posted on May 3, 2006 06:01:49 PM
Thanks for this list. I've heard some of the ideas before but not all. Last summer I wore a sheet of fabric softener (I've heard any of them will do, not just Bounce) tucked into my sleeve and wasn't bothered by insects.
posted on May 3, 2006 07:07:35 PM
Just be careful about using Bounce, or any fabric softener, around someone who suffers from asthma. They have been known to trigger severe attacks in some individuals.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on May 3, 2006 08:47:51 PM
After having been bitten by a yellow jacket and becoming very very ill - I can't tell you how I appreciate this post. I'll never leave my RV again without one.
posted on May 3, 2006 09:07:35 PM
IF it is only the odor that works for repelling the bees etc the be warned to use fresh sheets as after time they loose their smell. I and my wife use them everywhere. Heck I even use the used ones as air filter for my PC behind the front cover of the PC where it sucks in the air I have one neatly taped at corners-- trimmed and out of site and I don't get a lot of dust in my PC that has to be cleaned out and off the internal works. Nice little air filter, don't recommend the unused ones for this as they are not so airflow through capable.
I use them on just about every ebay item I sell as an insert in the shipping box. Have not had any complaints from any asthmatic people but don't know if they are or not.
Another hint/ warning for those using bounce or bounce like sheets or even fabric softners to wash their dryer screens frequently as buildup can stop free airflow through the screens, want to test the dryer screen put water on it if it does not drip more like run through the screen wash it and use a toothbrush on it, let it dry and retest and the water runs right through. It is a buildup of the softner that stops up the filter screen making your dryer work harder use more electricity and takes longer to dry your clothes. You will not see this invisible barrier buildup and most people think their screens are letting air through freely but it does affect all the above I stated. Ok just another tip for you....
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[ edited by irked on May 3, 2006 09:09 PM ]
posted on May 4, 2006 05:03:09 AM
I rub them on my big fluffy cat before I groom him. I used to give him shocks all the time from static electricity, and so he hated being groomed, but Bounce has solved that.
posted on May 4, 2006 06:15:14 AM
A few summers ago I golfed on a golf league and was bothered by gnats and mosquitos. I had read about Bounce's insect repellent capability so I tucked a couple of sheets in my visor (ok they were hanging down from the band part and I have to admit I looked pretty ridiculous ). I got a lot of teasing from my girlfirends but IT WORKED! Guess I won't make anyone's "best dressed" list.
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posted on May 4, 2006 07:37:31 AM
If you are in a portapotty at the park that has run out of toilet paper, it could be a subsitute. Then you would have the freshest smelling butt in the nation.
posted on May 4, 2006 10:24:00 AM
stone - Hmm, emergency toilet paper. Just remember not to use the same sheet later to wipe down your tv screen. Would make one heck of a mess.
Something for the ammunition reloader. I have been using them for years to wipe down my powder scale pan, inside my powder measure and inside my powder trickler for years. Keeps the powder grains from sticking to them thereby making switching powders to another type you no longer have any stuck in your dispenser tube and trickler to contaminate the next powder.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
posted on May 4, 2006 11:45:21 AM
Neglus hahaha I bet that was a site with them dangling hope you dangled them in back and not in front LOL My wife has been known to tie knot in them on diagonal to make them look like bows and wearing them outside, or tying them like that around a strap of her top if able to.
Oh you know how you open the box and let sit around your dryer? Well store the box in a drawer and that drawer will smell fantastic. My wife always stores the entire box in her drawer and goes there to retrieve one. She has been known to have more than one box stored cracked open and put in plastic bag to help retain their smell longer but that smell still permeates the drawer .
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[ edited by irked on May 4, 2006 11:49 AM ]
posted on May 4, 2006 01:29:35 PM
Well, personally I'd rather waft off some Bounce aroma than wave off those skeeters we've got here. Mosquito activity right now in humid South Carolina is "extremely high" says the weather channel. Last sheet now waits for this evening and The Experiment. Would be a blessing not to have to spritz on deet all night long which can't possibly be good for you in the long run.
