I do not try a lot of Facebook hacks. Some of them are questionable, some of them are useless, and some of them just require more effort than I am willing to invest.
There are some hacks that sound like the perfect answer to one of life’s problems. Those, I try.
A few weeks ago, our bathroom sink was not draining particularly well. I remembered seeing a post on Facebook about pouring baking soda into the drain, followed by a cup of vinegar. It worked like magic. Our bathroom sink drained like a darn!
Today, our kitchen sink was draining rather sluggishly. I dumped in the the baking soda, poured in the vinegar, and it plugged solid. No idea if I used too much baking soda, not enough vinegar, or if the two reacted with grease in the pipes – but it plugged solid.
I did what any intelligent woman would do if her husband was in the next room. I snuck to the bathroom, grabbed the toilet plunger, filled the kitchen sink with super hot water and plunged the heck out of it. That worked. The sink drained. I scrubbed it down with bleach cleanser and it is good as new.
I can’t say as much for the toilet plunger. In my enthusiasm , I tore a big hole in the rubber plungy part. I rinsed it off and snuck it back into the bathroom. Now I have to wait until Dan goes to use it, knowing I am going to have to convince him that he must have wrecked it the last time he used it – because I would never plunge a toilet.
Stupid Facebook hacks.
Seclusion 101 with AnneMarie 
Never put grease down a sink.
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Ah…that was a good one😄
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We don’t pour grease down the drain but over time it builds up just from doing dishes.
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Try pouring dish washing liquid and hot water…my mom’s tip.(I like dawn)
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Will do! I generally use Palmolive. Our water is so hard that it is difficult to find a brand that works well in it but Palmolive is one that seems to be ok.
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Love this! Sounds like something I would do.
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Number one rule around here. I clean stuff. Dan fixes stuff. If I fix anything it tends to go badly – especially if tools are involved.
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When nothing works to unclog a drain I blow air by means of an air compressor. That usually removes all obstructions…I have heard about baking soda and vinegar too but never tried it
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I will have to tell Dan about trying the compressor next time. I don’t usually use power tools. Not even electric kitchen appliances since the time I almost took out a neighbour with our electric knife. Btw – do not try to cut a frozen ice cream cake with an electric knife.
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A few years back, I saw a facebook hack about de-icing your windshield during the winter. I can’t remember what all the ingredients were to make the de-icing concoction, but vinegar was one of them.
On the morning after the night we had a big freeze, I mixed the concoction and tried it on my car before going to work. Nothing! LOL
Where do people get this stuff?
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I have no idea. My favorite are the twenty simple ways to clean your oven. Lol they haven’t seen my oven – and it is self cleaning.
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LOL, those facebook hacks! I guess some work and some don’t.
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