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What is the X you use for the Y?

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  • A [email protected]

    I use weed for the temporary existential release from this horrifying reality. 😞

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    It's one of the less harmful ways to do so!

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    • usernameblankface@lemmy.worldU [email protected]

      The boring one I do most often is shopping bags (non-reusable) for trash can liners.

      One I've heard of but not done is wasp spray as pepper spray /people repellant.

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      I like to use the plastic wrappers that toilet rolls are sold in for waste bin liners. I don't know about other places, or even manufacturers, but the ones I buy come in a wrapper that doesn't have any holes except the one I tear to get at the rolls in the first place. All I need to do is widen that a bit once the rolls have run out and it's ready for any bin or bucket I might be using.

      I'm also using an old shredder bin as a waste bin because the shredder part died. Decided I might as well hang on to the lower part. Perfectly usable receptacle.

      It's rubbish, but that only makes it more apt!

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        I like to use the plastic wrappers that toilet rolls are sold in for waste bin liners. I don't know about other places, or even manufacturers, but the ones I buy come in a wrapper that doesn't have any holes except the one I tear to get at the rolls in the first place. All I need to do is widen that a bit once the rolls have run out and it's ready for any bin or bucket I might be using.

        I'm also using an old shredder bin as a waste bin because the shredder part died. Decided I might as well hang on to the lower part. Perfectly usable receptacle.

        It's rubbish, but that only makes it more apt!

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        Who Gives A Crap.

        I'm not being snarky. That's a bamboo sourced toilet paper that doesn't use plastic and ships right to your door. I like to bring them up a lot because I like the product and the service and the environmental impact.

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        • R [email protected]

          Vinegar, baking soda, and lemon juice all make good cleaning agents.

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          Just not at the same time. If you use vinegar and baking soda together, you'll effectively neutralize both.

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          • whotookkarl@lemmy.worldW [email protected]

            I use advertisements to tell me which products and brands to avoid

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            Being the most financially successful product *could* mean they excel at ripping people off the most. See HP and their printers.

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            • usernameblankface@lemmy.worldU [email protected]

              The boring one I do most often is shopping bags (non-reusable) for trash can liners.

              One I've heard of but not done is wasp spray as pepper spray /people repellant.

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              Don't Increase your k/d ratio

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              • usernameblankface@lemmy.worldU [email protected]

                The boring one I do most often is shopping bags (non-reusable) for trash can liners.

                One I've heard of but not done is wasp spray as pepper spray /people repellant.

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                I just did the shipping bags as trash can liners part

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                  Just not at the same time. If you use vinegar and baking soda together, you'll effectively neutralize both.

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                  Its good as you don't corrode or destroy any layers while cleaning

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                  • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comO [email protected]

                    FYI: Simple Green is a cleaner and melts bugs in real-time (ngl, kinda morbid, watching them contort in obvious agony) — with the added bonus of it being prohibitive to the same returning to the area anytime soon. (Pro-tip, I've found it to still be super effective at dilutions of 1:5-10, and a 5gal jug goes for ~$30.)

                    Oh, and PSA: many common ant species found in homes are "opportunistic" nesters that will split off from the main community when it suffers sufficient losses... Thereby multiplying the fronts on which your battle is fought as well as streamlining their troop production & resistance. 😶 Just sayin'. Do your research FIRST.

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                    I'm in Kerala and I won't import any chemicals.
                    May search for a regional alternative....

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                      I'm in Kerala and I won't import any chemicals.
                      May search for a regional alternative....

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                      FWIW, it's about as close to "all natural" as US corps feasibly get (see link), but I totally hear ya. 🤓

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                        Who Gives A Crap.

                        I'm not being snarky. That's a bamboo sourced toilet paper that doesn't use plastic and ships right to your door. I like to bring them up a lot because I like the product and the service and the environmental impact.

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                        In principle, I'm all for that. In practice, I'm on a shoestring budget and when serviceable toilet paper can be had for half the price of a bamboo roll, I have to take the cheaper option.

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                          I use daily contacts for weeks

                          I use microwave as a kettle

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                          My mate used daily contacts for weeks until one ripped in half when he tried to take it out and got stuck in his eye and he couldn’t see so he asked me to help take it out but I couldn’t.

                          Luckily, my partner could.

                          Be careful!

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                            My mate used daily contacts for weeks until one ripped in half when he tried to take it out and got stuck in his eye and he couldn’t see so he asked me to help take it out but I couldn’t.

                            Luckily, my partner could.

                            Be careful!

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                            I have been doing it for like.. 13 years already? First because I was broke then it has become a habit

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                            • usernameblankface@lemmy.worldU [email protected]

                              The boring one I do most often is shopping bags (non-reusable) for trash can liners.

                              One I've heard of but not done is wasp spray as pepper spray /people repellant.

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                              that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin

                              Which on reflection makes me like it more.

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                                I use a mosquito repellent to kill ants.

                                What other products do you use for what purposes?

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                                I use a usb mug warmer to heat microscope slides.

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                                • mrsdoyle@sh.itjust.worksM [email protected]

                                  I use a usb mug warmer to heat microscope slides.

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                                  Instance name checks out

                                  Also, hello there, fellow labrat! Are you a microbiologist?

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                                  • P [email protected]

                                    In principle, I'm all for that. In practice, I'm on a shoestring budget and when serviceable toilet paper can be had for half the price of a bamboo roll, I have to take the cheaper option.

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                                    Ahhh, that's a different story. In that case, steal gas station TP until you can save up for a bidet attachment.

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                                      I have been doing it for like.. 13 years already? First because I was broke then it has become a habit

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                                      Oh yah it only happened once to him in like a decade.

                                      …it didn’t stop him from doing that, and it never happened again! I was just scary.

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                                        that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin

                                        Which on reflection makes me like it more.

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                                        Hmm, that does make me rethink how willing I'd be to use it given the situation called for some self defense.

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                                          that might actually be a war crime because I think wasp spray is a neurotoxin

                                          Which on reflection makes me like it more.

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                                          Is there another common household spray that would be effective but not permanently damaging to a person?

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