Neat household MacGyver tricks you've learned

[PhotonWrangler]

That post had card board and duct tape, so yes that was a silver medal MacGeyver trick. Now had you incorparated chewing gum in there? Gold!

Also Red Green approved.

 

[Poppy]

My daughter learned that if you smear your halloween pumpkin with vaseline the squirrels won't chew it up on you.

 

[bykfixer]

My brother told me cayane pepper stops squirrels from eating bird food.
Ha, maybe squirrels at his house. At my house squirrels munch away, shake their heads rapidly a few times and eat some more.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

My brother told me cayane pepper stops squirrels from eating bird food.
Ha, maybe squirrels at his house. At my house squirrels munch away, shake their heads rapidly a few times and eat some more.

Does the pepper stop the birds from eating it also?

 

[bykfixer]

What stops the birds from eating it is the squirrels ate it all.…bud-dum-shpeeeee

 

[uk_caver]

Does the pepper stop the birds from eating it also?

The active ingredient (capsaicin) is an irritant for mammals, but not for birds.

 

[knucklegary]

The active ingredient (capsaicin) is an irritant for mammals, but not for birds.

Come to think about it.. I've never seen a robin sneeze, but man can they do a number on my windshield after eating those wild red berries

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I carry a rat-tail teasing comb with me. It comes in handy sometimes in unexpected ways.

 

[bykfixer]

Back in the covid period, at the office I work out of sometimes a door hinge was squeaking badly.
Back then hand sanitizer was pretty scarce so I carried a small spritz bottle of peroxide.

There was no WD 40 or other lubes around. Spritz peroxide into the crevices and the squeak stopped. The other day I visited the office and the squeak was still gone.

So hydrogen peroxide for squeaky doors.
In my home I purposely leave squeaky hinges squeaky because if a burglar opens the door during the night "squeeeeeeeeek"…… that sets off two burglar alarms. One is the parrot who goes "squeeeek, phee-ew-ett", the other the conjure who loudly goes "squawk squawk" which prompts the parrot to holler "shut up bird"…

 

[knucklegary]

I carry a rat-tail teasing comb with me. It comes in handy sometimes in unexpected ways.

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When not using his comb to secure cabinet doors, Photon is wrangling his pompadour (-;

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

"Well, ya know. WD40 is not actually a lubricant. It's a solvent."
- Cliff Clavin

 

[knucklegary]

^ that's why they sell the stuff in 55 gal drums.
Cliff Calvin knows what he's talking about!

 

[bykfixer]

And peroxide is a first aid product but it stops door hinges from squeaking.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

And peroxide is a first aid product but it stops door hinges from squeaking.

Hydrogen peroxide works wonders for me as an antiseptic and wound cleaner.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

In my home I purposely leave squeaky hinges squeaky because if a burglar opens the door during the night "squeeeeeeeeek"…… that sets off two burglar alarms. One is the parrot who goes "squeeeek, phee-ew-ett", the other the conjure who loudly goes "squawk squawk" which prompts the parrot to holler "shut up bird"…

Lol, an alarm system with built-in redundancy.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

And peroxide is a first aid product but it stops door hinges from squeaking.

That may be but it also encourages rust.

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

In my home I purposely leave squeaky hinges squeaky because if a burglar opens the door during the night "squeeeeeeeeek"…… that sets off two burglar alarms. One is the parrot who goes "squeeeek, phee-ew-ett", the other the conjure who loudly goes "squawk squawk" which prompts the parrot to holler "shut up bird"…

My go-to guy for welding, Chris, wired an outdoor water fountain to a motion sensor. He figured the prowler wouldn't realize the fountain starting to trickle was his presence being detected. This would give Chris the opportunity to arm himself and get the drop on the prowler.

I'd go with a siren and lights, but I think Chris had some anger issues he wanted to exercise.

 

[thermal guy]

I just own Great Danes for security 😁

 

[PhotonWrangler]

My go-to guy for welding, Chris, wired an outdoor water fountain to a motion sensor. He figured the prowler wouldn't realize the fountain starting to trickle was his presence being detected. This would give Chris the opportunity to arm himself and get the drop on the prowler.

That's an interesting approach. I'm assuming he receives some sort of signal inside when the fountain starts up?

 

[Chauncey Gardener]

That's an interesting approach. I'm assuming he receives some sort of signal inside when the fountain starts up?

The fountain was located outside and next to his bedroom window. He was a light sleeper, so the fountain would wake him up when it cycled on.