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    Hard/spring water laundry help needed.

    We get our water from a spring, not a well, and our water is hard and very calcified to say the least. Does anyone else have the same situation and what do you use for a laundry detergent ? The soaps i've allways used all my life jist aint gittin it done now. Clothes jist don't come clean no...
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    Digital Camerals and Their Batteries

    HI Cassandra, I'm not familiar with your particular camera,I have the Pentax Optio WR33 and i have learned 3 ways to extend my battery life. If your camera is capable of doing so,set your picture quality lower, turn off you flash when not needed and here's one a lot o' folks overlook. When you...
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    Recycling toilet paper tubes

    It's jist downright un American to have the paper roll off the bottom(back) :rant :gig
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    dog shampoo

    Yep, what thenorth said about the egg. One raw egg a week(specialy in the winter)and once er twice week, a schpritz o' cheap vegetable oil on the food. The veggy oil works wonders for hot spots also ( an area o' yer dogs body that it licks or chews on excessively). clears 'em right up. NOTE...
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    I'm stumped by ear mites. !!

    No I Bee i haven't tried the suggestions because they pertain to fungus. There is no oder to his ears so i've ruled that out. I am however gonna try sundance' suggestion with the vinegar and alcohol. I've been cleanin his ears regularly with peroxide and it gives Deacon a day er two relief but...
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    Laundry tip

    Don't know if this fits here. My son is in the motor pool in the ARMY. He just told me that to get thier greasy grimy clothes clean they dump a can of coke in the washer. Says that it makes them "inspection clean".
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    Homemade recipes for animals?

    Hey Bee, Absolutely no offense taken by me. Folks is folks and we ALL HAVE DAYS and we're allowed to have days ! :P It's all versatility and we're all different and that's what makes life good stuff. :coolsun
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    Homemade recipes for animals?

    Karen, Karen ,Karen...please take this as the friendly advice it is meant to be. Believe it or not,. Dogs have very sensitive stomachs and digestive systems. Hard to believe when ya see some o' things they will consume. Anywho, switching from brands of foods like that all the time, especialy a...
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    Cheap firewood!

    Well, there's one in the living room,one in the other living room,one in the kitchen,one in the bedroom, one in the other bedroom, one in the other bedroom and one in the summer kitchen in the basement.Oh yeah, and one outside where the addition, "great room" was before the fire. So that...
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    TIP fer dog owners about fleas and ticks.

    never had a problem in 30+ years o' husbandry B Allthough yer comment got me to doin a bit o' research. I found this and thot i was learning something until this line......"56% of the rat pups kept on cedar were dead within 2 weeks". That is such horsefeathers !!!! I have kept pet rats on...
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    Recycling toilet paper tubes

    That is a SUPER IDEA Bee. We've got 7 fireplaces in our house.
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    Cheap firewood!

    We only got one neighbor here.( and i MEAN a genuine NEIGHBOR !!) He owns 'bout half this county around us and if/when a tree falls or is storm dammaged he says i'm helpin him out by usin it fer firewood coz then he don't hafta clean it up himslef. So many trees down in the woods here that i...
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    Your Charities and Good Deeds

    They are between,the receiver, myself and God. "and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags "Isaiah 64:6
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    FREE Food grade 5 gal. buckets for food storage=IDEA

    I've been usin 'em fer years to transport snakes in. Drill a few holes in the lid...good to go. They are great for venomous snakes coz the lids are seriously secure.
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    Does anyone use Magic Jack for a home phone?

    I can 2nd that. ;) Takes a spell for it to catch up and stop the calls but it certainly works.
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    TIP fer dog owners about fleas and ticks.

    Hey Bee, you probably allready know this. Long term use of cedar in bedding can cause resperatory problems. The only thing i ever use it for is my rats and only because they're lives are pretty short. They are snake food. The "aroma" that cedar gives off is toxic. ( it's in the natural oil in...
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    TIP fer dog owners about fleas and ticks.

    I'm very skepticle in believeing that Sevin was soley responsible there.
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    TIP fer dog owners about fleas and ticks.

    I aint meanin to make any arguments on this subject but i've been usin Sevin on my critters fer 30+ years now with no problems. There have been some other good ideas on the subject posted in this thread. Allthough i've known of and used DE in my pool for many years i have just learned about...
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    I'm stumped by ear mites. !!

    I can't believe i've encountered an animal medical situation that i don't have an answer for. My Belgian sheppard Deacon, meet Deacon.....see the red in his ears? They should be white inside :( Has had ear mites since birth. He will be 2 in Nov. and I cannot git rid of them. I've tried every...
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    Bee stings? What works, what doesn't?

    At the time of sting. Immediately pick up some dirt, spit on it, making mud and apply this mud to the sting. Takes a few minutes but as the mud dries it draws all the venom out and no swelling or pain.Been doin this all my life and i'm ollllld :lau
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