Post your handy hints and tips here - with pix if possible. Lavish prizes may be awarded from time to time.
Nick
Admiral of the Blue
Posts: 5927 Joined: Sun May 12, 2002 4:11 pm
Boat Type: Albin Vega 27 and Morgan Giles 30
Location: Oban. Scotland
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by Nick » Tue May 22, 2007 11:17 am
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Worried about whether the light in your fridge goes out when you close the door?
Why not drill a small hole in the front so you can check and voila - goodbye fridge anxiety!
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Nick
aquaplane
Admiral of the White Rose
Posts: 1555 Joined: Thu May 17, 2007 12:55 pm
Boat Type: Jeanneau Espace
Location: Body: West Yorks; Boat: Tayvallich
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by aquaplane » Thu May 24, 2007 10:22 pm
Look both ways before you cross the road.
Ok so the old ones are still the old ones, it seemed mildly humerous after ½ a bottle of red.
Seminole.
Cheers Bob.
Aja
Yellow Admiral
Posts: 1136 Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:08 pm
Boat Type: Moody 346
Location: Tighnabruaich
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by Aja » Fri May 25, 2007 12:50 pm
If you spill red wine on a carpet apparently sprinkling with salt helps.
Donald
Telo
Admiral of the Red
Posts: 2505 Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:27 pm
Boat Type: Vancouver 34 Pilot
Location: Bampotterie-sur-mer
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by Telo » Fri May 25, 2007 1:02 pm
If you forget to take your boots off before going to bed, you'll probably wake up with a headache.
Nick
Admiral of the Blue
Posts: 5927 Joined: Sun May 12, 2002 4:11 pm
Boat Type: Albin Vega 27 and Morgan Giles 30
Location: Oban. Scotland
Contact:
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by Nick » Fri May 25, 2007 1:27 pm
Circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain and check that it has gone.
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Nick
Andy Ottaway
Able Seaman
Posts: 17 Joined: Wed May 11, 2005 4:28 pm
Location: It varies, but pubs feature strongly.
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by Andy Ottaway » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:16 pm
Don't kick your dog in the nuts when you've got your fingers in its mouth.
I took my design for life from the back of a box of matches - it says "Keep dry and away from children".