WACKY SELTZER TABLETS | Y2K bug | Don't ride with a Trojan Horse
These are strictly for fun, not recommended to replace a doctor's diagnosis or suggested plan of treatment. If you use any of these ideas, it is strictly at your own risk of health. I take no responsibility for another's medical condition.
Headaches: Take a lime, cut in half and rub on your forehead. The throbbing will stop right away. Michealle, Texas
Mosquito bites: Apply soap on the bite for instant relief. Michealle, Texas
Mosquito bites 2: Apply paste made of baking soda and water. Sandy, Arizona
Athletes Foot: The trick is to soak your feet in bleach. Use about a cupful of bleach per gallon of water. Soak your feet for 2 or three minutes, making sure that the bleach reaches into all the infected areas. When you pull your feet out of the bleach, the athlete's foot is gone. It may take a week or so for all the cracks to heal, but the disease is gone. Now here is the problem. If you have a sensitivity to bleach, the cure causes far more damage than the athlete's foot. So this idea definitely needs a grain of caution! TL, Arizona
Splinters: When you get a splinter reach for the scotch tape before you resort to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the tape over the splinter, then pull it off. Most splinters will be removed painlessly. Becky, Texas
Bags under your eyes: For those dark bags under your eyes, cut a slice of cucumber and apply for a moment of refreshing relief. Debbi, Arizona
A few uses for those bubbly seltzer tablets
We owe all of these wonderful uses for alka-seltzer to a savvy Texas housewife,
Michealle, Texas
I'm sure glad she didn't waste them all on headaches!
Clean the toilet! Ugh! Drop in two Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
Clean a vase: To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two seltzer tablets.
Polish jewelry: Drop two seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
Clean a thermos bottle: Fill the bottle with water, drop in four seltzer tablets and let soak for an hour.
Unclog a drain: Clear the sink drain by dropping three seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of white vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run hot water down the drain.
A few remedies for the Y2K Bug
VCR - If your VCR has a year setting, which most do, you will not be able to use the programmed recording feature after 12/31/99. Don't throw it away and buy a new one! Instead, set it for the year 1972, as the days are the same as the year 2,000.
Win95/98/NT - For those of you running MS/Windows95, 98 & NT, this is a fix for a small Y2K problem *almost* everyone should do...
The check -- for those using Win95, 98 & NT:
Double click on "My Computer"> Double click on "Control Panel"> Double click on "Regional settings" icon. Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page. Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it shows a "two digit" year. Unless you've previously changed it -- it does. That's because Microsoft made the 2 digits the default setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT.
This date is the date that feeds *ALL* application software and will not rollover into the year 2000. It will roll over to the year 00. (*) Which could just as easily be seen as 1900 by your favorite application.
Click on the button across from "Short Date Style" and select the option that shows, "mm/dd/yyyy" or "m/d/yyyy". (Be sure your selection has four y's showing, not just two).
Then click on "Apply". Then click on "OK" at the bottom. You're all set. The 00 will indicate 2,000, instead of 1900.
Don't Take a Ride on a Trojan Horse
Hopefully, we all run virus software to catch any sniffles or bugs that try to infect our computers. But, new infections are created daily so don't forget to update your virus drivers often from the manufacturer of your software.
The trojan horse is a pesky little bugger that we usually don't even know that we've come in contact with until our "sent mail" shows that someone is sending from our mailbox besides us....And, usually, that someone is sending our screen-name and password right to his very own address every time we sign-on. Hence, gets onto our account while we are locked out!
Don't download programs or files from people you don't know. These nasty little files can ride in on these files.
Don't click on links from strangers! These, too, can be oh, so, tempting. Especially when the sender promises great riches, or peace of mind by leaving us alone if we just click and remove our selves from their lists. Nope. It doesn't work that way.
When you click their link, you are setting their trojan horse into action. It takes residence on your harddrive and mails the sender your screen-name and password every time you sign-on.
If you've become infected, there are many areas that offer free demos, sample software, etc., to clear your computer of this onry little bugs. A few software search engines are: www.softseek.com, www.nonags.com, www.hotfiles.com. You can type the word "virus" into the search windows and they will display downloadable files.
AOL offers help, hints and free software to purge these buggers at Keyword: virus.
1 . Kill grass on walks and driveways.
