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Where do you get your big dry erase boards?

4ster — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:02:56 -0800

Looking for suggestions for a good vendor for a large dry erase board in the US. I am looking for a large dry erase board for my office. I am thinking of something in the neighborhood of 8 feet wide and 4 feet tall, but I'm flexible on this.

Some other considerations:

- Something that erases easily, will last a long time, and doesen't leave a lot of "ghosting" marks would be nice, as would a white or wood frame instead of a metal one.

- Magnetic would be nice, but is not essential.

- I'm not really interested in making one myself or buying dry erase paint. I can see that idea turning into an expensive disaster.

- The cheaper the better, which includes shipping.

Thanks in advance.

need to dry car seat right now!

goethean — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:45:48 -0800

Need advice on drying out car seats quickly. Left my rear car window open about 2" today. Massive thunderstorm came through, with apparently horizontal rain. Rear car seat is damp. (Not a child's seat, a normal seat.) Leaving on a road trip tomorrow morning at 5 AM with three passengers. I already vacuumed it. I'm going to leave it in the garage with all the windows rolled down tonight. What else can I do? Should I leave towels on the seat?

Why do cold clothes feel wet?

robotot — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:14:27 -0800

Why do cold clothes feel wet? It's winter right now in Sydney, and cold. I put clothes on the line to dry, a day later I go out to collect what I assume are dry clothes, but they still feel wet, even though I know they are not (it hasn't rained on them, they are under cover, but still outside. I bring them inside and once they warm up to room temperature they feel properly dry.

What's going on here, in terms of physics etc?

Bad haircut plus dry and damaged hair. What should I do?

likeapen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:43:06 -0800

Bad haircut plus dry and damaged hair. What should I do? So i have armpit length, wavy, frizzy, coarse hair and a lot of it. I have been growing out my hair for the past year because of an awful haircut. Parted in the middle, the two sides do not pair up still. I want to keep it long so I am letting the one side catch up. I have only cut the ends every couple of months. I have colored my hair once this year. I always blowdry my hair or use a straightening iron. I like keeping my hair straight and sleek. Now it's dry, damaged and limp and it's screaming for help.

Does anyone know or recommend the following,

1) a treatment, conditioner anything to give my hair moisture and shininess, it can be a product or something I can make at home

2) a salon, hairstylist in New York City or Hoboken so I can get my hair cut and straightened. Max $125. That's my budget. I plan on cutting the ends only and possibly fixing the cut so it can look decent.

Plus any tips on how to keep it from getting worse or suggestions on fixing the haircut, should I style it now or let it grow til both sides are even?. Thank you.

ow! my face!

kidsleepy — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:50:06 -0800

I just started using Tazorac, and of course now my skin hates me (temporarily, I hope). Any recommendations for moisturizers? I've been using the Tazorac to treat acne for about a week now. I know that it's gonna get worse before it gets better (thanks to this earlier post). In the meantime, I'm on a quest for the perfect moisturizer. Tazorac makes my skin both incredibly dry AND incredibly sensitive (think sunburn). All the lotions I've tried feel good for about 1.5 seconds before the burning sensation sets in and I race for a washcloth. So far I've used a generic knockoff of Cetaphil, Jergens Shea Butter, Aveeno (regular formula), and plain sunscreen. These were what I had laying around the house; I'm a bit of a product junkie.

What's the best lotion for my sensitive, dry, acne-prone skin?

How do I stop losing my shirts?

blackjack514 — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:08:50 -0800

I've come to realize that I am not paying as much attention to detail as I should when I drop off shirts at my dry cleaners. It seems like I end up losing 3 or 4 shirts a year to the ebb and flow of having my shirts laundered. Is this truly because of my lack of attention or do others have the same problem? How common it is for shirts to be lost at the dry cleaners? Beyond a greater attention to the checkin and checkout of shirts, does anybody have any advice on stemming the tide of lost shirts?

How do I wash this sweater?

penciltopper — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:58:05 -0800

Grownup has never washed a nice sweater. Help. OK, so I got a couple of nice merino & cashmere sweaters for Xmas. Maybe as a hint that the wool/woolblend sweaters I owned were no longer socially acceptable, having been worn for years & never been washed. (blush)

I poked around a bit on the boards, and there are lots of things mentioned for sweaterwashing, then contradicted, then ???

So I need some votes:

1) Drycleaners, espcially with the cashmere
2) Dryel at the laundromat
3) Wash 'em in the sink, then spread out to dry
3a) with woolite
3b) woolite is death, buy special goo at the yarn store
4) write in candidate here

I have another sweater question while i'm at it.
All my sweaters, cotton, wool, whatever, make me look like I've got a "muffin top". (Chest fits, waist at hem/ribbing fits - but they bag out above the waist so that it looks like I'm trying to smuggle a bicycle tire underneath.)
I don't actually have a muffin top, and if I tug the hem down, everything is fine for a few minutes until it rides up and I'm back to dumpy again.
What am I doing wrong here?

Where can I get dry ice in Berkeley/Oakland area?

mikeand1 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:28:23 -0800

Where can I get dry ice in Berkeley/Oakland area? Where can I get dry ice in the Berkeley/Oakland area?

thanks,
Mike

Where is there a full service laundromat in Quincy, MA?

pikaboy202 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:51:28 -0800

Does anyone know of a good full service laundromat in Quincy or Milton in Massachusetts? I live on the border of Quincy/Milton in Massachusetts and I'm trying to find a full service laundromat. I'm looking for a laundromat that would do my laundry and fold it for me when I drop it off.

