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Steps to Building Great Credit
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There Be Light - But Not Heat or Cold
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Much Homeowners Insurance Do I Need?
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How
to Renovate Intelligently
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Pumpkin
Carving Tips
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Safety
Tips for Parents, Trick or Treaters, & Homeowners
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Seasonal
Suggestion
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“Bring
forth the raisins and the nuts-/Tonight All-Hallows’ Spectre
struts/Along the moonlit way.”
-John Kendrick Bangs
(1862-1922), American poet, humorist and author |
| Tip
Of The Month |
If
you ever find you have a clogged sink (which you inevitably
will), the first step will be to try a drain unclogger. There
is a wide range of chemical drain uncloggers available in any
supermarket or hardware store. You simply pour the product in
the drain, wait a few moments for it to dissolve the blockage
and then flush the drain with running water to clear the blockage
completely.
Keep
in mind, however, that chemical drain uncloggers are not necessarily
environmentally safe and may cause damage to plastic or rubber
parts of your sink, or may cause injury if the cleaner splashes
onto your skin or into your eyes. A kettle full of hot, boiling
water poured down the drain is a non-toxic solution to clearing
a clogged sink. Other alternatives include removing and cleaning
the trap, using a plunger or using a drain auger, or snake.
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Pumpkin
Carving Tips
A quick guide on how to make Halloween
safe and fun.
When selecting pumpkins, lighter colored ones carve easier as they
are softer, but they do not last as long.- When cleaning the inside of your Jack O’Lanterns,
scrape the inside wall to an inch thick. This will make carving a
lot easier.
- Apply a light coating of petroleum jelly on the
cuts. It will seal the wound and the pumpkin will last longer.
- Cut your opening at the bottom of your pumpkin,
this makes it easier to remove the gooey flesh from the inside.
- The bottom of the pumpkin could also be cut off
instead; this will allow the pumpkin to sit up straight and make removing
the seeds easier.
- As soon as you finished the face, spray or rub the
inside of the pumpkin and all cut surfaces with diluted lemon juice
to retard mold. This will keep the inside of the pumpkin bright orange
for a couple of days longer than untreated pumpkins.
- Sprinkle cinnamon in you pumpkin for a great smell.
- If you make a mistake carving, use a toothpick to
reattach pieces.
- After a few days your pumpkin will begin to dry
out and shrivel. Fill up a bucket or your bathtub with cool water
and soak your pumpkin for a few hours to perk it back up.
- To make white teeth or eyes on your pumpkin, cut
through the surface of the skin then use a knife to “peel”
or cut back the orange layer.
- You can use cookie cutters to put pattern or shapes
on your pumpkin.
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