tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post6015792661553996725..comments2024-03-28T14:59:09.013-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Boon or Bane?Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-82727865116984081312013-12-16T16:03:26.239-06:002013-12-16T16:03:26.239-06:00You are so clever! You are so clever! Sue Frelickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150735651127251014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-78307817774736770112013-12-12T02:37:53.436-06:002013-12-12T02:37:53.436-06:00It sounds as if you didn't get the ice pick ho...It sounds as if you didn't get the ice pick hot enough. When it is red hot it slides through like butter! I made an ant barrier/moat to keep the ants from attacking our humming bird feeders. I melted holes through some pretty tough vitamin bottles with no trouble,<br /><br />John used a drill to put holes in some bleach bottles for me. <br />Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-27359855529854851892013-12-12T02:31:44.018-06:002013-12-12T02:31:44.018-06:00I guess I need to say: I have about 50 vinegar jug...I guess I need to say: I have about 50 vinegar jugs in the basement. There are another half dozen in the house. The ones in the yard were dirty. I could have washed the mud off them, but I did not want to. While getting them together and cutting the bag, I decided to show how I finally kept them together. I suppose I could try really hard and risk hurting myself and cut holes in the bottom or burn holes in the bottom. I will not bring them in the house to the stove unless I wash them, I refuse to wash them. I use the electric stove to heat the ice pick. <br /><br />Reusing those pesky plastic bags is a big goal of mine. I don't use my canvas bags so much anymore, but I am going to do better to not have them hanging about the house. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-71557373232958450752013-12-12T01:55:22.562-06:002013-12-12T01:55:22.562-06:00I would have hurt myself--what I meant in first pa...I would have hurt myself--what I meant in first paragraph!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-37238207446303782702013-12-12T01:54:28.576-06:002013-12-12T01:54:28.576-06:00Janet,
Yes, I thought about it and tried it. It wa...Janet,<br />Yes, I thought about it and tried it. It was clear I did not have enough strength or agility in my hands and fingers. I have hurt myself. It is like cutting with a dull knife--the best way to cut yourself. <br /><br />So, why do I think the power drill will work any better? So, I could be wrong. At least I could get exbf to do it. Since he has never owned a drill or electric screwdriver, I could not prevail on him to bring his up.<br /><br />I tried to cut little rectangles in the bottom, using a utility knife. I could not make a dent. Exbf could, but he cut huge holes and put many slashes in the bottom...sigh. But, I told him it was okay. <br /><br />Yep, the blazing hot ice pick is a favorite tool. <br /><br />My plan was to get a board and put it on the table outside and set the cut-off vinegar jug on that so I would not have to be careful about pressing too hard with the drill. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-69427874000939863922013-12-12T01:21:34.803-06:002013-12-12T01:21:34.803-06:00I was going to suggest the same thing.....an ice p...I was going to suggest the same thing.....an ice pick was my mother's favorite tool. She would often melt things back together, or poke holes in things to wire them back together. Many of our hard plastic animals had wired on legs and tails. :)<br />Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-71242946429543690142013-12-12T00:03:26.388-06:002013-12-12T00:03:26.388-06:00Linda have you thought about heating an ice-pick a...Linda have you thought about heating an ice-pick and melting a few holes in the bottom of your jugs? <br /><br />Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024512934812657769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-18203274792226249152013-12-11T23:18:25.801-06:002013-12-11T23:18:25.801-06:00I use plastic bags to collect garbage, to collect ...I use plastic bags to collect garbage, to collect kitty litter and innumerable other things. Since stores cannot give them out these days (and I resent paying for them) my stores are running low. <br />When my partner is in hospital I snaffle the clinical waste bags each time I go to visit and they stand in for the bags I can no longer get (freely).Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-79436708532397811672013-12-11T14:10:34.580-06:002013-12-11T14:10:34.580-06:00Patti,
Vinegar in the rinse cycle here, too. Plant...Patti,<br />Vinegar in the rinse cycle here, too. Plant food holder, too. Aren't these jugs handy. I have about fifty more of these in the basement. So, I am just overrun at the moment. Water storage is a great idea. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-74555527969376098212013-12-11T14:03:35.361-06:002013-12-11T14:03:35.361-06:00I use vinegar for the rinse cycle in the laundry a...I use vinegar for the rinse cycle in the laundry among other things. One jug is used to mix plant food or rooting solution. I can recycle the plastic jugs. Or they can be used to store water for power outages. Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398723600802761655noreply@blogger.com