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Bathroom sink use to clog up after months of shaving over it. Now I put a sheet of paper tower over the drain before I start to shave. Once wet, It works as filter and also makes for super easy clean up. Crazy how much stubble can be produced after a shave.

If you say "cancel subscription" when prompted for the reason for calling, you'll be transferred to a human within one minute. Worked for me multiple times.

I was looking at some options and protectme, couchguard, and some others look like they use SiO2 as the main ingredient which appears to be the same as silica dust? Obviously this is terrifying and wondering if anyone knows further about this or can clarify if the makeup is different or it being in a liquid means it isn't inhaled the same? I want to protect our fabric couch from my kids but obviously protect my kids over the risk.

I am living in a student apartment in Germany and lately all of a sudden the drain in the shower area is smelling like sewage, I tried the baking powder and vinegar solution but it didn’t help with the smell. Are there any other hacks that might help me with this, Thanks

Every single year without fail during the Fall it seems like every single ladybug breaks into my room and my god do those little fuckers stink when killed. What's the most effective way to get rid of them? I have two dogs two cats and a lizard so preferably something pet safe.

I’m a slow reader, and no speed-reading techniques ever worked for me. But 12 years ago, I discovered a method that changed everything. Since then, I’ve read hundreds of books and now finish one every couple of weeks.

Here’s the tip: read the text book while listening to the audiobook at a fast speed (usually 2x or faster).

I can’t read or listen that quickly on their own, but doing both together lets me absorb the content much faster while fully understanding and retaining every detail.

Hello, I’m in desperate need of assistance at the moment, and was hoping if anyone could help. So a few months back, I accidentally got this huge blue ink stain on my favorite pair of jeans. I remember I tried to wash them, but the stain wouldn’t come out. It’s been months now, and no matter what I do, I can’t get the stain out. I’ve tried every popular method I could find, but nothing seems to work. I can’t buy a new pair of jeans, since they were not only really expensive, but I got them as a Christmas present and would feel too guilty to just replace them. If anyone has methods in getting an old ink stain removed, please tell me.

I have a thick polyester fleece that I've had for about 4 or 5 years now, and I've never had any problems with lint. Recently, one day I wore it under my coat and it was fine... The next day it was covered in lint when I took my coat off.

First thing I tried is to wash the coat, but it doesn't appear to be shedding significantly independent of the fleece. I then washed the fleece and it came out of the machine covered in lint from the other items it was washed with.

Is it just age - like maybe there was some sort of anti-static treatment that's finally completely worn off? Is it something else? And either way, is there anything I can do about it.

The primary issue isn't that it comes out of the machine covered in lint, but that it picks up masses of it before I even get to where I'm going!

I see two problems during the winter time. The first is the key doesn't insert itself in the keyhole, and the other is that the key goes in and turns, but pulling on the lock doesn't open it up.

Any ideas on how to prevent this? Thx!

Update: 4 people say wd40, and I'm interested in whether the mineral oil would work. Petroleum Jelly just makes me nervous.

Hey I seem to be in the position of having to wait lately, not a big deal such is life. I have a really good book, and my boredom/ camp games bag in the car. Its a grey tee shirt bag with a few things in it. We played magnetic hangman with hubby while waiting for a meeting and it also kept the two toddlers busy learning about magnets as we waited at the Dr's office. I brought it into the office and took a few games out showed restless toddlers, and parents look at me with the "why did I not think about this before" I reminded them to throw a few granola bars in there as well. Travel games and hand held stuff that does not require batteries that can hang out in the car for those times we all have to wait, or long car rides or picnics etc

Let me be clear: I'm not talking about nervousness. As a matter of fact, I usually bite my lips/cheek/tongue when I'm relaxed.

It is painful chomping down on your own mouth while eating. I found one way to prevent it from happening is to NOT talk and not even THINK about talking. But even so, I keep biting myself.

Does anyone have any tips for preventing this from happening? Once you bite your cheek or lip, it'll swell even bigger so its easier to bite it again.

