Soap on a sticking zip
Rub a dry bar of soap or a candle stub along the teeth of a stiff zip, both sides, and work it slowly. Do not force it — a zip that has jumped its track needs the slider eased back, not pulled harder.
Rub a dry bar of soap or a candle stub along the teeth of a stiff zip, both sides, and work it slowly. Do not force it — a zip that has jumped its track needs the slider eased back, not pulled harder.
Rub a plain candle along the wooden runners of a jammed drawer or window. The wax fills the rough grain and the drawer glides. Better than oil, which just collects dust and turns into paste.
Two or three numbers on paper stuck inside a kitchen cupboard door. When a phone is dead, lost, or in the hands of a panicking child, a written number is the one that works.
That is all 3 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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