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08-02-2010, 01:37 PM #1Registered User
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Your "Fix-It-All" Remedy
Dad was a farmer with very little cash, but an inventive mind. Machinery would break down, and inevitably he always tried to fix it with duct tape and baling wire. It was his "fix-it-all" remedy.
Mom used this philosophy in a different direction. Her do-it-all solution to meals was sandwiches. In a hurry in the morning? Breakfast sandwiches (and this was before fast food thought of such a thing). School and work lunches: Sandwiches. Company coming for supper? Fancy sandwiches.
I apply this philosophy to feeling ill: soak in a tub of hot water. Cramps? Hot tub. Achy muscles? Hot tub. Upset tummy? Headache? Just out-of-sorts whiny? Hot tub.
Hubby has his own spin on how to treat all the above symptoms: take a nap. Can't you just see us now? Feel a headache coming on? I'm in a hot tub, Hubby is asleep, Mom is fixing her sandwich, and Dad will whip out the duct tape.
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Absolutely.
f it doesn't move, and it should, use WD40.
If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct (duck) tape.Russ
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I'm really starting to love Gorilla Glue!!!
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08-02-2010, 01:56 PM #4
Dad-WD-40 and duct tape.Ditto to Russ
mom-a cup of tea
Dad (sore throats) Molasses treacle. Which we kids called molasses McCandy-no idea why??
Me-ice cream or a frozen coke. like strep. needs a frozen.
DH-can fix a lot of electronics just by touching them. We joke they speak to each other. And now after his accident he is full of metal.(We Are BORG??)
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vodka...lots and lots of vodka...Oh, that's not what you meant?
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I'm in the duct tape and WD40 group. Add some coffee and it will be complete.
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08-02-2010, 02:11 PM #7
Now wait a minute Vodka is only for attending PTA meeting Right??
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No, that's a martini.
Originally Posted by frugalwarrior2
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THERE ya go, Mrs. McD! Give me vodka or give me death. LOL! Originally Posted by MrsMcDowell
vodka...lots and lots of vodka...Oh, that's not what you meant?
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Cheapie windex----I am like the father in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". You know how he goes around and puts windex on everything?? I use el-cheapo window cleaner for everything. Cuts grease in the kitchen. Makes things shine. Good for quick cleanup when the MIL is stopping by. Haven't tried it on zits and mosquito bites yet.
Neosporin---on kids, dogs, me, dh, --a cure all.
Crazy glue---the world is full of plastic crap and I need crazy glue to fix it. I keep a drawer full of it.
Caulk and wood-filler materials. I have 'borrowed' this stuff (from dh's stash) to use on so many cracks and crevices.______
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Lately, it's been super glue! In the last 3 weeks, I've fixed a lamp, 2 pairs of flip flops, a race car and something else I can't remember.
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Me~ a hug, something with probably too many calories but makes you smile, vinegar...
Hubby~He amazes me how he fixes things with recyclables. Need a new hinge for the cooler? Plastic from the Nestle Quick container will work perfectly. Heat gun, screws, he's something the way he thinks outside the box. Fan of wd40, duck tape, rope...~*Darlene*~
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A cup of Yorkshire Tea helps me enormously
plus if it's been a bad day a hug is nice Dh is good at hugs 
I am with Russ on the WD 40 and Duck tape too.
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Yep, I'm on a seat in this wagon train...lol Originally Posted by cab54
Add in WD-40 or white lithium grease stuff...something...???....and we almost set!
Oh, and my favorite of all time super glue is "styx on contact"...it's the absolute best!!Wife to DH
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wine is our fix it all here!
along w/ a good talk and a big hug to go with
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I can't believe no one has mentioned chocolate.
Need to concentrate? Chocolate. Need to relax? Chocolate. Feeling bummed out? Chocolate. Feel like celebrating? Chocolate.
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