From Heather.. WD 40....

Subject: WD-40

 

I got up very early and went outside to pick up the Sunday paper, when I noticed someone had sprayed red paint all around the sides of my neighbors brand new beige truck.  I went over and woke him up and gave him the bad news.  He was, of course extremely upset and we stood there trying to figure out what we could do about the problem. We decided there wasn't much recourse but to wait until Monday, since nothing was open.  Just then another neighbor came out of his house, surveyed the situation and immediately said to get his WD-40 out and clean the red paint off.

 

Guess what!  it cleaned up that paint without harming the original paint on the truck!  I'm impressed!!

 

Water Displacement #40.  The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts.  WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company.  Its name comes from the project that was to find a 'water displacement' compound.  They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40.  The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their atlas missile parts.

 

Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you...' IT IS MADE FROM FISH OIL' .  When you read the 'shower door' part, try it.  It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door.  If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass.  It is a miracle!  Then try it on your stovetop...  It is now shinier than it has ever been before.

 

1) Protects silver from tarnishing.

2) Removes road tar and grime from cars.

3) Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.

4) Gives floors that `just-waxed` sheen without making it slippery.

5) Keeps flies off cows.

6) Restores and cleans chalkboards.

7) Removes lipstick stains.

8) Loosens stubborn zippers.

9) Untangles jewelry chains.

10) Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.

11) Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.

12) Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.

13) Removes tomato stains from clothing.

14) Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.

15) Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.

16) Keeps scissors working smoothly.

17) Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.

18) It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor!

      Open some windows if you have a lot of marks.

19) Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car.  Removed quickly, with WD-40!

20) Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.

21) Lubricates gear shift on lawn mowers.

22) Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.

23) Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open.

24) Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.

25) Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles as well as vinyl bumpers.

26) Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.

27) Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.

28) Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and bicycles for easy handling.

29) Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly.

30) Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools.

31) Removes splattered grease on the stove.

32) Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.

33) Lubricates prosthetic limbs.

34) Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).

35) Removes all traces of duct tape.

36) Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain.

37) Florida 's favorite use 'Cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers.'

38) Protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.

39) WD-40 attracts fish.  Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time.

40) Ant bites.  It takes the sting away immediately and stops the itch.

41) WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls.  Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.

42) If you've washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and Presto!  Lipstick is gone!

43) If you spray WD-40 on the distributor cap, it will displace the moisture and allow the car to start.

 

Keep a can of WD-40 in my kitchen cabinet over the stove.  It is good for oven burns or any other type of burn..  It takes the burned feeling away and heals with NO scarring.  Remember, the basic ingredient is FISH OIL

Finally, I find someone who agrees with me... our elected saviour needs to be in a 'timeout'!

Obama's Rhetoric Is the Real 'Catastrophe'

In 1932, automobile production shriveled by 90%.

By BRADLEY R. SCHILLER

President Barack Obama has turned fearmongering into an art form. He has repeatedly raised the specter of another Great Depression. First, he did so to win votes in the November election. He has done so again recently to sway congressional votes for his stimulus package.

In his remarks, every gloomy statistic on the economy becomes a harbinger of doom. As he tells it, today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression. Without his Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he says, the economy will fall back into that abyss and may never recover.

This fearmongering may be good politics, but it is bad history and bad economics. It is bad history because our current economic woes don't come close to those of the 1930s. At worst, a comparison to the 1981-82 recession might be appropriate. Consider the job losses that Mr. Obama always cites. In the last year, the U.S. economy shed 3.4 million jobs. That's a grim statistic for sure, but represents just 2.2% of the labor force. From November 1981 to October 1982, 2.4 million jobs were lost -- fewer in number than today, but the labor force was smaller. So 1981-82 job losses totaled 2.2% of the labor force, the same as now.

Job losses in the Great Depression were of an entirely different magnitude. In 1930, the economy shed 4.8% of the labor force. In 1931, 6.5%. And then in 1932, another 7.1%. Jobs were being lost at double or triple the rate of 2008-09 or 1981-82.

This was reflected in unemployment rates. The latest survey pegs U.S. unemployment at 7.6%. That's more than three percentage points below the 1982 peak (10.8%) and not even a third of the peak in 1932 (25.2%). You simply can't equate 7.6% unemployment with the Great Depression.

Other economic statistics also dispel any analogy between today's economic woes and the Great Depression. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose in 2008, despite a bad fourth quarter. The Congressional Budget Office projects a GDP decline of 2% in 2009. That's comparable to 1982, when GDP contracted by 1.9%. It is nothing like 1930, when GDP fell by 9%, or 1931, when GDP contracted by another 8%, or 1932, when it fell yet another 13%.

Auto production last year declined by roughly 25%. That looks good compared to 1932, when production shriveled by 90%. The failure of a couple of dozen banks in 2008 just doesn't compare to over 10,000 bank failures in 1933, or even the 3,000-plus bank (Savings & Loan) failures in 1987-88. Stockholders can take some solace from the fact that the recent stock market debacle doesn't come close to the 90% devaluation of the early 1930s.

Mr. Obama's analogies to the Great Depression are not only historically inaccurate, they're also dangerous. Repeated warnings from the White House about a coming economic apocalypse aren't likely to raise consumer and investor expectations for the future. In fact, they have contributed to the continuing decline in consumer confidence that is restraining a spending pickup. Beyond that, fearmongering can trigger a political stampede to embrace a "recovery" package that delivers a lot less than it promises. A more cool-headed assessment of the economy's woes might produce better policies.

Mr. Schiller, an economics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, is the author of "The Economy Today" (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

Ed's Note: Have you ever seen such a poor start for an elected official and his administration? I can report honestly I have not in 62 years! Man, the mistakes this newly elected administration are making are so elementary, it is unbelievable...  my favorite now .. well there are really two out of the many... We now have a bonifided tax cheat as head of our treasury and IRS (so if you don't want to pay your taxes you don't have to, unless you are being picked to be a public official, or so his appointment teaches us)... (talk about having the fox guard the hen house!) and the President who will not quit campaigning and tend to business. wow... and I swear, I hear many times during the campaign how he may not have wisdom from experience, but was the greatest person ever to make a decision.. his were the best and most sound... and yet I have not seen one, yet, that was sound, let alone the best ever! Why on earth would one fill all the chairs at the table with folks who are inept or tax cheats, or have a history of running off at the mouth, or those who worked against you for years (now expecting them to embrace your platform, sigh) or have proven to their own party, let alone the American people, how unelectable they are (since no one wanted them when they ran for President, this Biden VP choice should have been our first indication of how poor this man was at making decisions... wow.. talk about .......)...  I can remember thinking how embarrased I was regarding the Presidency of Carter, Nixon, Johnson, and Clinton... wow, this might end up being the worst yet.  sorry... off my soapbox again... but it might not be my last time, either.. haha...  and the President this country could not get rid of fast enough, just might end up in the years that come, as history looks back, as one of the best leaders for his honesty, his intergrity, his decision making, his ability to surround himself with good men with sound advice, and his tanacity. 

I think term limits are AWESOME! 

(Oklahoma can be proud of one thing however. We have all our elected officials reflecting our core values except one, and he is there due to his name only, not his work, nor ability!)

I must stop this ranting, right Ann?

smiling, ............  have a great day!