Handy tips number two!

Handy tips number two!

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M@H

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11,298 posts

287 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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I found that when the rubber seals around my front and rear windscreen (beetle) started going really gritty and perished, that if I got some clear sillicone sealant (like you'd use in the kitchen/bathroom round your tiles) and rubbed it into the seal with a cloth/finger, it came up practically good as new once cured, and has lasted 3 years since so far !

Matt.

pbrettle

3,280 posts

298 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Heres a handy hint - dont leave a can of Diet Coke in the car for three months. Especially when it freezes overnight. Come to the car later and the can has exploded (didnt think that they did that) and dispersed an even spread of brown sugary liquid over the magnolia leather interior of a Chimaera....

Bugger to clean too...

Cheers,

Paul

darrenlens

2,526 posts

298 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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A bit off the subject of cars but don't leave cans of coke on your hard drive, they can heat up and explode leaving your white walls well and truly stained.

mel

10,168 posts

290 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Don't wipe your arse with a broken bottle.

plotloss

67,280 posts

285 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Never put a sock in a toaster,

Matt.

mel

10,168 posts

290 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Don't whistle eating custard

M@H

Original Poster:

11,298 posts

287 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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I love this I was only following on from "Handy hints number one"..

currymonster

3,942 posts

284 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Here's a few for you:

Save time when crossing a one-way street by only looking in the
direction of oncoming traffic.

Thicken up runny low-fat yoghurt by stirring in a spoonful of lard.

Avoid arguments with the missus about lifting the loo seat by simply p155ing in the sink.

Vegetarians coming to dinner? Simply serve them a nice bit of steak
or veal. Since they're always going on about how tofu, Quorn, meat
substitute etc 'tastes exactly like the real thing', they won't know
any difference.

Invited by vegetarians for dinner? Point out that since you'd no
doubt be made aware of their special dietary requirements, tell them
about yours, and ask for a nice steak.

Motorists. Enjoy the freedom of cycling by removing your windscreen,
sticking half a melon skin on you head, then jumping red lights and
driving the wrong way up one way streets.

A sheet of sandpaper makes a cheap and effective substitute for
costly maps when visiting the Sahara.

Nissan Micra drivers. Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your
car before starting a long journey. You drive the things like dodgem
cars anyway, so it may as well look like one.

A mouse trap, placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you
from rolling over and going back to sleep.

pbrettle

3,280 posts

298 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Top tip number 10:

To save money when using the postal service, simply dont attach a stamp to the letter. Then the receipient must pay the fine to receive the letter - should it ever result in a problem, simply say that the stamp fell off....

Cheers,

Paul

plotloss

67,280 posts

285 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Anorexics: When your knee's are thicker than your thighs, start eating cakes again.

Matt.

mel

10,168 posts

290 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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A mouse trap, placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you
from rolling over and going back to sleep.




The Winner

M@H

Original Poster:

11,298 posts

287 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Don't invite drug addicts round for a meal on boxing day. They may find the offer of cold turkey embarrassing or offensive.

plotloss

67,280 posts

285 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Emulate that expensive gravel driveway noise by gluing a number of rice kripsies to each one of your tires before arriving home.

Matt.

JSG

2,238 posts

298 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Get rich - not married......

Jason F

1,183 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Never play leapfrog with a unicorn

A nuclear war can ruin your whole day

avoid arguments by immediately punching anyone with whom you disagree




big rumbly

973 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Always get married in the morning, then if it does'nt work out, you have'nt wasted the whole day

.mark

11,104 posts

291 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Make people think you have an expensive mobile phone by taking the remote control from your telly in to the car and pretend to speak into it while mounting the kerb occasionally.

M@H

Original Poster:

11,298 posts

287 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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Bus drivers. Pretend you're an airline pilot by wedging your accelerator pedal down with a heavy book, securing the steering wheel with some old rope, and then strolling back along the bus chatting casually to the passengers.

M@H

Original Poster:

11,298 posts

287 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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If a small child is choking on an ice-cube, don't panic. Simply pour a jug of boiling water down its throat and hey presto! The blockage is removed instantly.

apache

39,731 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th February 2002
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make up a periscope using some old makeup mirrors from the missus and old bean cans......very useful for watching the telly from under the floorboards