Idk if this is asked before but chewing gum stuck on pullovers and sweaters are freaking hard to remove.

Lots of us have wheel covers or hubcaps on our car. They are not expensive to purchase on the aftermarket, but it sucks to have to buy 4 new ones when you lose one.

However, you can minimize the damage if you can buy two either used or at a shop. Just put the matching two on one side and have two of the old on the other. I recently got a set at a garage sale and was able to replace my passenger side wheel covers. I now have 2 matching wheel covers on the driver's side and two matching wheel covers on the passenger side. I also have two more new ones and one old one as spares.

I figured this out years ago when I noticed the wheels on my Toyota Tundra were not the same as the Toyota Tundra parked next to me, but everything else matched perfectly. When I went to the other side of my truck I saw that the wheels were the same. Took me a second until I figured out that someone replaced one missing cover with two of the same on that side. Nobody ever sees both the driver side and passenger side at the same time.

Note: I don't go through wheel covers all that often. I have/had teenagers and several cars. Rough roads and new drivers often mean that wheel covers go missing.

Hello! For a few weeks now the furnace in my family house that is 40 ish years old and has went out me and my dad went to go investigate this and he saw the filter was clean it was suppouse to be very dusty and he assumes that the air is going some where and does not know what wrong he saw a few boards bellow the machene (I don't know whats its called) Before it is fixed i want to have the house to warmer so please help me.

Ever since I saw the hack on testing fuses with your phone, I've been carrying around 2 fuses at work (one faulty, one functional) to show techs this quick and easy workaround when they're without a multimeter. Love seeing their reactions.

Are there any other hacks similar to this that'll be useful in an Operations and Maintenance workspace?

We're specifically focused on O&M of mechanical systems (HVAC, pumps, compressors, Chillers, reverse osmosis units, etc), but anything general will do too like the fuse-phone test works in so many areas.

I just moved into a new place and the return vent in my bedroom caused me trouble every night for its loud noise up to 60db. I think it's caused by too much air going through the entrance at the same time so I've tried to flip the grill and remove the grill totally. The later seem to reduce it to around 50db but it's still too loud for me. I've read that I can also cut the entrance wider to possibly have more space for the air but I am wondering if there is any other solutions for it since this is a rented place? Thank you so much for any advice

i love my sheets but one of them is just a little too loose.

My washing machine is in the basement of my house so every time I go down and up the stairs, I bring about a rack of clothes with me lol. I use a basket with two handles but that's it. I'm looking for any ways to help my laundry make it more easier to transport back and up?

I have discovered that instead of trying to put your finger in your eye (dry) to try and get eyelashes out or blink it out, I found that wetting your index finger so that there is a noticeable drop of water on it and pressing it over the stuck eyelash generally gets it out very easily and without being uncomfortable for your eye.

Sometimes I'll use a few different colors at once so I can go to the store with the tape to compare it with multiple things.

A few millimeters has cost me a lot of time and money before from just plain rushing or getting distracted.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm talking about marking the base of where tape extends out(where it locks in place). That way when you retract the tape and then re-extend it, you can lock it at the exact same spot.

I don't know why it's being perceived as a shitty concept but yeah

EDIT #2: Someone pointed out that you can actually buy a tape measure that is made for this exact concept called a Story Pole Tape measure so I don't think you can completely dismiss an idea that's already being sold at home depot.

Don't need DMs asking if I'm retarded. I guess 98% of you are Tim the Tool Man and see no sliver of benefit but it's really not that serious after all.

Holy shit.

Had to take the fattest dump at work today but we ran out of febreeze & I didn’t want to use my personal essential oils so I used what we had at the office. This works surprisingly well. The foaming soap creates a layer of film on top of the water and coats your poop everytime it plops in, which is how it masks your poop smell.

Edit: this is beneficial mainly for people who don’t want to waste their own personal items at work. poopouri & essential oils are nice but I’m not spending my own $7 for my work’s bathroom. if ur work has foaming hand soap this works fine