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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi Al,<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Have a great day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>ElizabethAnn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></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;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org> <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> sharawinton@gmail.com; 'NFB of Massachusetts E-mail List' <massachusetts-nfb@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Al and Masha Sten-Clanton <sweeties2@verizon.net><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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Greetings!<span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><o:p> </o:p></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?<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Thanks for any info.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Al<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 11/4/25 19:55, <a href="mailto:sharawinton@gmail.com">sharawinton@gmail.com</a> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Hi You All</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>(Some of you may already know both of these techniques.) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>--Easy and very complete removal of Pet hair: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Step1- Put on a pair of rubber gloves! The type people use to wash dishes. <o:p></o:p></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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Respectfully Yours,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Leslie Newman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friends of Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, President <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Website- <a href="https://friendsofncbvi.org/">https://friendsofncbvi.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone- 402-660-1743<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>