#MEwx Some fog then sunny and warm with windws and mirror chemical free cleaning

Good morning Augusta

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This morning we have patchy fog turning mostly sunny later. Highs in the mid 70s with light and variable winds, becoming south around 10 mph this afternoon.

Tonight we’ll have mostly clear in the evening, becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight with lows in the mid 50s. Winds will be Southerly around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

The outdoor temperature is 51.6°F, the dewpoint is 51.3°F and it feels like 51.6°F.

We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.

Today’s sunrise is 6:01 AM, sunset is 7:21 PM and we’ll have 13 hours 19 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 1:54 AM and Moonset is 6:31 PM. The moon phase is Waning Crescent and is 14% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on September 17 and our next new moon is on September 3.

The wind velocity is between 1.8 MPH and  3.8 MPH from the North.

The Relative pressure is 30.18, the Absolute pressure is 29.98 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.

The Humidity is 99%, the UV index is 2 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 256.7W/m2.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with fog in some places, but sunny above it.

 

Here’s another set of chemical free cleaning tips which is, like many other tips I’ve posted on this blog, free out there on the web. Enjoy.

 

The windows and mirrors in your home offer you a view to remember and keeping them clean is important for you to be able to see clearly. While your windows

may not actually get cleaned as often as the mirrors in your home, great cleaning ideas are here for when you need to use them. Cleaning your windows when

the outside temperature is above freezing will get you the best results for streak free windows.

 

Here is an easy to make and use window cleaner that you can use in any spray bottle. If you don’t use it all the first time you will need to shake the bottle

before using again. Mix together 1/3 tsp liquid vegetable based soap, 3 tbsp cider vinegar or white vinegar and two cups of water.

 

You can make another easy window and mirror cleaner by using half borax and a half of denatured alcohol for a sparkling shine. Spray on or wipe on with

a soft cloth and dry.

 

You might be surprised but you can clean your windows or your mirrors with club soda and a soft lint free cloth. Club soda is chemical free and works wonders

on dirt.

 

To clean heavy dirt off of your windows, use three tablespoons of clear ammonia in a spray bottle of water. Wipe on and off as needed for a deep clean.

 

You can also use vinegar (three tablespoons) with a spray bottle of water for a shiny clean window finish. You can’t use ammonia and vinegar in the same

solution because they will neutralize each other leaving you to clean with just the water.

 

You can clean your windows with full strength mineral spirits to get heavy dirt and paints off of your glass, and then re-clean using a vinegar or ammonia

solution for a clean window.

 

You can clean your windows with full strength rubbing alcohol to remove what seems like years of dirt from glass.

 

To get dirt and dead bugs out of the corners of your windows you can use a cotton bud dunked in vinegar or you can use a child’s sized toothbrush for the

larger window sill areas.

 

If you have a problem with your windows frosting or freezing over adding two cups of windshield washer fluid or two cups of rubbing alcohol to your water

when you are cleaning the windows will prevent frosting and freezing.

 

To get hard water stains off your windows or your mirrors wipe them down with straight vinegar to cut the hard water stains.

 

When you are vacuuming off your drapes, open the window and suck out any dirt or dead bugs that are accumulating on the windowsill. You can also carefully

vacuum off the dust from the screens while you have the soft attachment on your vacuum.

 

Do you have a window in your home that you want to cover and to keep others from peering in while you are in the shower or in a bedroom? You can make your

own window covering by using four tablespoons of Epsom salts mixed into a cup of flat beer. Painting this mixture on your window and then letting it dry

will leave you with a film that others can’t see through.

 

To make your window screens last longer, take them out once a year and wash them down with kerosene. Kerosene will prevent rust from starting. Caution:

Work with kerosene only in a well-ventilated area away from open flame.

 

If you have noticed a hole in your screen you can prevent this from becoming larger by dabbing some clear nail polish on the ripped area and a little bit

around it so that bugs can’t get in to your home.

 

You can clean blinds on your windows with a piece of bread. Even though the bread will be a little crumbly you can easily sweep this up. Squishing bread

in your hand will make it into a little lump, which will not leave streaks of dust on your blinds.

 

Summary of quick and easy window cleaners that you can use anytime: (use three tablespoons of one of the following liquids per spray bottle of warm water

when cleaning)

 

1. Vinegar

2. Ammonia

3. Lemon juice

4. Washer fluid

5. Vinegar with a tablespoon of cornstarch

6. Rubbing alcohol