2. Kill weeds. Spray full strength on growth until plants have starved.
3. Increase soil acidity. In hard water: one gallon of tap water for watering rhododendrons, gardenias, or azaleas.
4. Deter ants. Spray vinegar around doors, appliances, and along other areas where ants are known.
5. Polish car chrome. Apply full strength.
6. Remove skunk odor from a dog. Rub fur with full strength vinegar; rinse.
7. Keep cats away. Sprinkle vinegar on areas you don't want the cat walking, sleeping, or scratching on.
8. Keep dogs from scratching his ears. Use a clean, soft cloth dipped in diluted vinegar.
9. Keep chickens from pecking each other. Put a little in their drinking water. (boy, glad I learned this today....lol)
10. Tenderize meat. Soak in vinegar over night.
11. Freshen vegetables. Soak wilted vegetables in 2 cups of water and a tablespoon of vinegar.
12. Boil better eggs. Add 2 tablespoons water before boiling eggs. Keeps them from cracking.
13. Soothe a bee or jellyfish sting. Dot the irritation with vinegar and relieve itching.
14. Relieve sunburn. Lightly rub white vinegar; you may have to reapply.
15. Condition hair. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to dissolve sticky residue left by shampoo.
16. Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons to bath water.
17. Fight dandruff. After shampooing, rinse with vinegar and 2 cups of warm water.
18. Soothe a sore throat. Put a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of water. Gargle, then swallow.
19. Treat sinus infections and chest colds. Add 1/4 cup or more vinegar to the vaporizer.
20. Feel good. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, with a bit of honey added for flavor, will take the edge off your appetite and give you an overall healthy feeling.
(cider vinegar also 'holds' poached eggs together while cooking =)
21. Deodorize the kitchen drain. Pour a cup down the drain once a week. Let stand 30 minutes and then flush with cold water.
22. Eliminate onion odor. Rub on your fingers before and after slicing.
23. Clean and disinfect wood cutting boards. Wipe with full strength vinegar.
24. Remove fruit stains from hands. Rub with vinegar.
25. Cut grease and odor on dishes. Add a tablespoon of vinegar to hot soapy water.
26. Clean a teapot. Boil a mixture of water and vinegar in the teapot. Wipe away the grime.
27. Freshen a lunchbox. Soak a piece of bread in vinegar and let it sit in the lunchbox over night.
28. Clean the refrigerator. Wash with a solution of equal parts water and vinegar.
29. Unclog a drain. Pour a handful of baking soda down the drain and add 1/2 cup of vinegar. Rinse with hot water.
30. Clean and deodorize the garbage disposal. Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold water through.
31. Clean and deodorize jars. Rinse mayonnaise, peanut butter, and mustard jars with vinegar when empty.
32. Clean the dishwasher. Run a cup of vinegar through the whole cycle once a month to reduce soap build up on the inner mechanisms and on glassware.
33. Clean stainless steel. Wipe with a vinegar dampened cloth
34. Clean china and fine glassware. Add a cup of vinegar to a sink of warm water. Gently dip the glass or china in the solution and let dry.
35. Get stains out of pots. Fill pot with a solution of 3 tablespoons of vinegar to a pint of water. Boil until stain loosens and can be washed away.
36. Clean the microwave. Boil a solution of 1/4 cup of vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will loosen splattered on food and deodorize.
37. Dissolve rust from bolts and other metals. Soak in full strength vinegar.
38. Get rid of cooking smells. Let simmer a small pot of vinegar and water solution.
39. Unclog steam iron. Pour equal amounts of vinegar and water into the iron's water chamber. Turn to steam and leave the iron on for 5 minutes in an upright position. Then unplug and allow to cool. Any loose particles should come out when you empty the water.
40. Clean a scorched iron plate. Heat equal parts vinegar and salt in a small pan. Rub solution on the cooled iron surface to remove dark or burned stains.
41. Get rid of lint in clothes. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle.
42. Keep colors from running. Immerse clothes in full strength vinegar before washing.
43. Freshen up the washing machine. Periodically, pour a cup of vinegar in the machine and let in run through a regular cycle (no clothes added). Will dissolve soap residue.
44. Brighten fabric colors. Add a 1/2 cup vinegar to the rinse cycle.
45. Take grease off suede. Dip a toothbrush in vinegar and gently brush over grease spot.
46. Remove tough stains. Gently rub on fruit, jam, mustard, coffee, tea. Then wash as usual.
47. Get smoke smell out of clothes. Add a cup of vinegar to a bath tub of hot water. Hang clothes above the steam.
48. Remove decals. Brush with a couple coats of vinegar. Allow to soak in. Wash off.
49. Clean eyeglasses. Wipe each lens with a drop of vinegar.
50. Freshen cut flowers. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar for each quart of water.
Also, to treat any washable item with a bad odor or stain just pour apple cider vinegar into the wash with your detergent. Works great.