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WEEK 47
By: E. Lax

hacks
hacks WINTER WARMER WINDOWS
Tried and True
home
home
Do you have a window that’s rarely accessed, but
Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
it blasts freezing air through your apartment?
If you don’t mind the aesthetic, you can easily and
effectively insulate it using bubble wrap. You’ll
need a roll of bubble wrap that has medium or
WEATHER
large bubbles – they’re pretty cheap at Walmart
or similar stores.
Spray the window with water, then press the
bubble wrap onto the wet window with the
bubbles facing the window. If it fails to stick, spray a bit more water and try again.
Done correctly, it should last all winter and can be easily removed by peeling it off.
DRAFT DETECTION
Bedikas Chametz is one time we walk around the house with a candle; the other time
is when we try to locate a draft. If you feel the cold coming in from somewhere but
can’t find its origin, the flicker of a candle will help guide you. Carry it slowly around
the cold room and watch the flame for any signs of wind blowing through, so you SLIPPERY SHOVEL
know where you need to winterproof.
Sometimes the snow is light
Get that
and fluffy, making shoveling
easy and fast. In less fortunate Get that
Gadget
situations, the snow is dense
and wet and just wants to Gadget
cling to the shovel.
WATERPROOF GOOD NEWS
WINTERWEAR You know how tall boots tend To get that snow to slip right Save your fingers from frostbite with
off, give your shovel a good
Boots are a winter staple, but they often to fall over on itself? You don’t spray down the HotHands Hand Warmers. It’s a
have to buy fancy inserts to
serve fashion over function. To keep your keep them standing tall. Just with WD-40 disposable instant heating pack that
toes dry and warm though a winter trek, roll up an old newspaper on both sides. activates when you shake it, and
lasts all day. You can place one in
slip on a disposable plastic bag onto or magazine, and slip them It’ll keep the your pocket, glove, and more to keep
each foot, followed by a pair of socks. into the boots. For a more snow from you nice and warm.
If your boots are wide enough, you can substantial solution you can sticking for
even create a sock-bag-sock sandwich cut a pool noodle to the right quite some 10 pairs are $9.99 at Walmart.
to beat the cold. size and use that. time, although
less potent
cooking spray
will also work
for a while.
SNOW SOLUTION HOME HACKERS
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broom. This will work amazing for the kind of light snow that run or hole in your tights from
doesn’t accumulate much, but you still need to clear it in Dear readers! Do you want to read getting bigger, apply some
order to prevent it from icing up the next day. about a specific topic? clear nail polish onto it.
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