Pots Leave Glass Cooktop Black?Every time I cook with my skillets on my ceramic cooktop it gets unbelievably black and dirty. Prior to cooking I scrub the bottoms of the pans with a soap pad and wash in hot water with Dawn and it still gets so black I have to use a razor blade.
Protecting Furniture and Large Screen TV During Move?I'd like to hear your moving disasters/mistakes. We're packing and loading ourselves and moving 300+ miles with a U-Haul truck. I've been viewing different videos on U-Tube showing packing and most are selling boxes, etc.
Shredder Making Mess on Floor?Any suggestion on how to solve the paper shredding mess on the floor? When I take out the shredder container to empty it there is always a good deal of paper left in the teeth of the shredder that falls on the floor.
Mixing Different Window Treatments in Same Room?Can I have wood blinds on 3 windows in the same room with white pleated sheers on a sliding glass patio door? The blinds are definitely wood so they are brown. If not, then the sheers will go because I love the functionally of the blinds.
Reviews of Laser Treatment for Large Varicose Veins?Have you used Endovenous Laser Therapy (EVLT) for varicose veins? What was the outcome? Was it extremely painful?
Getting Visa Debit Card in A Different Color or Design?I have a Chase Mastercard and a Chase Visa debit card. They are both the same color and I frequently pull and scan the one I didn't intend to use.
Furniture Finish to Coordinate With Black...I have a black bed and two black nightstands. I didn't buy the dresser at the time. Now I'm shopping for a dresser. What different kinds of wood and styles can I mix with the furniture I have?
Best Material for Making a Curtain Rod?I has an extra wide sliding glass door for which I'm wanting to make a curtain rod to hang sheers or light weight grommet type curtains. I don't want a traverse rod. The width of the window is 144 inches plus 8 inches (4 on each side).
Recipe Using Pimentos?Can someone tell me what to do with a small jar of pimentos. Something simple. I've had them for awhile; don't remember why I bought them. But I don't want them going to waste.
Wire Left In Jaw After Root Canal?Several yeas ago I had a root canal and the dentist said a piece of the wire from the device used broke off down in the root. The dentist said it could not be removed.
US Census Bureau's American Community Survey?Did you get the American Community Survey in the mail? It's from the US Census bureau. My bother got this survey in the mail. It's not the survey we get to determine the US population. Everyone doesn't get one; it's random. At first I did not think it was legitimate until I did an online search.
Replacing Cable TV with Hulu?Every other month I call my cable company because the bill goes up. They will give me a break for a month or so then slowly creep in other charges. I'm not tech savy and am reading about Hulu.
Purchasing Taller Toilets?I'm getting ready to replace two toilets in my home and, being a senior, am considering a taller toilet. My current ones are 15 inches from the floor to the rim and it's uncomfortable getting up. The toilets I'm considering buying are 16.5 inches from floor to rim.
Ideas for Updating a Vanity Light?Can anyone give me suggestions on how to change the look of my bathroom vanity light without having to call in an electrician? It's an ugly ceiling mount over my sink. The lighting itself is good because it hangs down near the walls on each side.
Adult Daughter Does Not Give Mother Gifts?What do you think of an adult daughter whose only excuse for not giving me a Christmas gift; BD gift; or Mother's day gift is "you're hard to buy for, I'll have to be creative"?
Simple Veggie Recipes?Does anyone have some good vegetable (no meat) recipes. Recipes that don't require canned soups or high calorie sauces. I don't mean casseroles.
Window Treatments in Dining Room?What do you suggest I install on my sliding glass door other than the old vertical blinds. The sliding glass door and surrounding glass is 144 inches wide (wider than average). We are constantly going in and out that door to the sun room. Sun/heat and privacy are not an issue.
Tools for Making Chores Easier for Seniors?What type tools do you use for cleaning hard to reach places like around and behind the toilet? Any other tools you use for various things? I have a grabber that helps me get things out of the dryer without bending over.
Finding a Good Hair Stylist?Most hair dressers call themselves hair stylists, but they are far from it. Now that I'm older and with a lot of grey I want a softer, youthful hair style. At nearly every salon I'm been to, every older woman walks out with the same ole, same ole, hair cut and style.
Printing Web Pages?How can I print part of a web page without having to cut and paste to a Word document?
Saying No to a Friend?I've been doing federal income taxes for a number of years for family members and friends. The relatives of the friend are a 22 year old granddaughter, a 30 year old son, and a 50+ year old son all in the same household with my friend.
Window Treatment for Arched Window?Turning to my ThriftyFun friends again! I am moving to house with a rectangular window that has an arched top. I'm wanting to cover the whole window, not just a portion where the window is arched. The window is at the front of the house so nothing ugly.
Dishonest Hairdresser?Have you had this experience with a new hairdresser? I just moved to a new town 4 weeks ago and was looking for a new hairdresser. I dropped in a salon last week to ask about rates. I told the receptionist I'd been paying $25 for a cut and blow dry (short hair) where I moved from.
Vacuum Cleaner for Thick Rugs?My home has laminate wood floors in the den with a couple thick pile rugs. I have normal height carpet (guess you'd say) in my bedrooms. I use a dust mop on the laminate floors so I need a vacuum that will work on the thick rugs.
Problems with Yahoo Mail?I am having problems with Yahoo, it is running very, very slowly. Sometimes I get an error message, "Firefox can't find server @ my.yahoo.com". Sometimes I can't read mail and when I do I sometimes cannot delete it without exiting out of Firefox and going back to Yahoo.
Reviews of Cordless Stick Vacuums?I'm looking for an easier way to clean my laminate wood floors. It's tiring bending over sweeping pet hairs, dust, and crumbs and collecting them in a dust pan. This is my first house with this type floor and it shows ever hair, crumb, and blade of grass walked in.
Battery Wall Light Sconces?Have you used battery powered light sconces in your bathroom vanity? Wondering if two of them; one on each side of the wall would give me enough light for putting on makeup, etc. Don't want to hire an electrician and my current light is in the ceiling.
Inbound Call Blocker Reviews?I keep getting these calls in which the call states this is a call from CCA regarding a past due debt. If you are not "so and so" press (don't remember the number). I'm not that person ...
Removing Home Security Equipment?The prior owner had this system installed. I have not activated it and don't intend to. The problem is in my entrance closet is an ADT box containing wires. The box has come loose from the wall. The molly bolts came out and left holes in the wall. The box and contents are just dangling there.
Running Spybot on My Computer?After I installed Spybot Search and Destroy I was not able to log into my bank account and a couple other sites. The software was very confusing to me. I could probably figure out how to use it in time, but I had to uninstall it in order to get into my bank account.
Decorating Sliding Glass Door?Do you have anything on your sliding glass door other than the vertical, old type blinds, or drapes? I now have drapes on mine and I hate them. Behind the drapes are pleated sheers.
