Keeping Bugs Out of Plastic Food Containers?
Oops forgot to log in. Hopefully it will get approves soon enough it was a lot to type :-) Anyway I guess bulk might not be the right word. I buy bulk of non bulk items. I will not buy a box of cereal I will buy 20 boxes of cereal :-) When there $1. to $1.5...
Keeping Bugs Out of Plastic Food Containers?
Be wary? You kidding its a frelling invasion :-) Thats why I started cleaning up once a week to try and keep up with them but they just move from container to container if they can gain access and they are pretty darned good at gaining access :-) I am going...
Keeping Bugs Out of Plastic Food Containers?
I so appreciate all the feedback. I have already moved things around so I have 1 whole shelf in the big freezer that will be dedicated to temp freezing anything I buy for the pantry. As for the bayleaves? why not inside the jar? I was going to hotglue a bay...
Keeping Bugs Out of Plastic Food Containers?
We tried Cedar and Eucalyptus no joy for these specific bugs at least (they work great for some bugs) These bugs IGNORE the cedar. They even land and gather on it (no more or less than anything else) I ordered some bay leaves off ebay (is green or dried any...
Well Water Making Laundry Smell Bad?
I would send out a water sample and find out whats IN the water and then get the appropriate filtering system to combat it.
Use Fabric Made from Bamboo
got any links for buying bamboo based fabric products like this sounds fascinating!
Saving Money on Your Cellphone
Ok many ways to conserve money with cell phones. First if you have non traditional phone service power outages are NOT a problem. Those devices do not take a lot of power. Get a decent sized battery backup to power the modem router and phone device while the...
Environmentally Friendly Lawn Mowers
You can get Manual mowers for pretty cheap but you need to hunt its amazing what people thing they are worth. I got insanely lucky and got mine for $5 never saw one for less than $40 after that. Most around $100 but at the price you can buy a brand new one...
The Cost Of Leaving Things Plugged In?
I put everything on Switched Power strips. when I am not using it I turn it off. Its called Vampire Gazdgets all those little wal warts consume just a wee bit of power even when they are not doing anything. combined it can add up. Also CFL is a MUST DO. they...
The Cost Of Leaving Things Plugged In?
Duh forgot to compare the LED bulbs :-) In the bathroom we replaced 8 123 watt CFLs 8*13watts is 104 watts or $12.29 in E per year. Previously we had 8 60watt bulbs in there or $56.76 per year in E (again 2 hours a day) The led bulbs consume 18 watts (and I...
Be Cautious Using Water from Dehumidifiers
Well one problem is any contaminants in the air may be concentrated in the water collected by the humidifier. While the outside water is dirty it may not be nearly as CONCENTRATED dirty as the water from the humidifier. I would stick with using it for plants...
Recycling Plastic Bags?
I always prefer plastic over paper. Here is why. Plastic is 100% man made. No trees cut down to make even 1. They are 100% recyclable. Paper even partially recycled is usually only 40% recycled. that means a tree had to be cut down for that other 60% of that...
Alternative Transportation Ideas?
Always think how much gas will you save versus how much will that scooter cost you. Do the math, do not be impulsive. If you can go used do that. If regular bicycles will work even better. You might be better off selling the car to purchase an older but more...
What To Look For At Garage Sales
Another good idea. Get a little Black and Decker power pack the one with the little 100watt inverter (woot just had hem up again for $10 for 2 of them I got 6 this time the max :-) I bring them with me when I stalk yard sales. make it easy to plug stuff in...
Masking Tape for Garage Sale Pricing
Masking tape rocks. I get it 2 rolls of 1 tape for a buck at the dollar store and its the cheap kind so it peels off easily. for books its EASY just put the tape on the TABLE all BOOKS X cents or dollars. Why price each one? Be careful with markers though make...
