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To: Peter S. Maroulis who wrote (14002)	4/4/2000 8:15:00 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62552

clean away!!! > > > > > BOUNCE....the stuff you use in your dryer. > > > > > > > > > > Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce > > through a belt > > > > > loop when outdoors during mosquito season. > > > > > > > > > > Eliminates static electricity from your > > television screen. > > > > > Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate > > static cling, wipe your > > > > > television screen with a used sheet of Bounce > > to keep dust from > > > > > resettling. > > > > > > > > > > Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean > > with a used > > > > > sheet of Bounce. > > > > > Freshens the air in your home. Place an > > individual sheet of > > > > > Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet. > > > > > > > > > > Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded > > needle > > > > > through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the > > static cling on the > > > thread > > > > > before sewing. > > > > > > > > > > Eliminates static cling from pantyhose. Rub a > > damp, used > > > > > sheet of Bounce over the hose. > > > > > > > > > > Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual > > sheet of > > > > > Bounce inside empty luggage before storing. > > > > > > > > > > Freshens the air in your car. Place a sheet of > > Bounce > > > > > under the front seat. > > > > > > > > > > Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a > > sheet in > > > > > the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, > > and sponge clean. The > > > > > anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond > > between the food and > > > the > > > > > pan while the fabric softening agents soften > > the baked-on food. > > > > > > > > > > Eliminates odors in wastebaskets. Place a > > sheet of Bounce > > > > > at the bottom of the wastebasket. > > > > > > > > > > Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a > > sheet of Bounce > > > > > will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. > > > > > > > > > > Eliminates static electricity from venetian > > blinds. Wipe > > > > > the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent > > dust from resettling. > > > > > > > > > > Wipes up sawdust from drilling or > > sandpapering. A used > > > > > sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a > > tack cloth. > > > > > > > > > > Eliminates odors in dirty laundry. Place an > > individual > > > > > sheet of Bounce a the bottom of a laundry bag > > or hamper. > > > > > > > > > > Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of > > Bounce in > > > > > your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll > > smell great in the > > > > morning. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For Coca-Cola: > > > > > > > > > > To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into > > the toilet > > > > > bowl. Let the "real/thing" sit for one hour, > > then flush clean. The > > > > > citric acid in Coke removes stains from > > vitreous China. > > > > > > > > > > To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: > > Rub the > > > > > bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds > > Wrap aluminum foil > > > dipped > > > > in > > > > > Coca-Cola. > > > > > > > > > > To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: > > Pour a can > > > > > of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away > > the corrosion. > > > > > > > > > > To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth > > soaked in > > > > > Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several > > minutes. > > > > > > > > > > To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola > > into the > > > > > baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and > > bake. Thirty > > > minutes > > > > > before the ham is finished, remove the foil, > > allowing the > > > drippings > > > to > > > > > mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy. > > > > > > > > > > To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of > > Coke into a > > > > > load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run > > through a regular > > > > cycle. > > > > > The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. > > > > > > > > > > *It will also clean road haze from your > > windshield.