smarmycow.com http://smarmycow.com/backtobasics back to basics ~ blog Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Canadians are polite http://smarmycow.com/backtobasics/?p=17 http://smarmycow.com/backtobasics/?p=17#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:10:49 +0000 radish girl http://smarmycow.com/backtobasics/?p=17 Canadians have been know for how polite we can be…and I’m very proud to be Canadian and sport my red and white here at home and country I my be visiting.

This article has taken put a smile on my face and ONLY IN Canada. We love the maritimes..

Asked nicely, robber leaves store

It seems even a thief appreciates good manners.

A masked man walked into a Needs convenience store in Lower Sackville, N.S., Tuesday night and demanded cash and cigarettes from the clerk.

Cpl. Joe Taplin, an RCMP spokesman, said the employee simply refused.

“He asked him, ‘Please leave the store,’” Taplin said.

That polite request caught the would-be bandit by surprise.

“The suspect then looked at him and said, ‘You know, you’re the first one to ask me to leave in such a nice way, and because of that I’m going to leave,’” Taplin said.

The man left the Cobequid Road store and headed up toward Sackville Drive.

Taplin said the clerk handled the situation well, though the usual advice for people in this situation is to simply hand over the cash.

He said the clerk used his negotiation skills and didn’t escalate the situation by arguing.

The suspect is described as a young white man, about 17 years old. He was wearing a white bandana over his face and a navy blue top with dark jeans.

The investigation continues.

Thanks to CBC.ca

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I hope that anyone who finds it helpful. And welcome topics that you would like to have some info on.

Simple ideas to clean without costly and not environmentally friendly cleansers.

  • Wax the legs of your chairs and they will not mark the floors when moved about. Use leftover small bits of candle wax.
  • Waxing wooden drawers will help to prevent from sticking.
  • To remove ink stains: place garment on a towel and spray hair spray on the ink stain, dab the ink stain with a clean cloth. Ink will transfer onto towel.
  • To remove odors from jars and bottle our a solution of water and dry mustard into them and let stand for a few hours, then rinse in hot water.
  • Before emptying the bag of your vacuum cleaner, sprinkle water on a newspaper and put it into the garbage bag, there will be no scattering of dust.
  • To whiten shoe laces, wash them in sour milk.
  • Dip a new straw broom in salt water before using. This will toughen the bristles and make it last longer.
  • Clean a rusty sink stain by using cream of tartar and a few drops of hydrogen peroxide.
  • Clean a stuck sink drain. Pour half a cup of baking soda in first then add half a cup of vinegar. Rinse with hot water. Repeat if necessary.
  • Water and vinegar in a mist bottle works great as glass cleaner.
  • Clean your kitchen sink like new with just a dab of baking soda on the end of a cloth and rub the surface with just one finger in small circles. Rinse with warm water.
  • The best ever stain remover. Save pieces of your old hand soap (I use Ivory Soap), chop into small pieces, place into a bottle with a pump add hot water and let stand. This works awesome on organic
    stains…grass, blood, oil!! I just refill with more soap as I have it and more water.
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