If this works .. why I'll be indebted to niel forever!
posted on May 4, 2006 01:54:12 PM
Now that the West Nile Virus is entrenched coast to coast, mosquitoes are no longer a nuisance. They are potential killers. I can accept the smell of anything that is effective in keeping them away from me.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on May 4, 2006 02:40:30 PM
Classic, I too noticed the PRICE of BOUNCE over the OTHER brands,,,,But Niel said BOUNCE! I just got back from the store,,,,Every room....my shoes,,,,drawers, My cars,,,(trucks) my back pocket,,,t.v. and monitor screens,,,,,greeting the ANTS,,,,Can't wait for Fuzzy the CAT to show up later,,,,MEOW!!!!!!!!! And i liked the place it in a plastic bag for storage idea too....Cupboard linings...
Thanks!
Edit.....I just Flushed a sheet down the toilet, NO!!!!!!!!!!
RE edit,,,,a sheet buried in the CAT litter box!
RE RE edit,,, My guns smell so FRESH and CLEAN!!!!!
posted on May 4, 2006 03:16:51 PM
Now rip one in half, watch the DUST fly.....(powder)....Now get that same piece wet and wipe it in your hands like a wash wrag......
posted on May 4, 2006 03:27:08 PM
Hope this works for all of you. I haven't even tried it yet. Waiting for rains to come in St. Augustine. there is a marsh across the street so bound to be mosquitos soon. My bro from Canada recommended Bounce but maybe the cheaper products work just as well. Try and tell!
posted on May 4, 2006 03:27:33 PM
Just in,, "skin so soft" by Avon,the BEST misquito repellant in the world. ????? Don't know personally,,,just telling this Bounce story to others.
posted on May 4, 2006 04:02:14 PM
Yep I even use a little skin so soft on my doggy. They have inproved the smell and still works fairly well. Some people just attract the mesquito more I think.
I can't stand that spray on deet stuff it stinks to high heaven. Yall got me to itching!
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posted on May 4, 2006 05:06:34 PM
Irked: About Avon Skin So Soft--We had some of it at our cabin in the mountains, and we had an awful problem with those biting yellow flies that come in July. On the advice of someone on the internet I tried it, and it kept the biting flies off me for about an hour; nothing else touched it, not even the fabric softener sheets. Small price to pay, to have to reapply it every hour I'm outside. But it was amazing in its effectiveness.
posted on May 4, 2006 06:32:05 PM
Here's another quote
My husband and I have our own telecom business. When we receive boxes of equipment, there is packing popcorn in the boxes which has a "lot" of STATIC. Just digging in the box causes the popcorn with the static to spill over and stick to my hands. By rubbing my hands and arms with a used dryer sheet the static is eliminated. Packing popcorn can be messy and frustrating, but Bounce saved me aggrevation. Thank you.
posted on May 4, 2006 08:38:30 PM
What do you mean Jacks, no don't run sheet through dryer it removes all the good stuff unless you want to use it for a PC air filter., or on tv and pc screens. recycled as toilet paper LOL or snot rag.
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posted on June 6, 2006 06:38:11 PM
Bringing this one BACK up,,,,,,put a sheet of BOUNCE UNDER the LINT screen in your dryer,,,,the LINT trap, if you will.....you will be totally amazed at what that catches,,,,,double duty......I do it EVERYTIME now......All that lint that WAS going into the innereds of the dryer,,,, NOT..... and then just throw it away.....
posted on June 6, 2006 06:45:07 PM
Jack...Thanks for bringing this thread back up. I was going to get on later and inquire which fabric sheets were mentioned in it. The bugs are starting to buzz here in the valley, so it's time to try it out.
If Murphy's law is correct, everything East of the San Andreas Fault will slide into the Atlantic
posted on June 7, 2006 04:47:36 AM
Let us know how it works out,Sparky
My sister in Canada has made flowers out of the Bounce sheets and puts them around her garden to keep the deer out.
). I got a lot of teasing from my girlfirends but IT WORKED! Guess I won't make anyone's "best dressed" list.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein