<div>The wooden spoon stops the kettle from boiling over<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Sent from Gmail Mobile<br>Mark Paquette <br><a href="mailto:wa2ios.mark@gmail.com">wa2ios.mark@gmail.com</a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 5, 2025 at 3:46\u202fPM elizabethannjohnson53--- via Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_909331050583640611WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi Al,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I agree with you, none of what this person is saying makes any sense to me , especially the one about the boiling kettle.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Have a great day.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ElizabethAnn<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#467886" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_909331050583640611WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Massachusetts-NFB <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Al and Masha Sten-Clanton via Massachusetts-NFB<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 5, 2025 9:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharawinton@gmail.com</a>; 'NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List' <<a href="mailto:massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Al and Masha Sten-Clanton <<a href="mailto:sweeties2@verizon.net" target="_blank">sweeties2@verizon.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massachusetts-NFB] FW: [NFB-Seniors-Discussion] Tired of boiling over kettles and how about cleaning up cat and dog hair!! read this<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Greetings!<span><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>I can't tell from this what putting the spoon on top of the mouth of the kettle has to do with knowing when the thing boils. What am I missing?<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Thanks for any info.<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Al<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 11/4/25 19:55, <a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com" target="_blank">sharawinton@gmail.com</a> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi You All</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">(Some of you may already know both of these techniques.) </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yes, here are to common sense alternatives\u2026 and these work for sighted people too! Bet you have the items needed are already in your kitchen.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--Preventing a kettle from boiling over. it works every time:;this works on all sizes of kettles</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Step1- fill the kettle with water: as full as you want; you will not be using the kettles lid. Note- this may work for any liquid; I\u2019ve not needed to try.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Step2- Place the kettle on the burner and turn up the heat to \u201cHOT\u201d; as high as it goes.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Step3 Right after turning up the heat, place a wooden spoon across the mouth of the kettle; position the spoon so that it is basically dividing the kettle in two equal halves. Note: you can add in your food item at whatever time which is recommended for the dish you are preparing; before it starts to boil or any time later. If you take the spoon off to add in your food stuff, and/or to stir, remember to replace it to finish the boiling</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">-Step4- Set a timer. For example- I love hard boiled eggs. And so I set my timer for 15 minutes. And hey, the timer needs to be your signal to come and pull the kettle off the burner , remove the spoon and drain your kettle. And if you space off the timing, your water will all boil away and your food stuff will start to burn!</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">--Easy and very complete removal of Pet hair: </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Step1- Put on a pair of rubber gloves! The type people use to wash dishes. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Step2- Figuring out your method for cleaning the area you want to make free from hair: for Example: a couch- Think about this\u2026 you are going to use your hands which now are covered with a rubbery glove which has a techture that when dragged across the fabric of your couch, it will catch hair and drag it to whereever it is that you are wanting to collect a pile of hair, prior to when it is that you wish to pick up that stack, and drop it into a paper sack or some container. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Another tactic I will employ, is to have a glove on one had and as I swipe my gloved hand through an area, I\u2019ll clean the hair off that gloved hand with the bare hand. <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Respectfully Yours,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Robert Leslie Newman<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Friends of Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, President <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Website- <a href="https://friendsofncbvi.org/" target="_blank">https://friendsofncbvi.org</a> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Phone- 402-660-1743<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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