Some Great Ideas.

[Costas2008]

Brought to you by a very "domesticated" man

The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes is to sandwich them between

two plastic lids and run a long knife through all of them at once!

Keep brown sugar soft by storing with a couple of marshmallows.

Install a regular coat rack low down the wall to store shoes safely off the floor.

Flip a toaster on its side to make grill cheese.

INGENIOUS!!

Water straight from the tap becomes cloudy when frozen. To make ice cubes crystal clear, allow a kettle of boiled water to cool slightly and use this to fill your ice cube trays.

To prevent potatoes budding, add an apple in the bag.

Add half a teaspoon of baking soda to the water when hard-boiling eggs

to make the shells incredibly easy to peel off.

WD40 can be used to remove crayon marks from any surface!

To tell if eggs are fresh, immerse them in a bowl of water.

Fresh eggs will lie on the bottom, while stale eggs will float to the surface.

To clean a wooden chopping board, sprinkle on a handful of Kosher salt and rub with half a lemon.

Rinse with clean water and dry to ensure it is clean and germ-free.

Prevent soil from escaping through the holes in the base of flowerpots by lining with large coffee filters.

To sharpen scissors, simply cut through sandpaper.

ANOTHER GOOD ONE

To prevent your eyes watering while chopping onions, wipe the chopping board with white vinegar

(which won't affect the taste of the onions).

Use cupcake cases to cover drinks glasses in the summer and prevent flies from dropping in.

This has to be the simplest way to open those annoying blister packs! TERRIFIC

Use chalk to remove grease stains from clothes. Simply rub white chalk on the affected area

and wash as normal - the chalk will absorb the grease and be washed away in the cycle.

FROZEN GRAPES ARE GREAT EVEN WITHOUT THE WINE

Use a rubber band to rescue a stripped screw.

Wrap rubber bands around the ends of a coat hanger to prevent dresses from slipping off. GOOD ONE

Yet another use for drinks can pulls!

Use to create a hanging loop for picture frames by screwing into the back.

[deknoiJT]

Some excellent tips Sir!

I have known some bad eggs in my time and now I can test for them!

And no longer will I feel shamed for making cloudy ice cubes!

[samuijimmy]

My tip.... for mosquitoe coils ..... use an old pot scrubber in an old biscuit tin! Just sit lighted coil on scrubber!

[Sandman77]

Very nice!

Not have any picture but

I also try to find something usefull!

When you want good eyes it every day a carrot

2. When you have honey bee in a tree

Make like a labyrinth in a plastic bin put sugar inside go in cannot go out!

3 to win the battle against ants don't buy chemicals , just cut a lemon and put in there road!

Must think when I have more advice I ripely again!

Number 4 , when you cannot sleep at night write and read on thaivisa until sunrise!

This is good exercise for your finger and also for your brain!

5. If you don't know what you should ask or search on google just send a pm , Iam always here to help 24 ours 7 days a week!

[Rooo]

Thailand related?Moved.

[David48]

Made me smile.

The first responder stole my thunder with the comment about the 'bad eggs'.

For the next series Costas, could you do one about woman please?

40 odd years in the trade ... still feel like a first year apprentice with regard to the 'fairer sex' ...

[Costas2008]

Very nice!

Not have any picture but

I also try to find something usefull!

When you want good eyes it every day a carrot

2. When you have honey bee in a tree

Make like a labyrinth in a plastic bin put sugar inside go in cannot go out!

3 to win the battle against ants don't buy chemicals , just cut a lemon and put in there road!

Must think when I have more advice I ripely again!

Number 4 , when you cannot sleep at night write and read on thaivisa until sunrise!

This is good exercise for your finger and also for your brain!

5. If you don't know what you should ask or search on google just send a pm , Iam always here to help 24 ours 7 days a week!

Sandman, thank you for your contribution.

Brilliant

[Costas2008]

Thailand related?Moved.

Could be.....related to farangs living in Thailand.

[Costas2008]

Made me smile.

The first responder stole my thunder with the comment about the 'bad eggs'.

For the next series Costas, could you do one about woman please?

40 odd years in the trade ... still feel like a first year apprentice with regard to the 'fairer sex' ...

David, always here to oblige.

First, I have to do my scientific research and then I will present it to the wider audience for their admiration and applaud.

[David48]

Made me smile.

The first responder stole my thunder with the comment about the 'bad eggs'.

