Almanac Tips

- Paper napkin sticking to your glass?

-Put some salt on the napkin first.

-Need a heating pad? Fill a sock with rice, tie off the end and microwave 2 munutes or so. It's reusable too!!

-Get rid of wasps, bees, and hornets by serving them a beer!

-Pour a third of the can out then sit in the yard or hang in a tree. They love the taste but can't get out.

-Paint or tar on your hands? WD-40 will take it right off.

-Deodorize your shoes with a sprinkling of baking soda in them before and during wearing.

-Need to measure and don't have a ruler? a quarter coin is exactly 1 inch wide. Also, a dollar is 6 and 1/8th inches wideIce cubes will sharpen garbage disposal blades.

-Run cold water.Mice will chew through most anything but not steel wool.

-Stuff troublesome or existing openings with steel wool.

-Avoid dairy products before you have to speak to a group, while delicious, they tend to stick on the way down and clog your throat.

-Small animals in your garden? Cut up and old hose into 3 foot legnths and see if fake snakes don't do the trick!