We all know about basic household carcinogens - aerosols, fertilizers, and cleaning chemicals.  But did you know that other common household products may also contain cancer causing agents?  Yahoo Green! lists some of the items in your home that you may have never suspected could cause you harm.

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/8-known-carcinogens-to-remove-from-your-house-2452966

Marc
Marc Austin Highfill
Exit First Realty
Office: (8 04) 527-3948
Cell: (804) 840-9824
Email me: marc@marcshomes.net
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The last few days have proven that winter weather is on its way to Richmond.  Be prepared for winter weather with these tips:

Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights - lasts 6 weeks.

Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.

Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it's way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they'll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water---preventing water from freezing!

Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel.  The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber

Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer! Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!  
 

Marc

Marc Austin Highfill
Exit First Realty
Office:  (804) 527-3948
Cell:  (804) 840-9824
E-mail:  marc@marcshomes.com
Visit our website at:  www.marcshomes.com

Take a tip from local pest control companies! Here’s an easy and SAFE way to get rid of those pesky ants.  Try sprinkling cornmeal anywhere you see ants. The ants eat it and take it back to their ant colony. They can’t digest the meal, so it kills them. This is a safe way to rid your home of ants without harmful pesticides that can hurt pets or small children.