What's a gadget that every home should have?

A CO2 detector, smoke detectors on every floor and fire extinguishers. And a shower that pulses.
 

RubyK said:
A Gilhoolie.
Click to expand...

I agree!

I don't have an official Gilhoolie, this is the style that I use. It came from my mother's kitchen and it was used when she got it!
il_570xN.343078009.jpg
 
Oh. Thanks. All I have is one of those rubber pads, it works pretty well but my hands aren't as strong as they once were.
 
Carla said:
Oh. Thanks. All I have is one of those rubber pads, it works pretty well but my hands aren't as strong as they once were.
Click to expand...

A Gilhoolie will make you invincible, LOL!

It gives you leverage, a better grip and requires much less hand strength, I'm sure you could find one on Amazon that you would be happy with.
 
Tongs. I got these when we first got married. Originally there was a chain between the two sides. That came off years ago. I use them to retrieve items that have fallen in a place I can't reach, used it to get light items off a high shelf , even cleaned the car window on the inside with a paper towel attached. We had a cat years ago that just wouldn't stay off the kitchen counter tops. I kept my tongs handy and would snap them at him every time he jumped up. It didn't take long for him to get the message. No more jumping on the kitchen cabinets. Beware, the ones they sell today have a gizmo that locks them in place. Every time you want to use them you have to flip them around so they stay open. Some things just can't be improved. tongs (800x600).jpg
 
jujube said:
I find myself wanting to work the word "gilhoolie" into a conversation. I went to a luncheon today and didn't manage to get it in once. Dang!

And if I could use "gilhoolie" and "slumgullion" together in a conversation, my life would be complete.
Click to expand...

How about- "can you hand me the gilhoolie so I can open this dang jar of slumgullion"?
 
RadishRose said:
How about- "can you hand me the gilhoolie so I can open this dang jar of slumgullion"?
Click to expand...

Yeah, that would work, but we had lasagna so the gilhoolie wouldn't have been much luck with that, and I would have had to say "please pass the affettatrice" and I didn't know we were going to have lasagna so I didn't bone up on my Italian, which doesn't extend much beyond "dov'e il bagno delle signore", pronounced in a desperate tone.....
 
Oh, my! Did you use the middle tool often? That's really heavy duty. :p

Had to look up slumgullion online. Never heard that word before.

[h=2]slumgullion[/h] (slʌmˈɡʌljən; ˈslʌmˌɡʌl-)n1. (Cookery) slang an inexpensive stew
2. (Fishing) offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber
3. (Mining & Quarrying) a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices

[C19: from slum in US sense slime + gullion, perhaps variant of cullion testicles]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
 
jujube said:
I find myself wanting to work the word "gilhoolie" into a conversation. I went to a luncheon today and didn't manage to get it in once. Dang!
Click to expand...

They'd probably think you were talking about Tonya Harding's husband :playful:

2 items I think every home should have: a clock and a dinner table. To be used together.
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top