handy first aid tip

Here's a great tip from a 1960's copy of "Women's Weekly": keep a packet of gelatine in your first aid kit - when someone cuts themself pour sterile gelatine onto the cut, it will rapidly seal the wound by congealing the blood.....

keep up with international shed news

Here's a handy IT tip for keeping up with breaking news from Men's Sheds all over the world:
- on your Google homepage click on <more>

- on the drop-down menu click on <even more>

- this will take you to the Google Products page:

- scroll down a little, until you see the listing below, and click on <alerts>

- type "men's shed" into the <search query> field, click <create alert>, and Google will automatically send you any posts containing the words "men's shed" to your email address

tips'n'tricks

 Use a rubber band over a paint tin to stop mess.

 No room under the tap for the bucket? Use the dust-pan as a funnel!

Repair that worn hole in a jandal with a bread clip!

white vinegar as rust remover

White vinegar is a mild acid and makes a cheap and remarkably efficient rust-remover - just soak the item/tool in pure vinegar overnight, then remove with a wire brush or steel wool.

make a wrist-warmer

Got cold wrists in winter?
Got old socks with worn-out heels?
Make some wrist-warmers and beat the cold!

 

Just cut the socks off above the heel...and pull the open pieces onto your wrists.

I was introduced to these wrist-warmers in a cold winter in Switzerland in 1982 - where they are called "bandlies".
As the veins are close to the skin at the wrist a lot of body-heat is lost in this area.
A hat, scarf, thick socks, thick-soled shoes, and a good covering over the small of the back/kidney area all help to retain heat even on the coldest day in the wind.