Currently I go to the one Wash n' Dry Center on Hobart Street in Quincy but they're expensive and I think they don't separate colors and whites because I've had several shirts come back stained.

Any suggestions?

Dry Ice in car in place of a/c. A bad idea?

tonylord — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:44:09 -0800

Will using dry ice in my car as a replacement for air conditioning kill me? Or my dog? So I have no air conditioning in my car and it is bloody hot here in DC. I mean it's now 2230 and it's still 28C. Lunchtime today it was 34C, but after my car had been in the sun at lunchtime I could have sworn the steering wheel was more like 100C. I could barely touch it for the first 10 minutes.

The only cooling mechanism my car has is to open all the windows and drive quickly, as the air conditioning seems to have stopped working earlier in it's 16 year life span. Could putting a chunk of dry ice in the well of the car (ie where the passenger's feet go) cool it down sufficently?

Obviously I would need to keep the windows open, but CO2 is denser than air, right? So as long as I keep my head above the open window line, shouldn't I be ok? What about my dog, who also gets hot on long car journeys in her crate in the back (its what I would call an estate and what USians would call a wagon). How can I prevent the gas killing her?

How much would I need to use to cool the car (it's a Ford Taurus wagon)? What precautions would I need to take when buying the stuff (from Safeway I suppose: it's the only place I've ever seen it on sale).

Thanks for your help, the green.

T

Where to buy dry ice in Chicago?

true — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:53:38 -0800

Where can I buy dry ice in Chicago? I need to buy a few pounds of dry ice in Chicago, preferably on the north side. I've tried ice cream shops and some restaurant supply stores, but - if they even have it - only sell it in huge quantities. Any thoughts?

Budget Dry Cleaner South Bay

bananafish — Wed, 02 May 2007 22:08:28 -0800

Is there a budget dry cleaner in the South Bay? When I lived in Washington, DC there was a dry clean depot (which later became Zips) which would dry clean any item for $1.50. Since moving to the South Bay (Sunnyvale -San Jose area), I've not found anything similar and my dry cleaning bill is wrecking my budget! Anyone know of a $1.50 or $2.00 per item dry cleaner?

Why do dogs stick their heads out of moving cars windows?

econous — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:39:37 -0800

Why do dogs stick their heads out of moving cars windows?

Help my dry hands!

Hargrimm — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:01:54 -0800

How can I keep my hands moisturized without lotion? I think I have some kind of obsessive disorder or something, and I wash my hands A LOT. As a result of this, during the winter months, my hands get very badly chapped and cracked, to the point of bleeding. I cannot stand lotion, as it always feels greasy and sticky, even hours after, thus making me wash my hands again. Help!

What are the side effects from extra-strenght antiperspirant sports lotions?

AnyGuelmann — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:38:26 -0800

Have you experienced any side effects from extended use of extra-strenght, aluminun chloride based antiperspirant sports lotions? And what configures extended use? Twice a day for a week? Everyday for a year? I have been reading about aluminum chloride lotions and wipes that prevent sweating of the hands and face when playing sports. I have read all the AskMeFi posts on excessive sweating and they mention several brands, but nobody talks clearly about the side effects of prolonged use.

Do they mess up the skin? Do the hands wind up looking like a cracked dry river bed? How about the neck? And what about the hair - can you use them on your head?

Current or former users, please respond!

Mr. Suit

josher71 — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:23:40 -0800

Anyone know of any places in NYC (pref. midtown) where I can get my dry cleaning back in 24 hours? I've messed up and realized my suit needs to be cleaned and pressed by Wed. morning. Where can I go?

Suits you scheduling

TrashyRambo — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:47:59 -0800

Drycleaninghack filter: How to monitor how many times I've worn a suit so it can get cleaned at appropriate intervals? I wear suits for work. I've got five decent sets - all of which are one jacket and two pairs of trousers. I generally pull one lot on at random in the morning, but I have no way of no way of knowing how far that particular combo is from its last trip to the friendly neighbourhood dry cleaners. I reckon I can get four wears out of each pair of trousers, and eight out of each jacket. But how to monitor when they need to be cleaned? Suggestions for simple or sophisticated tracking welcome.

Dry Erase paint

GernBlandston — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 05:13:39 -0800

Where can I find dry-erase / whiteboard paint to put on my wall? Something like chalkboard paint.

Question number 11192

pjhagop — Sun, 24 Oct 2004 13:42:58 -0800

We just ran my cell phone through the washing machine, accidentally, of course. Is there any hope of reviving it? How?

Question number 4711

Aaorn — Sat, 17 Jan 2004 13:28:35 -0800

Any MeFites have experience with Focus Night and Day contacts? I'm not necessarily interested in sleeping in them, but my current contacts make my eyes uncomfortably dry all the time, so I'd like to know if the N&Ds are as comfortable as they claim.

Question number 4041

machaus — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 12:17:13 -0800

Speaking of booze, I'm new to martinis. What's the accepted shorthand way of asking for the classic "gin, vermouth, stirred, olives" version? Too often I end up with a drink that got too much olive juice or ice bits, or the bartender asks me if I want *cringe* vodka.

Question number 3851

fvw — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:00:12 -0800

Why do porous objects (wood, textile, hair, etc) appear darker when wet then when dry? A googling gave me this ("surface reflection and refraction"), but that doesn't sound entirely reasonable, as it merely talks of light being scattered, but the light in question is already diffuse. This also gives some suggestions, but nothing conclusive. Any chem/physics MeFiers know this?