the best way to combine small slivers of soap into one bigger bar of soap without the slivers flaking off?
I was thinking a press (like a tortilla press) might do the job, but should I soak the soap first to make it more malleable?
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How to avoid a loud, embarrassing sneeze?
How do I prevent myself from sneezing loudly? Apparently my loud, embarrassing sneeze wakes up neighbors of my presence in the building.
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How do I avoid ants from eating up all my sweets?
Every time mumma prepares, there is always an ant attack on it.
Well I have been suggested vinegar, but then that gives a stick. Is there any better, efficient, inexpensive way of avoiding ants?
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How to signal a person driving behind you to stop texting?
This has become a real issue for me these days. I have been rear-ended twice already so I started paying attention more to what the person driving behind me is doing. When I see 'texters', I usually try to change lane but there are times when I…
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lying-in-bed-ideas to be remembered the next day
While lying in bed at night and trying to fall asleep, sometimes it takes a while before my mind quiets down. In the meantime I am thinking about various things, either general or what I have to do the next day.
Some of those ideas are worth…
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How to remove sticker from car windshield without tearing it
How to remove a sticker from the inside of a car windshield which I want to leave undamaged so that it can be used on another car. The stickers are for car insurance, road tax (vignette) or other similar.
Lets say if they were applied on the wrong…
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How do I dry out the inside of my car?
The weather this morning was hot and dry, without a cloud in the sky. We have an uncovered parking lot at work, so I opened the windows an inch or two (2.54 cm to 5.08 cm for the more metrically inclined) to let some air in and keep the interior of…
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How to keep planted seeds watered permanently?
I have some parsley seeds which I want to plant. First of all, I want to plant them indoors (in my house) then later when they are grown I want to put them in the garden, since many plants first need to grow indoors.
How can I keep them watered…
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How to prevent the washing machine from mold
It seems the rubber seal part of my washing machine is growing mold. I have noticed that often there is water still in the seal after washing. I am trying to dry it out the best I can but still the machine smells horribly. I also keep the door and…
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How can I remove the smell of spoiled milk from my fridge?
Someone in my house apparently forgot about a gallon of milk in the fridge for a few months, and now the fridge smells really bad. How can I get rid of this smell, aside from the obvious "throw out the milk"?
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What is the best and easiest way to pick up mercury drops from the floor?
Mercury has been dropped on my floor and I want to collect it back in container.
What is the best and easiest way to pick up mercury drops from the floor?
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Dog hair in washing machine
I have recently moved flats, and previous tenants of my current apartment were avid dog owners. Unfortunate consequence of this is that washing machine covers every piece of clothing with lots of dog hair. I have run it empty to clean it two times…
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How can I open an iPhone's SIM card slot without the included pin?
When purchased, iPhones come with this pin that you use to open the slot on the side to insert your SIM card. Now it's way beyond me how it's happened but out of the 3 iPhones I have I only have the original box for one of them and the pin is…
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How can I keep cats out of guest room, permanently?
If have a guest room in the apartment, and 2 cats, and they have a long-term guest (1-4 weeks stay) in the room who strongly objects to cat presence for health reasons, what can be a possible way to 100% ensure that the cats never enter the…
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