For the next series Costas, could you do one about woman please?

40 odd years in the trade ... still feel like a first year apprentice with regard to the 'fairer sex' ...

David, always here to oblige.

First, I have to do my scientific research and then I will present it to the wider audience for their admiration and applaud.

Humm ... research.

Good Idea!

[chickenslegs]

Avoid the embarrassment of shouting out the wrong name in bed by having flings only with girls who have the same name as your wife.

(credit to Viz for this one)

[Bulldozer Dawn]

Never have sex with anyone crazier than yourself

[David48]

Never have sex with anyone crazier than yourself

Sometimes have sex with someone (of the opposite sex) so I can learn something new ...

[David48]

Back to the OP ...

This is a useful tip when painting.

[Costas2008]

Another tip.

Notice to the older members:

You are not supposed to put your dentures in the toilet bowl.

Drop a couple of denture cleaning tablets into the toilet bowl at night to clean off stubborn stains.

[Costas2008]

C'mon, guys and girls, haven't you got any tips, to educate us with?

Here is another one from me.

Use a large muffin tin to cook stuffed peppers in the oven - it will help keep them upright.

[Bazt]

Some good tips there Costas.

Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand

[WitawatWatawit]

Cool stuff, Costas. Nice to see a Greek urn his way on this board.

On youtube, coolrussianhacker (aka Taras Kul) has some great ideas - he's so corny that he's worthy of cult status. One of his ideas is so simple, but I never dreamed of it - bacon woven before cooking, like below. Great for a BLT.

[Costas2008]

Seems you like them tips.

Here is one for dog/cat/gerbil, owners.

Neverdie, I always think of you.

Remove pet hair from furniture and carpets with a squeegee.

[Costas2008]

Cool stuff, Costas. Nice to see a Greek urn his way on this board.

On youtube, coolrussianhacker (aka Taras Kul) has some great ideas - he's so corny that he's worthy of cult status. One of his ideas is so simple, but I never dreamed of it - bacon woven before cooking, like below. Great for a BLT.

You mean like this?

For the sake of any misunderstanding. I'm the last one on the line.

[David48]

^^ Costas ... what are you saying (I'm the last one on the line) ... you 'kick ass' ...

[Costas2008]

This one just for the Ladies.

Organize jewellery on a corkboard for easy viewing when deciding how to accessorize an outfit.

[Costas2008]

Another one.

Use rubber bands to help open a jar easily: place one around the jar lid and another around the middle of the glass. The rubber provides friction to prevent your hands from slipping.

[Albertosez]

C'mon, guys and girls, haven't you got any tips, to educate us with?

Here is another one from me.

Use a large muffin tin to cook stuffed peppers in the oven - it will help keep them upright.

I like the Peppers tip- but still waiting for the various Kebab ideas, which would probably go a treat with those stuffed peppers. Hurry up, off to Macro soon and quite fancy Kebabs and stuffed peppers for dinner tonight !

[dagobert]

"Good one Costas" thanks learn somethin new everyday,

another good one for the eggs once boiled slap them one the board, loosen them up then

roll and the shell will vertiualy fall off no picking!

[ATF]

Just run a peeled onion under the tap this will stop the crying when you slice it.

After boiling eggs put them in a bowl of cool water instead of putting them under the tap. This prevents the black line from forming between yolk and white.

[dagobert]

Another good one to stop the little bugs in your uncooked rice bin,

put a few dryed red chillis in the bin.

To get the residue of a "sticker or tape" off a surface use the juice of a lemon.

[tonytigerbkk]

Just run a peeled onion under the tap this will stop the crying when you slice it.

After boiling eggs put them in a bowl of cool water instead of putting them under the tap. This prevents the black line from forming between yolk and white.

Ah that onion thing now makes sense to me.

Someone once told me that to prevent the tears, the onion should be sliced underwater but I couldn't hold my breath for long enough to finish the onion in one go.

[tonytigerbkk]

Here’s a great tip, when you enter Thailand on a tourist visa

Look at your visa, set the alarm on your phone to go off about a week before your visa is due to expire then arrange to leave the country before the visa expires.

This way you don’t ‘accidentally’ stop in the kingdom for 5 years after your visa has expired.

[tonytigerbkk]

Great idea for a thread Costas.

This is probably your defining moment on TVF, a post that people can understand and enjoy.