Water is among humanity’s greatest needs. Of the world’s supply of water; 97% is in the ocean and 2 % is frozen. This leaves just 1 % of the world’s water left for drinking. When I see a statistic like this, I get the initial reaction that we all get: a bit of shock. But [...]
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How to Clean Credit
March 20, 2009 – 1:41 am
So you’ve been turned down for a loan at every establishment in town, save for the rapacious, high interest affairs and the ones from the wise guys at the fish market, who offer suitcases full of cash. You’ve got bad credit, and it is killing your ability to buy a car, a home, insurance of [...]
How to Clean Upholstery
January 26, 2009 – 11:07 pm
Take a good look at your furniture upholstery. What do you see? I’m gonna go ahead and guess that since you’re taking the time to read this blog post that you’re probably looking at something you’re not terribly thrilled with. Yup. The centerpiece of your living room has turned into a giant reminder [...]
How to Clean Mildew
September 3, 2008 – 11:58 pm
As I have written in my article, the term mildew is actually plant mold, but popular usage of the term now refers to mold growing in moisture-prone areas of the home like bathrooms and basements. In my place, it was the bathroom. The mildew was present in the shower the day we bought the house, [...]
How to Clean a Game
August 20, 2008 – 12:42 am
Last week I unearthed my wife’s Nintendo from a neglected pile of boxes untouched since we moved. I hooked it up only to be confronted with a blinking screen or garbled graphics. Since they haven’t seen any action in years, I decided it was time to clean our collection of NES games. Being a gamer [...]
How to Clean Mold
August 13, 2008 – 6:03 pm
Mold and I have a history. When I was in third grade, I developed acute allergies to mold and dust. I would wake up with splotchy red eyes, and a nasal cavity brimming with gelatinous ooze. I looked like an extra in a low-budget horror film. Neither my parents nor I really learned how to [...]
How to Clean Windows
August 6, 2008 – 10:42 pm
Cleaning windows isn’t a fun job; in fact, I really loath doing it and usually wait longer than the recommended six months between washings. When faced with the task, I try to give myself a mental boost by comparing it to extremely unsavory occupations. “Better to clean windows than wrangle sperm from a turkey,” I’ll [...]
How to Clean Things Blog is live
April 8, 2007 – 12:36 am
This is our first post on the How to Clean Things Blog, and I’ll take this time to tell you a little bit about How to Clean Things and this blog.
How to Clean Things started as a spin-off of How to Get Rid of Things. When we first started it, we were putting up articles [...]