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Handy Hints

PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:21 pm
by CK
Thought this might make a good thread, for all of those little ideas, hints and tips for stuff around the house, at work etc that can be handy things.

One I've found in the last few weeks - for those who get Advertiser/Sunday Mail home delivery, the new plastic bags the papers come in, are very handy for wrapping around the wheels of a golf buggy. Very handy, for example, if the wheels are a bit wet and muddy after a round. The wheel usually fits perfectly in there and covers them.

Add away....

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:15 pm
by fish
Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply pissing in the sink.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:54 pm
by Punk Rooster
fish wrote:Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply pissing in the sink.

you had me there

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:17 am
by auto
dont play leapfrog with a unicorn.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:29 pm
by Hondo
They look like a gimmick but the Selley's BBQ wipes you see at the supermarket actually work!

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 pm
by mick
BBQ wipes are a good product - agreed

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:46 pm
by BIG SEXY
fish wrote:Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply pissing in the sink.


nice.

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:47 pm
by Pseudo
Save time on your washing by simply dropping your worn shirts in a Salvation Army bin. You can buy back your shirts the next week for 50 cents each, and they'll all have been washed and ironed!

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:00 am
by Psyber
fish wrote:Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply pissing in the sink.
I took to that solution at one stage - my wife was a bit obsessional about such trifles.
Later we simply had houses with designated his and hers loos and bathrooms.....

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:50 pm
by Alaska
Psyber wrote:
fish wrote:Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply pissing in the sink.
I took to that solution at one stage - my wife was a bit obsessional about such trifles.
Later we simply had houses with designated his and hers loos and bathrooms.....



Doesn't everyone? :lol:

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 9:54 am
by Sturtman
Not sure what model of Holdens this works with but it works with my vz holden ute. If you notice your key immobiliser beginning to go flat or is flat it can be recharged by pressing and holding down the 'unlock' button whilst the ignition is turned on. I just hold it down for 20 or 30 seconds while im driving once a week and have been using the same key for 7 years. Better than paying the $100 plus for a new key

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:26 am
by Westsider
to sharpen scissors, get a piece of foil and fold it over on itself a few times, then cut the foil into strips with the scissors... instant sharpen

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:29 am
by story of my life
auto wrote:dont play leapfrog with a unicorn.


or in Veale gardens

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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:31 am
by OnSong
Dispose of bodies in the ocean. Natural predators do most of the work and save your corrosive acids for the clean up.

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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:52 am
by Strawb
OnSong wrote:Dispose of bodies in the ocean. Natural predators do most of the work and save your corrosive acids for the clean up.

what about renting a discarded bank vault in country South Australia?

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 12:05 pm
by JK
When sending an envelope, use the required destination as the "Senders" address on the back .. Don't waste money on a stamp, just let Ozzie Post "return" the envelope to it's desired destination. (I don't know if this actually works btw)

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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 12:26 pm
by toot toot
JK wrote:When sending an envelope, use the required destination as the "Senders" address on the back .. Don't waste money on a stamp, just let Ozzie Post "return" the envelope to it's desired destination. (I don't know if this actually works btw)


At work if we provide a client with a self addressed envelope and they don't put a stamp on it we are slugged the cost of the stamp plus a $3-$5 admin fee.

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:52 pm
by Sojourner
Strawb wrote:
OnSong wrote:Dispose of bodies in the ocean. Natural predators do most of the work and save your corrosive acids for the clean up.

what about renting a discarded bank vault in country South Australia?


Could have actually worked had they used Sulphuric Acid instead of Hydrochloric Acid which acted as a preserving agent!

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:56 pm
by Sojourner
toot toot wrote:
JK wrote:When sending an envelope, use the required destination as the "Senders" address on the back .. Don't waste money on a stamp, just let Ozzie Post "return" the envelope to it's desired destination. (I don't know if this actually works btw)


At work if we provide a client with a self addressed envelope and they don't put a stamp on it we are slugged the cost of the stamp plus a $3-$5 admin fee.


Heard of a chap one day who got sick of getting unsolicited mail and after phoning them and asking for his name to be taken off thier list and them not doing so that he told them what he would do and then took the prepaid envelope, wrapped it around an old brake drum and posted it back to them, took around 3 or so before the letters stopped coming!

Re: Handy Hints

PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 6:42 pm
by Dog_ger
Don't Worry about trivial Crap.

Teach yourself to ignore crap and smile.

There will always be crap in your life. Smile through it. :D :D :D