Wednesday, August 21, 2019

LifeHack: Cozy Toasies? Top sheet keeps coming un-tucked?

My (unusually long) toesies like to be snug when I'm sleeping.  But that top sheet keeps coming untucked and my feet end up dangling in the open air.


LifeHack: Easy tip for stirring natural peanut butter that has settled in the jar

Ever notice that the natural peanut butter you like can be very hard to stir
and mix after it has sat on the supermarket shelf for a while?
You can have an inch of oil floating on hardened peanut butter
which is the consistency of concrete.  
You get "tennis elbow" just trying to churn that stuff up and stir in the oil.

Here's a tip: just park the jar in the kitchen and, once a day, as you pass by,
flip it over.




This worked so well for me that I brought the idea into work, submitted a patent application
for a motorized version, and IBM gave me a patent award for it!
 

LifeHack: Removable Rain Gutters for RV Awnings/Gazebos

Duct Tape and Binder Clips - My MacGyver toolkit!

Add some aluminum trim from the home improvement store and...


And, remember...

Saturday, August 10, 2019

LifeHack: Homemade corner bumpers for head-fracturing motorhome slide corners

Camco does have a corner protector that you peel and stick on
(and leave on).
However, we didn't like the look 
(and they reportedly can come off if you're not very careful
about how you put it on).

2" pipe insulation (with some duct tape on the end) sort of works...



...but it doesn't stay on very well because the material weakens...





Now, if you can find a 2"slinky-style toy, you can cut off a piece (with
regular diagonal cutters) and tape it onto the other end 
(put a piece of tape on first)...



...(leave about a 3/4" gap when you cut)...
 
(and remember to cover it with another piece of tape)...

 

And, voilĂ !  You have a head-protector that hasn't "lost its grip"!

And, remember...