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I do a lot of those things.... and many work on saving money....although, I am proud to say that I don't wash my kitchen towels in cold water with my underwear and hang them in a dank basement...LOL. I'm all for the line drying and have even made my own washing powder before, but I do like hot...

Soap Flakes... I use soap flakes and a liquid hydrogen peroxide bleach in my white towels. I follow up with a vinegar rinse and a line dry if I have nice weather and/or the space on my drying rack. I always do my towels separately from other stuff. My washer has essentially no lint filtering...

.Not Anymore... ...didn't notice any absorbency issues when I did. Lately, I tend to use natural soap flakes in the wash and follow up with a light dose of vinegar in the rinse. They're soft and still have some body. Of course, I don't mind crisp towels either and will line dry them when I have...

I Wish... ...I still had the proper cutout for a range that size. When the former owner added new (crappy but pretty) kitchen cabinets he went with a standard 30 inch space. The larger ranges are so much nicer to cook on.

I'm Not Sorry... ...to see the pendulum swing the other way. I have a Whirlpool direct drive design and I often have smallish loads which is a classic recipe for suds lock with a high foam detergent. Add soft water, and you have to use such a small amount of detergent that you sacrifice...

Just Avoid the Ones from Wal Mart Nice heavy spring and durable at a good price, but every one of them left marks on my light colored clothing, and those marks are next to impossible to get out. :( I switched to plastic after the last batch.

Do you wash in cold all the time? That's a problem that's more common with front loaders with their dispenser drawers, and tightly sealed doors. This is the first time I've heard about it happening with a top loader. Cold water washing and liquid detergent have a tendency to cause crud to...

White Vinegar... White vinegar helps with fuzzing and pilling, and pet hair. I line dry quite a bit and since lint filters seem to be a thing of the past on modern machines, I've had more problems. The vinegar is a good rinsing agent and will help remove anything loose along with extra...

Stan... I sent you an email with instructions. :)

Dorms Have Definitely Changed... ...we had no water in ours so a washing machine was never an option. We could have a small fridge (not more than 3 cu ft), a microwave, and popcorn poppers, and of course an electric iron....grab some foil and you can make a very respectable grilled cheese with...

I had an IBM PS2 As a Home Computer I bought it used many moons ago. My mother used it until 1999 or so to type her term papers, check email and do some largely text based web stuff. It worked fine for that. After she got a better computer, I gave it to a friend to index her recipe collection...

Stoddard Solvent You remembered correctly; Fels Naptha no longer contains the Stoddard Solvent and it's less effective as a pretreater now. I found a recipe for paraffin (kerosene) soap, and I made a batch of that and cut it into stain sticks. It cuts grease like the vintage Fels Naptha does...

Everyday Living from Fred Meyer/Kroger....it works fine and is dirt cheap.

Try kerosene first.....put enough in the bowl to cover the residue, and let it soak....it may loosen it to the point where you can carefully wipe it out. I'd try that first with the burner as well. You know that the lamp was made to handle that.

Dish Pans I can hand wash with the best of them (grandma and great grandma taught me), and I never leave the water running....that would have elicited an ugly reaction from either one for sheer wastefulness. I still have two small dishpans for my hand washing. I fill the wash pan with...

You CAN use it as a daily driver if your water is super SUPER soft. I make homemade bar soaps, and I recycle the ugly ones and the overruns into laundry gel (with some added ingredients), but it takes more soap than most of these recipes call for to do a decent job even in soft water. Plus you...

Whirlpool DD My old TOL Whirlpool had it marked as "quick wash" on the speed selector. I used it fairly often for my polos and my office attire.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! I was having the same problem after I upgraded the Flash on my Ubuntu 10.04. This fixed it and everything is working like new! :)

And if you want less than a gallon.... Here's another....   http://www.aviglatt.com/Rokeach-Pink-Dishwashing-Liquid-32oz/3123/

For Darks.... ...I keep a jug of the Seventh Generation liquid. It isn't in the current Consumer Reports lineup, but it's scored well in the past. It contains enzymes for stains, and doesn't contain brighteners. I have had very good luck with it on my darks. I tried it when it was on sale to...