From Deseret News archives:
Ice will remove wax from carpet
This is the improved method to remove wax from carpeting, according to our good, longtime friends at the Carpet and Rug Institute.
Step one: Place plenty of ice cubes in a large metal pan on top of the wax.
Step two: Smack the now-hard-as-a-rock frozen wax with a heavy object, like a hammer or such, to break it apart.
Step three: Vacuum up as much as possible, or pick up by hand. Any wax left? Pour some rubbing alcohol onto a clean, white cloth, and blot, blot, blot.Heloise
Dear Heloise: I'm a senior citizen who does some traveling, so I know this is a tip that could help in case of an emergency. Most people have the name of their spouse as a person to contact what happens if both parties are involved in an accident? Whom do emergency personnel notify? I have the names of both sons, their wives, addresses and home and work phone numbers in both of our billfolds.
Also, when we are out of town, whether staying with friends or at a motel, if I go out and my wife stays, I put a note in my billfold with either the motel or the friends' name and number, so one of them can be reached immediately. If the emergency people go the normal route with the info that I usually carry, they would try to first contact my wife, then both our sons and would still not know how to reach her. James Swartz, Winchester, Va.
Dear Heloise: When measuring liquids don't hold the measuring spoon over the bowl or pot. Instead, measure the ingredient over the sink, a plate or the counter. This way, you won't accidentally add too much. Ken B., Phoenix
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