Cleaning & Laundry - February 2007

I rent a home and my dryer runs off of it's own breaker. Everytime I run my dryer the breaker blows and when this happens there is an awful strange smell coming from my breaker box. Our dryer was broke for a while and we never smelled that particular smell. But now that it's working again, the smell is back and the breaker blows. I have voiced my concerns to my landlord but with no resolve. I have 3 small children. Does anyone know if this is dangerous or what steps I should take.

2007-02-20 03:21:25 · 2 answers · asked by kellie_anderson56 1

2007-02-20 02:53:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-20 02:47:15 · 4 answers · asked by leroy c 1

I washed my family's dark clothes all at once but found that my husband had thrown a pair of khakis his basket. I assumed he had done it inadvertently and took them out. Last night he was upset that I hadn't washed them and insisted they DO belong with the darks -- I say they're OBVIOUSLY light. ???

2007-02-20 02:39:55 · 14 answers · asked by mamabunny 4

My 3 yr old mostly white cat had a mishap with my printer while I was at work. It had been leaking ink so I put news paper all around it, not thinking that she LOVES news paper. Now I have an almost completly black kitty. What are som non-toxic ways to wash this out? Please help!!

2007-02-20 02:16:17 · 9 answers · asked by meggybucks1 3

2007-02-20 01:50:59 · 12 answers · asked by debbieonline2002 1

2007-02-20 01:47:16 · 5 answers · asked by jm42445 5

2007-02-20 01:43:15 · 5 answers · asked by chubby 1

No, I'm not trying to scam the elderly by washing their checks. Our three year old daughter found her birth certificate and wrote all over it with a Bic ballpoint pen!

I tried soaking it in rubbing alcohol, and nail polish remover, and that took out about 75% of the markings (faded them, actually) but does anyone how how to get them all the way off?

2007-02-20 01:30:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My step-daughter has a large collection of beanie babies, they were stored in a garage, and they smell like dogs, mildew & ekkk, how can I remove the odors without damage to the collection?

2007-02-20 01:26:49 · 3 answers · asked by Julia S 1

2007-02-20 00:46:10 · 14 answers · asked by zsolt c 1

See, my mom cooks a lot (and so do I) and she uses a lot of grease. Problem is, with this winter weather, the windows are often left closed, and that grease smell permeates the entire apartment, ends up in my jackets/clothes, and leaves me smelling...smelly.

Any ideas how to get the smell off my clothes and/or prevent the smell from getting on them in the first place?

2007-02-19 23:29:56 · 8 answers · asked by dustsnow2000 1

I bought a new house last year and was told to spend money on a bed, tiles, floors and cooker and all the rest can be replaced. But I wish someone had told me about the ironing, it takes twice the time.
Anybody else wished they'd spent money on something good rather than a cheap version....

2007-02-19 23:25:41 · 3 answers · asked by bee bee 6

what or when should i use each one of them?

2007-02-19 22:47:17 · 7 answers · asked by shadows_sa 1

2007-02-19 22:29:38 · 6 answers · asked by J G 1

2007-02-19 22:21:24 · 4 answers · asked by ChOcOlAtE_FrEaK_0 1

2007-02-19 21:47:12 · 13 answers · asked by kimberly m 1

2007-02-19 20:22:59 · 17 answers · asked by Girugamesh 4

i asked another question that got me thinking i may just have a problem.i cant stand things out of place in my home.simple things like the way a frame is placed on a self. and than i get over worked when i am having company... i rewash clean towels that might be used,wash sheets that have not been slept on,.. i have even been known to vaccum my floor more than 3 times in a day.my husband is banned from helping me because if he doesnt put the dishes just right in the cubboard i find myself pulling them all out and reorganizing...good for him, but i wish i could just not be so wierd on this subject.I mean is it normal to go in your childs room and rearrange her books everyother day becuase she does not put them back tallest to shortest?see? please tell me how to not be this way....other than seeking proffessional help!

2007-02-19 19:48:37 · 6 answers · asked by computerdummy 2

2007-02-19 19:29:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have accidentally spilled cooking oil on my shirts. Even after immediately washing with detergent oil marks are still visible.
How can i remove them?

2007-02-19 17:35:26 · 11 answers · asked by vinaya k 1

My god. I get shocked EVERY single day. I am so afraid to touch my light switches, my cat, my blankets, doorknobs. Nothing works. I've tried lotion & static spray. Just a second ago, I went to turn off my lamp, and the little thing that you pull produced such a strong shock that it moved pretty hard, and everytime I get shocked there is a lot of blue. How do I stop this!??!?!?

2007-02-19 16:49:17 · 7 answers · asked by StarrLee 4

I got my shirt signed this weekend. And I need to wash it now. But it's signed with sharpie and I don't want it to bleed or wash out. It's not written on the actual FABRIC.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w154/x0xyourstar/gabesignedshirt.jpg

If that link^ works. Its written on that white stuff.

2007-02-19 16:24:49 · 13 answers · asked by chedog93 2

At work I got buffalo wing sauce on my white shirt, i washed in with TIDE and it DID NOT COME OFF!!... help! what do i do??

2007-02-19 16:04:22 · 7 answers · asked by Thomas G 2

2007-02-19 16:04:06 · 8 answers · asked by Scruffy44 1

Do you call it OCD? Anyways, I think I have that disorder. I wash my hands for hours, and I wash it thousand times a day. I'm so addicted to washing my hands. I tried to cut down washing my hands. But I just can't. I feel like I have to wash my hands. There are germs everywhere.

2007-02-19 15:08:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a serious problem getting organized and i am over my head - i am reading messies manual - where is there a local support group? 89142

2007-02-19 14:38:35 · 6 answers · asked by asking questions 1

I have used static guard. It doesn't help at all. My new furniture seems to have started it or it was just a coincidence. I can't even comb my hair without it filling it out with static. Anyone else had this problem and find a solution?

2007-02-19 14:32:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

(this is not a joke)

2007-02-19 14:31:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My room is always so messy. It gets to the point to where there's a little pathway going from my door to my bed. My problem is that everytime I clean my room, it gets messy the next day. I hate cleaning it too often because I know where everything is when it's messy. But, there is the occasional time where I can't find anything. My room is pretty small and I know I have too much stuff. I was going to start to throw stuff that I don't need away, but I'm a pack rat. How do can I keep my room clean and organised? What are some good tips to throw away things that you don't need? Any other tips you have on this topic I'd gladly take also.

Please and thank you.

2007-02-19 14:25:26 · 10 answers · asked by Alyse 2