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12ax7
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"4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting."
At just 5 to 10 cents per double edged blade, I drink the vodka instead.
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Plume D'ella Plumeria
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Location: The Lost Horizon
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Will he be the only person who drinks vodka to ever visit? Otherwise you could keep it for further visitors, or:
1. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves the adhesive. This also applies to sticky stickers on appliances and bottles.
2. To clean the caulking around bathtubs and showers, fill a trigger-spray bottle with vodka, spray the caulking, let set five minutes and wash clean.
The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew.
3. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the glass and kills germs.
4. Prolong the life of razors by filling a cup with vodka and letting your safety razor blade soak in the alcohol after shaving. The vodka disinfects the blade and prevents rusting.
5. Spray vodka on vomit stains, scrub with a brush, then blot dry.
6. Using a cotton ball, apply vodka to your face as an astringent to cleanse the skin and tighten pores.
7. Add a jigger of vodka to a 12-ounce bottle of shampoo. The alcohol cleanses the scalp, removes toxins from hair, and stimulates the growth of healthy hair.
8. Fill a sixteen-ounce trigger-spray bottle and spray bees or wasps to kill them.
9. Pour one-half cup vodka and one-half cup water in a Ziplock freezer bag, and freeze for a slushy, refreezable ice pack for aches, pain, or black eyes..
10. Fill a clean, used mayonnaise jar with freshly packed lavender flowers, fill the jar with vodka, seal the lid tightly and set in the sun for three days. Strain liquid through a coffee filter, then apply the tincture to aches and pains.
11. Make your own mouthwash by mixing nine tablespoons powered cinnamon with one cup vodka. Seal in an airtight container for two weeks. Strain through a coffee filter. Mix with warm water and rinse your mouth. Don't swallow.
12. Using a q-tip, apply vodka to a cold sore to help it dry out.
13. If a blister opens, pour vodka over the raw skin as a local anesthetic that also disinfects the exposed dermis.
14. To treat dandruff, mix one cup vodka with two teaspoons crushed rosemary, let sit for two days, strain through a coffee filter and massage into your scalp and let dry.
15. To treat an earache put a few drops of vodka in your ear. Let set for a few minutes. Then drain. The vodka will kill the bacteria that is causing pain in your ear.
16. To relieve a fever, use a washcloth to rub vodka on your chest and back as a liniment.
17. To cure foot odor, wash your feet with vodka.
18. Vodka will disinfect and alleviate a jellyfish sting.
19. To remove cigarette smoke in your home or office mix one part vodka and three parts water and spray the clothing, then launder and let dry.
20. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.
21. Swish a shot of vodka over an aching tooth. Allow your gums to absorb some of the alcohol to numb the pain.
22. Mix with tomato juice and invite me over  |
Interesting advice, JustinC but I can't help wondering that if you did some of the things mentioned, people around you might start wondering if you are a raging alcoholic.
I mean if your skin, hair, mouth, ears, feet and clothing reeked of vodka that could well raise some eyebrows.
Do you think?
My own go to choice for disinfecting/cleaning is distilled white vinegar. That doesn't help the OP much though, does it?
I'm thinking that he should just splash out a bit, freeze what's left over (if any) and use it for future entertainment purposes. |
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cedarseoul
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Location: nowon-gu
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Russian vodka can be had in the various marts and restaurants around Dongdaemun Stadium--er, History and Culture Park. Although I still think Grey Goose at Costco is your best bet.
And while we're on the subject (one of my favorites), has anyone had a really good Bloody Mary in Seoul? I've had decent ones at Craftworks, Sujis, and the W Hotel, but nothing truly exceptional.
I'm very picky about my Bloody Mary.
I like it spicy--but not too spicy.
I like it with an onion or a pickle, no olives or celery. I like it accompanied by cubes of colby jack, pepperoni, and skewered prawns.
I try to make it myself at home, but it never comes out quite right... |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:27 am Post subject: |
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| Plume D'ella Plumeria wrote: |
Interesting advice, JustinC but I can't help wondering that if you did some of the things mentioned, people around you might start wondering if you are a raging alcoholic.
I mean if your skin, hair, mouth, ears, feet and clothing reeked of vodka that could well raise some eyebrows.
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Not sure if you're just joking around, but one of the main reasons that vodka can actually be used for stain removal, et al is that it dries clean and doesn't leave a smell. |
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VTsoi
Joined: 10 Jan 2012
Location: Seongnam, ROK
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Grey Goose is an overpriced, mediocre brand that relies solely on marketing. Its regularly beaten out by Smirnoff in blind taste tests.
Find some Russian or Polish stuff around Dongdaemun or just get Smirnoff or something similar at LotteMart. |
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JustinC
Joined: 10 Mar 2012
Location: We Are The World!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| VTsoi wrote: |
Grey Goose is an overpriced, mediocre brand that relies solely on marketing. Its regularly beaten out by Smirnoff in blind taste tests.
Find some Russian or Polish stuff around Dongdaemun or just get Smirnoff or something similar at LotteMart. |
If you try the Tesco's own brand in Home Plus you might be pleasantly surprised. It's triple distilled and, as a decent own brand vodka, sells in the UK for almost twice the price. There's a gnat's bollock between that and Grey Goose, in my opinion.
| cedarseoul wrote: |
Russian vodka can be had in the various marts and restaurants around Dongdaemun Stadium--er, History and Culture Park. Although I still think Grey Goose at Costco is your best bet.
And while we're on the subject (one of my favorites), has anyone had a really good Bloody Mary in Seoul? I've had decent ones at Craftworks, Sujis, and the W Hotel, but nothing truly exceptional. |
I don't think I've had a really good one anywhere but it's still my favorite drink.
| Plume D'ella Plumeria wrote: |
Interesting advice, JustinC but I can't help wondering that if you did some of the things mentioned, people around you might start wondering if you are a raging alcoholic.
I mean if your skin, hair, mouth, ears, feet and clothing reeked of vodka that could well raise some eyebrows.
Do you think? |
They'd probably be happy that the red wine, coffee, nicotine and B.O. smells were absent  |
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