ozzy's new digs

Ozzy wants to thank Aunt Trina for all the food toys & beautiful cage.

It pays to be a compulsive reader

A friend bought a swimming pool for her kids. Her husband went out & bought a sturdy looking hose to fill it. Not having an outside faucett, he hooked it up to the washer's faucett & turned it on. They didn't have much pressure coming out of the hose, but they figured that it would fill eventually. After about 30 min, she went into the house & yelled to her husband " the hose is leaking all over....Yes, he had bought a soaker hose.

When I see the written word, I read it automatically-maybe not all the small print, but most of the big stuff.I can't imagine buying a hose & removing the packaging without seeing the word "soaker"...maybe he read it & didn't understand what a soaker hose is. He sure does now!

Home made laundry soap

Does this mean I have too much time on my hands, or that I'm just a cheapass. I just made my own laundry soap. I hope that it's good stuff because I made a double batch-4 gallons.

Hot water
1/2 cup Washing Soda
1/2 cup Borax
1/3 bar fels naptha (grated)

In a large pot, heat 3 pints of water. Add the grated bar soap and stir until melted. Then add the washing soda and borax. Stir until powder is dissolved, then remove from heat.

In a 2 gallon clean pail, pour 1 quart of hot water and add the heated soap mixture. Top pail with cold water and stir well.

Use 1/2 cup per load, stirring soap before each use (will gel).