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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2009, 10:09:12 AM »
DON'T LOOK A BAR MAN IN THE MOUTH.

or any other orifice
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2009, 10:15:51 AM »
A thread for ever so helpful advice on resolving life's little problems.

For example I have been known to enjoy buying shoes and love wearing them but 'breaking them in' is often a chore.

Not anymore however after this ever so useful piece of information  lol:


Put on a very thick pair of socks (or several pairs) and squeeze your feet into the shoes. Then, take a hairdryer and blast the tight areas with hot air while flexing and stretching your feet. Keep the shoes on while they cool down and then check the results while wearing your normal socks or stockings. You can repeat this process several times until you get a good fit. But be aware that too much heat will dry out the leather, so give your shoes a soothing treatment of shoe cream or polish afterwards.

Also, remember that water will make leather brittle so wet shoes should be dried gently, not placed in front of the fire or on top of a radiator. You can speed up the drying and help wet shoes and boots keep their shape by stuffing them with newspaper.






I used to know a man who always gave his new tweeds to his gamekeeper to wear for a season as it is considered very naff to wear new tweeds whilst shootin'.
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2009, 10:18:26 AM »
My mum used to make me wear her new shoes when I was a kid as we are the same size  noooo:

Unfortunately the Brat has bigger feet than me  evil:
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2009, 10:22:25 AM »
So you broke her shoes in for her. She was cunning  eveilgrin:
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2009, 10:22:56 AM »
My mum used to make me wear her new shoes when I was a kid as we are the same size  noooo:

Unfortunately the Brat has bigger feet than me  evil:

Surely that means she can stretch the shoes for you?
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« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2009, 10:24:30 AM »
She is unwilling to suffer on my behalf  noooo:
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2009, 10:24:53 AM »
Reciprocate  eveilgrin:
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« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2009, 10:53:05 AM »
If you can't stand the heat your kitchen is probably on fire. Shrugs:
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2009, 10:54:05 AM »
Never sandpaper a mirror  noooo:
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« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2009, 11:09:11 AM »
"Never start what you can't.............................................
I have always thought that the worst thing about drowning was having to call 'help!' You must look such a fool. It's put me against drowning.
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2009, 11:36:21 AM »
How come if you wear your old decorating clothes you never get any paint on them...

...but if you do a quick job in your normal clothes you get smothered in the bloody stuff...?  rubschin:
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« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2009, 11:40:08 AM »
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2009, 12:57:57 PM »
A "Five minute job" will always take at least three days and two trips to B&Q.
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Re: Practical advice, tips and solutions
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2009, 12:59:36 PM »
 surrender:

and a trip to A&E  noooo:
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