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Post by Trusty on Sept 26, 2006 18:15:07 GMT -5
Ever wonder what to do with all those frustrating little-bitty pieces of soap that wind up on the bottom of your soap tray in the bathtub?
Ever gripe about washrags ("Why did I pay so much for such a little piece of cloth?")?
Ever wonder how to recycle worn-out panty hose (hasn't happened to me - well, not lately anyway ;D) when you KNOW they could be put to use somewhere?
WELL - Here's the answer to ALL your bathroom problems! Take the worn-out panty hose, tie it at one end, and drop all the little pieces of soap in the other. Presto - no more pieces of soap all over the place, and the panty hose acts as a soap-loaded washrag with its slightly abrasive nature.
Heck, it even works with new bars of soap, too. Cut the panty hose in two for a "his" and "hers" washrags. Monogram them with a magic marker. Sew all the washrags together to make towels. The possibilities are endless, and you're helping the enviornment ("I saw YOUR pantyhose in that landfill!")
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Post by slb2 on Sept 27, 2006 0:09:48 GMT -5
trusty, do you have a job? I didn't think so. slb2~~~~
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Post by booklady on Sept 27, 2006 5:04:26 GMT -5
I use those little pieces of soap when I shave my legs. However, the his and hers sound appealing to me. I'm always pulling his hairs off the danged soap, a creepy thing to have to do at 6 a.m. Yikes! It's 6 a.m. P.S. Hello to all, and thanks Trusty, slb, and all others whose fingerprints are on this place.
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Post by Jane on Sept 27, 2006 7:08:08 GMT -5
Yo! C'est moi. I'm feeling all over the place, but I'm sure it will all come right in the end.
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Post by juliastar on Sept 27, 2006 7:35:35 GMT -5
I hate those little pieces of soap. The big bar shrinks right down and that tiny core you can hardly hang onto lives forever. I'm too frugal to throw it away but everytime I use it I think, die would you, so I can open the new bar in good conscience.
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Post by liriodendron on Sept 27, 2006 8:29:17 GMT -5
Take an empty plastic sherbet container (heck, if we are being frugal, might as well go all the way). Stash it under your bathroom sink or somewhere else handy. Toss all those tiny bits of soap into the container. When it is full (or whenever you think you have a sufficient supply of bits), put some hot water into the bathroom sink, add the bits of soap, and wait for them to get soft and pliable (but not so long that they turn to mush). Then scrunch several big handfuls tightly together so that they stick to one another. Let them sit somewhere to dry. Voila! Soapballs! They look more attractive if you have purchased assorted colors of soap over the months, but they are functional regardless of the color. I put them in the kids' bathroom and save the new bars for the adults.
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Post by slb2 on Sept 27, 2006 8:40:10 GMT -5
y'all crack me up. I just let the dog eat 'em.
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Post by Trusty on Sept 27, 2006 9:09:23 GMT -5
y'all crack me up. I just let the dog eat 'em. Now, THAT'S a concept: a dog with good breath!
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Post by slb2 on Sept 27, 2006 9:29:54 GMT -5
Um, I'd say dog-breath with foam.
Euwwww.
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Post by scotbrit on Sept 27, 2006 13:53:29 GMT -5
"Ever wonder how to recycle worn-out panty hose (hasn't happened to me - well, not lately anyway ) when you KNOW they could be put to use somewhere?"
Alas, Trusty, I don't wear panty hose.
Well, truth be told, only once and it sure saved me from becoming a Brass Monkey.
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Post by flexrod on Sept 27, 2006 15:51:22 GMT -5
Hey hey, scotbrite...
Pleased to meet ya. But please don't tell me what panty hose and a Brass Monkey have in common. I recently lost my job for writing an off-color limerick. I'd hate to get kicked off this new site for responding to what to me sounds a little risque.
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Post by flexrod on Sept 27, 2006 15:54:46 GMT -5
Did I say scotbrite instead of scotbrit? Guess that soap is starting to work already.
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Post by carolion on Sept 27, 2006 16:09:48 GMT -5
Hey, Flex! And Scotbrit and all - How do you accrue karma and what is it, really? Perhaps I'm actually addressing Buddha, but anyway - how did I get mine? By failing to put soap in my used pantyhose? But the deal is, I just cut the feet out of them and use them for leggings under long skirts on chilly nights - keeps the under-skirt mosquitoes at bay during ceremonies outdoors, and I can still be barefoot if need be. Really - who knows about this karma deal?
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Sept 27, 2006 16:40:02 GMT -5
I don't have a job and I think Trusty is fairly easy going so I will risk saying that I always worry that I may lose one of those little pieces of soap.
And don't you all dare pretend that you've never had that thought!
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Post by scotbrit on Sept 27, 2006 16:55:07 GMT -5
Hey Flex! I hasten to explain that there was only one occasion when I wore panty-hose and it was not for a nefarious reason. I simply wanted to keep warm! It was the 5th of December 1993 as I recall, and there was a State Visit to Windsor. It was bitterly cold and although we had a suit and tie etc, we also had our overcoats on. On TOP of that, we had our imitation fur-lined ceremonial robes! We were to greet Her Majesty and the visiting VIP at the Windsor Guildhall (where Prince Charles got married to Camilla). I had heard that wearing panty-hose was better than thermal underwear, so I "borrowed" such an item from Dinah. Apart from making my eyes water, they worked a treat until I wanted to visit the loo. I got strange looks from my colleagues at the time, but it was so cold they could not find their appendages. So I showed off, finished what I needed to do whilst they were all still scrambling to find theirs. I understand it has now become a tradition on such occasions to follow my example. But with all this global warming, I concede it might not need to happen again.
