It really bothers me when people don't use coasters. Particularly on my table.
No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!
Slipcovers are great because they can be laundered after those all-too-frequent sippy cup and red wine incidents.
I can tell by your eye shadow, you're from Brooklyn, right? . . . Me too. My mother has plastic covers on all the furniture. Even the poodle. Looked like a barking hassock walking down the street.
My pet peeve is when people come over to my house, and there are coasters, but they don't use a coaster.
Are you pro- or anti-macassar?
I worked a full-time job at a place call Caraustar. We recycle paper, then through recycled paper, we take it and we make V board out of it. If you buy a TV, a new couch, you see these little V boards that make like a V.
The citric acid in lemon juice makes it perfect for bleaching, disinfecting and cutting through grease. And olive oil is a great alternative to furniture polish.
People who put slipcovers, doilies, plastic protectors, and cellophane on everything good that they own rarely live to see an occasion so good that all these covers are removed.
