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Getting to Know You...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 15, 2011
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What is your career, or what do you do for a living?
And what does your husband do?
I work for a major auto insurance carrier, and I handle medical claims. Ho...
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- I am a SAHM and I also help my mom with her Herbalife business. I used to work for a company called Keystone Candle (check out their website, amazing products!) where...
- I worked FT in Advertising & Marketing (B to B) for 20+ years, now I work PT for the same co doing website development for them. My husband is a foreman/metal fabrica...
- I am a licensed professional counselor who works part-time. I work 3 nights in an office outpatient setting, and one night at a horse farm doing equine assisted couns...
TERRIBLE, Terrible Smell!!
Asked by M.F. from San Francisco
on December 5, 2009
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Hello moms!!
Since 3 ½ yrs (!) we’ve been experiencing a terrible putrid and sewage like smell that comes into the house when we turn the furnace on! Now that I a...
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- Yes, we had this happen. First, a skunk would visit at simialar times every few days (hide under the house when it got cold). The smell was both inside and out. Anot...
- Oh dear. Okay the only thing I can think of is a dead rat that has crawled under the house, attic or between the walls, it doesn't necessarily need to be in the ducts...
- My suggestion is to get room heaters for the bedrooms until you find out what it is that is causing the smell. I still have Racoons (past 2 years) in my attic and c...
How to Get the Smell Out of Really Stinky Work Clothes...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on January 25, 2011
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Ok, so my fiance is an operator at a water treatment facility, and his work clothes STINK. I mean, REALLY STINK. Not like feces or sewage as you might think, it's an ...
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- Baking soda is supposed to absorb odors. I used Arm and Hammer Laundry powder on my childrens cloth diapers because it was the only thing that removed the feces smel...
- Does this place not have a uniform company? Most establishments that have the possibility (in your case PROBABILITY) of getting nasty/smelly/greasy... Will have a unif...
- my husband was a milk man when I met him do you have any idea how bad they stink by the time they are done for the day? I used to use baking soda and pre soak, The ar...
Awful Smell from Drains
Asked by S.Z. from Pittsburgh
on October 20, 2010
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Not really a parenting question but,.... Does anyone know how to get rid of a sewer gas smell that is coming up from basement drains? My mom had the same problem. She ...
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- Baking soda and a vinegar mixture is supposed to help with the odor. Also, check the pipes under the sink....ocassionally they get loose and need to be tightening. Go...
- You may need to use a Rid-X treatment. You put one in each potty at nighttime or when you will be gone all day and the water will not be used for an extended amount of...
- your septic may need to be pumped, but in the meantime i'd try good ol' baking soda and vinegar. khairete S.
Mold in Apartment
Asked by J. from Chicago
on June 9, 2008
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We are renters and have suffered from drenched carpet for the last year. Any time it rains or snows a large area of my carpet gets soaked. We call our landlord and a...
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- It is your landlords responsibility to not only fix the leak but to suck the water from the carpet and clean it after to prevent mold. The carpet will be damp after a...
- I would contact a lawyer.... and move. That is a gross neglect of basic maintenance on the landlord's part. I had the paint over my toilet start bubbling in ...
- A good place to start: http://www.renters-rights.com
Needed Medical Info on Burning Mouth Syndrome
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on March 28, 2011
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i have a friend that suffers from burning mouth syndrome and no one seems to be able to help her...so i was wondering if anyone knows of anyone that has this condition...
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- My husband is an acupuncturist and that can help. He's in the NW burbs and only charges $35 per treatment (it's a home-based clinic). www.SassackAcupuncture.com. If sh...
- I was being treated for this for years with no relief, until I started taking Prilosec for GERD. Turns out the burning I felt was actually due to stomach acid coming u...
- She may want to look at OAS (oral allergy syndrome) as a possible problem. It can cause many things like swelling, itching and the burning feel when eating certain foods.
Vitamins?
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on May 13, 2011
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I have a nutritionist/chiropractic doctor. I have been seeing her for well over a year now. When I first started seeing her, she had me taking 14 vitamins three time...
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- I take Oligo (made by Melaleuca) and I take 9 a day, 2x a day i take a multivitamin, calcium and antioxidant and probiotic, and 1x a day I take a immune booster. The n...
- Good for you!!! I know I take 8 a day and that's alot. Keep up the good work. I am so glad you are working on getting healthy and looking out for the best ineterest...
- Many good quality vitamin companies will have you take 3-4 pills a day because they know the body absorbs them better in smaller and more readily absorb-able forms. Ho...
Potty Training Question
Asked by A.W. from Chicago
on October 25, 2008
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My son just turned three and is doing great with the potty training. He is in underwear all day and only wears pullups for naps and diapers for night time. What do y...
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- Do not flush any wipes unless it states that it is flushable. And even then, I probably wouldn't flush. They can really mess up your toilets and need major repairs...
- Yes, you cannot use regular wipes. They have to be flushable. If you don't want to shell out for Kandoo, you can get the Equate flushable wipes from WalMart, or Targ...
- They may not cause your toilet to clog, but neither are good for your sewage pipe. They will most likely clog the pipes at some point. If you have to use a wet wipe, j...
Toliet Paper Clogging Toliet
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on December 4, 2011
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Do you ladies believe that it could be the brand toliet paper that stops up the toliet ? This is driving me nuts. We bought Charmin and then found costco brand. Char...
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- Yes, there's a huge difference in toilet paper brands, just ask all the people who have to deal with septic tank problems. Charmin is one of the worst brands for toil...
- Our toilets are starting to do the same thing. We are on septic but never had this problem before. I think some brands (Charmin) are way too thick. We started usin...
- I don't know about the Costco brand, but we NEVER buy Charmin, because every time it clogs the toilet.
Is It Okay to Throw Old Coffee Grounds down the Garbage Disposal?
Asked by T.L. from Detroit
on July 7, 2011
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Does anyone know if this will cause the disposal to break?
Thanks.
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- The TRICK is to never ever EVER put coffee grounds AND eggshells in the same disposal. My parents have been putting coffee grounds down disposals for decades. They'...
- My brother is a plumber. He always tells me only put in the disposal what 'can' be eaten. (That means no watermelon rinds, etc.) So I would probably vote no on the co...
- I would say no because my mom was just telling me last week that their disposal was tore up at work because someone was putting coffee grounds in there-lol! So I would...
