Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Hey Liz this is for your zine!

Dig this,
Here are some things we found to be helpful.
#1. (REUSE)Some onions and tomatos come in plastic net bags,after you eat the produce you can use the bag as a dish scrubber.
#2.(BUCKET FLUSH)Keep a five gallon bucket around the bathtub and washing machine so you can use the water twice to flush the toilet.
#3.(FOOD NOT LAWNS) A lawn full of grass is crazy, lawns full of food puts you in control of what you eat and I bet the planet likes anything that keeps those nasty lawnmowers parked.
#4.(darn it) If you didn't know about sewing patches with dental floss, it's really strong.
#5.(keep dry from back wheel spray)Roll up a newspaper and lay it in your bike rack or stuff it under your seat to make a handy-dandy rain guard,the free weeklies and laminated rental guides work great.
#6.(WEEED!)If you want a toke and don't have a potato or apple to carve, a glass eyedropper from one of those hippy potions makes a good pinch hitter.
#7.(uh....)#6 made me forget #7 and I don't know why.
#8.(scrubbing stubborn dishes) Mix lemon juice & salt to make an abrasive bleaching agent. Good for cutting boards, pots&pans, & bathrooms.
#9.(WAR) If you're caught in a Napoleonic war, and are facing cavalry attacks, have your infantry form two lines the first kneeling in the shape of a square (it worked in a dream).
#10.(laundry)You can do a whole load of washing with 1 oz. Dr.Bronner's castille soap and two tbsp. baking soda the soap gets the washing clean and the baking soda gets the stench of your critch rot out.
#11.(not saying you should drive but...)If you drive in the snow, you can do three things:drive, break and stop, just not at the same time.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

the bathwater for flushing is great (and easy!), but why not drain the tub out into the garden. there are plenty of ways to build swales to take up graywater, and it encourages you to stick to biodegradable soap.

Anonymous said...

One time I used number eight on my whole body and it made me allergic to the sun for a week.