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  • After attempting to clean with Comet and Liquid toilet bowl cleaner I still had this nasty hard water build up scuzzy ring. 10
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  • The lemon Koolaid works in the dishwasher too for removing the soap scum build up from the insides.  Just put in in place of the soap and run an empty washer on it's regular cycle...  The before and after will amaze you!
  • I know this looks nasty, but remember it's just Koolaid :) 1
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How to Clean that Stubborn Toilet Bowl Ring for .25 cents

Chemical free trick to clean that nasty toilet bowl ring.. http://anyonecandecorate.blogspot.com/2012/0... ...»

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  • Cathy Colorado
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    I know right? So what does koolaid to you!?? Marg, if you're in the South, you can get "The ...»
    Works" at Big Lots, Dollar Tree and I think Dollar General and Fred's.

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Our penny kitchen floor.

31,140 pennies, some grout, and a little sealant later, and we have a pretty cool kitchen floor. :) The pennies are all heads up, facing the same direction.
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How Do You Get Rid Of Fruit Flies?

We're not talking infestation here, but we seem to have up to 20 persistent fruit flies in the kitchen - regardless of the presence of fruit! Can't figure out where they're coming from! How do we get rid of them? Quick - before we start naming them!
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  • Cathy Colorado
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    I'm with Joanna H, drain flys. In my experience trying to get rid of them, the vinegar ...»
    actually attracts more. They love Apple Cider Vinegar. Cleaning the drains sound good. Will try that. Fly bait helps, but you have to renew it often as it gets old. It has a sex attractant in it.

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Outdoor Living: How do you make a red mulch or river rock walk way and not have grass grow up through it?

For example, in a garden walkway or beside a house?
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Cathy Colorado on Aug 30, 2012
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    To follow up on Walter's note, look for a Pre-Emergent Herbicide like Preen or SnapShot ...»
    available ate local home and garden centers. If you can find a local outlet of John Deere Landscape Supply, they will have the products that use professionals use.

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20,000+ gallon pond by TJB-INC located in Guilford, CT

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    How do you put this loose rock and not have grass grow up through it? How deep do you lay the ...»
    rock and is it layered on another substance? do you use landscape cloth?

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