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2012-12-27 8:15 AM

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Subject: Little Ways to Make Your Life Easier

Thought this could come in handy for some people.  Especially the use of a dust pan to fill a bucket that's too big for your sink.

http://gizmodo.com/5970610/40-tricks-you-must-know-for-a-perfect-2013/gallery/1

 

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2012-12-27 8:17 AM
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Don't get married.
2012-12-27 8:23 AM
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Big Appa - 2012-12-27 8:17 AM Don't get married.

Is that an overall tip or just a 2013 tip?

2012-12-27 8:29 AM
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jgaither - 2012-12-27 6:23 AM

Big Appa - 2012-12-27 8:17 AM Don't get married.

Is that an overall tip or just a 2013 tip?

Overall tip for ways to make your life easier long term.

2012-12-27 8:42 AM
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2012-12-27 8:48 AM
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Big Appa - 2012-12-27 9:17 AM

Don't get married.


If I don't, who will wash the dishes?

2012-12-27 9:37 AM
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pitt83 - 2012-12-27 6:48 AM

Big Appa - 2012-12-27 9:17 AM

Don't get married.


If I don't, who will wash the dishes?


take out, delivery, and dinning in will be in your single future. there's also disposable plates in those big stores that sell beer and Gatoraide.
2012-12-27 10:08 AM
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Pretty neat tricks, some of which I've known/done before. I've used the freeze-the-partially-filled-water-bottle trick for cycling bottles for a decade now, we always have a bottle in the freezer ready to go. If you freeze it horizontally, though, it will freeze-lock the cap so it can't be unscrewed to be filled. I set mine at 30-45 degrees from horizontal so the liquid doesn't touch the cap.
2012-12-27 10:14 AM
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Filtering e-mail by the word "unsubscribe" is brilliant. I've been trying to clean that crap out - and I'm sad to say I didn't think of that on my own!
2012-12-27 10:27 AM
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If you put your earbuds in your nose and open your mouth, the sound will play out of your open mouth.
…or so I hear.
I can’t really think of a scenario where this would be valuable, but it’s a neat trick.
Again, so I hear.
2012-12-27 10:38 AM
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jmk-brooklyn - 2012-12-27 11:27 AM If you put your earbuds in your nose and open your mouth, the sound will play out of your open mouth. …or so I hear. I can’t really think of a scenario where this would be valuable, but it’s a neat trick. Again, so I hear.


Need to try this for the kids when I get home tonight. They'd love it.


2012-12-27 10:48 AM
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Mike_D - 2012-12-27 10:38 AM
jmk-brooklyn - 2012-12-27 11:27 AM If you put your earbuds in your nose and open your mouth, the sound will play out of your open mouth. …or so I hear. I can’t really think of a scenario where this would be valuable, but it’s a neat trick. Again, so I hear.


Need to try this for the kids when I get home tonight. They'd love it.

 

Here's another one for the kids if you like:

 

http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEyLzEyLzI2L2M0L3RyZXhzaGlydC43MTdmNC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4NTkwPgplCWpwZw/8daf30bb/ee1/t-rex-shirt.jpg

2012-12-31 12:39 AM
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jgaither - 2012-12-27 9:48 AM 

Here's another one for the kids if you like:

 

http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEyLzEyLzI2L2M0L3RyZXhzaGlydC43MTdmNC5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYgk4NTB4NTkwPgplCWpwZw/8daf30bb/ee1/t-rex-shirt.jpg

That is AWESOME!! forget the kids, I love it.

2012-12-31 11:02 AM
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A few of them seem pretty silly - use an old CD/DVD spindle case to carry my bagels? Re-use a ketchup bottle to dispense my pancake mix? 

I kind of like the idea of putting the baggie of vinegar over the shower heads. Right now, I just take them off and soak them. Of course, then you have to remember to take the baggie off, or you will get hit with a bag of vinegar when you turn on the shower.

The USB on the TV to charge your phone seems silly - I keep a small power strip with my suitcase, so I can plug all my stuff in and not worry about outlets. A better "hack" would have been something I heard on a podcast recently - most hotels have boxes of chargers that people have left behind. Forgot your charger? Just go to the front desk and ask for one of the "spares" they have.

2012-12-31 11:42 AM
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gearboy - 2012-12-31 11:02 AM

Re-use a ketchup bottle to dispense my pancake mix? 

I do this one camping.  Makes life so much easier.

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