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Post by booklady on Sept 27, 2006 17:03:51 GMT -5
Thank you so much, Brit, for that fine visual.
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Post by carolion on Sept 27, 2006 17:08:40 GMT -5
I'm certain there's more where that came from, BL.
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Post by scotbrit on Sept 27, 2006 17:22:37 GMT -5
Carolion asked:
"How do you accrue karma and what is it, really?"
I dunno, but somewhere along the line I scored one.
I hope it is not accrued by the number of postings though! Some people would have a field day!
I admit I had to look up the word KARMA. In Chambers Dictionary it tells me: Noun: "the moral quality of a person's actions regarded as determining the nature of a future existence or incarnation; ... fate; destiny ... and so forth. Adjective: karmic.
To allocate us posters karma points is rather worrying me!
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Post by scotbrit on Sept 27, 2006 17:23:51 GMT -5
I tried posting that a few seconds ago and a message came up telling me that about 30 people were using the site and could I possibly be kind enough to wait for 30 seconds or so.
I did.
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Post by kitehill on Sept 27, 2006 18:46:22 GMT -5
From what you wrote Brit, it seems this site has a limit of how many can be using the site at one time......could be a problem
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Post by Trusty on Sept 27, 2006 19:31:52 GMT -5
I've just wrote this problem to ProBoards Support - waiting for an answer.
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Post by Trusty on Sept 27, 2006 21:51:30 GMT -5
Got an answer: --- Re: Number of Users « Reply #1 on Today at 9:07pm » Today at 8:24pm, trusty wrote: Forum URL: prairiechatter.proboards.comIs there a maximum number of people that can use the board at one time? One of our posters was asked to wait 30 seconds because there were 30 people using the board. you mean the Too Many Connections error? the server is just busy. The best thing is to simply wait it out. Remember that there are thousands of boards on each server, not just yours. If the problem persists, the admins may decide to move some boards. EDIT: If you are still constantly having the problem please post your complete board URL. Thanks. « Last Edit: Today at 9:08pm by frufru~`'- » --- ProBoards has about 110 servers - and still bursting at the seams. Their site news said they were constantly adding servers, so we'll keep an eye on them.
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Post by carolion on Sept 27, 2006 22:31:41 GMT -5
Hey, Brit - thanx - For me, Karma is "return" as in what goes around comes around etc ....BUT I meant, and maybe you know this and can help me - what are these karma points we're getting HERE?
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Post by joew on Sept 27, 2006 23:34:14 GMT -5
c-lion — you score a karma point when someone hits "exalt" in the space to the left of a post you have made, under your profile information. If someone hits "smite," you lose a karma point.
I guess we are supposed to hit "exalt" for a post we think is extraordinarily good (or as a way of giving a hug to someone who needs it?), and "smite" as an expression of good-natured disapproval. All in fun, I hope.
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Post by carolion on Sept 28, 2006 19:29:00 GMT -5
What's funny though is, I guess it all leads to Detatchment. I mean, yesterday I went from 0 to 2 in a short time and then suddenly it was 1 - so it all works out in its mysterious way and we don't know what the heck is going on, just like life! Imagine that!!!!!!!
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Post by brutus on Sept 30, 2006 19:34:46 GMT -5
y'all crack me up. I just let the dog eat 'em. So, SuzieQ, when your dog f*arts, does he blow bubbles???
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Post by slb2 on Oct 1, 2006 10:05:51 GMT -5
Depends on which dawg you are talking about, Brut. ;D
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Post by scotbrit on Oct 1, 2006 16:34:48 GMT -5
Some of us are accorded the title "New Member" and others "Junior Members". And how long before we "new members" become old members?
What is the difference and why?
Nothing to do with Karma is it?
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Post by joew on Oct 1, 2006 21:37:52 GMT -5
I noticed that "Junior Member" designation last evening when booklady and I were so named. After puzzling over it for a while, I observed that — apart from slb and Trusty, who have other titles — we were the only two who had more than fifty posts to our (¿)credit(?). I guess the idea is to reward participation.
I'm waiting to see what the next threshold is, and whether they have anything in store besides "Senior Member." If not, it seems to me that people, myself included, get to "Junior" awfully quickly.
Anyway, it strikes me as another fun feature which mustn't be taken too seriously.
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Post by Gracie on Oct 2, 2006 20:53:32 GMT -5
I hate those little pieces of soap. The big bar shrinks right down and that tiny core you can hardly hang onto lives forever. I'm too frugal to throw it away but everytime I use it I think, die would you, so I can open the new bar in good conscience. Really? Am I the only one who mushes the little slivers down onto the new bar? I use the new bar first, so it's softened a bit, and then just squash HARD and the old stuff just sort of...melds. Huh. I've been doing this forever...
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