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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:54 pm
by shiney
Is that on top of the slugs you've just collected? YEUK!!!

Two smart ideas though Ina.

Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:02 pm
by ina
Ergh - no. :mrgreen: Use for fruit and veg first, and when too dirty to take to the shops again, use for slugs...

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:39 pm
by woolcraft
Fashion into masks, using baling twine, as a precaution against bird flu.

Put on children's feet under shoes, when shoes have holes in them. Mock not .. ask my kids!
(Effective but creaky)

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:22 pm
by Muddypause
Having just experienced (for the first time in many years) the horrible unpleasantness of a white, processed, polyester loaf of Mother's Pride 'bread' (don't make me laugh):-

97. Disposing of mass produced 'bread' in, without ever having to unwrap it.

Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:15 pm
by ina
Beats me - but there seem to be people who like that stuff. Even if the taste wasn't so - ergh, non-existing is probably the right word - knowing what's in it, and how it's made would be enough to put me off.

Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:27 pm
by Shirley
http://www.marloscrochetcorner.com/Plas ... 0tote.html

How about this!! Looks very usable once it's crocheted up too.

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:27 pm
by Libby
They do look good shirlz, not a bad idea at all.
I won,t try it with co-op plastic though, imagine carrying your shopping home and the biodegradable plastic decomposes on the way :lol:
I remember joining elastic bands together as a kid in the way described there. At least 3 of you had to play, 2 with the bands around our ankles. I can,t for the life of me remember what we called it :?

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:05 pm
by Shirley
Libby wrote:They do look good shirlz, not a bad idea at all.
I won,t try it with co-op plastic though, imagine carrying your shopping home and the biodegradable plastic decomposes on the way :lol:
I remember joining elastic bands together as a kid in the way described there. At least 3 of you had to play, 2 with the bands around our ankles. I can,t for the life of me remember what we called it :?
I think we just called it elastics but stand to be corrected. Was a fab game - you just don't see kids doing that nowadays do you? I can sense a 101 things to do with an elastic band now..... or 101 games to play in the playground while reusing/recycling things...

Good point about the co-op plastic

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:06 pm
by Shirley
just googled... was also called french skipping!

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:20 pm
by Libby
I don,t remember it called french skipping, maybe we called it elastics or something too.
You,re right though, you don,t see it played any more.

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 9:23 am
by ina
In German it was called Gummi Twist! But it doesn't seem to be known there anymore either... Another one of these "free" leisure pursuits gone.

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:48 pm
by hedgewizard
1. Put handful of maltesers in, tie, pulverise with blunt object, untie and sprinkle crumbs onto ice cream. Thanks Jamie!

2. Use as bag to collect other bread bags ready for recycling

3. Use bread bag full of bread bags, loosely filled and then tied off, as makeshift tripod for taking timed photographs (this is a professional trick using carrier bags)

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:51 pm
by Shirley
hedgewizard wrote:1. Put handful of maltesers in, tie, pulverise with blunt object, untie and sprinkle crumbs onto ice cream. Thanks Jamie!
Slurp! Scrummy :flower:

hedgewizard wrote:3. Use bread bag full of bread bags, loosely filled and then tied off, as makeshift tripod for taking timed photographs (this is a professional trick using carrier bags)
That's a great one HWz - I'll try that one out.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:44 am
by hedgewizard
That's 67 so far, by my count.

68. Use for flouring meat (or mushrooms, ok?) Put a few tablespoons of seasoned flour into the bag, add the chopped meat, shake bag like buggery.

Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:14 pm
by herbwormwood
My Mum uses them for poop-a-scoop bags for when her dog craps in a bag it and bin it area.