Same here!
I've never been invited to one of those, but yeah that would be lame if I got suckered into one.
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Same here!
I've never been invited to one of those, but yeah that would be lame if I got suckered into one.
Oh yeah I sold candy for the school when I was a kid. One time I won a free trip to McDonalds in a limo.
Lol, how many did you sell?
I don't know; I just remember sitting on the curb with a friend making potholders & then "doorbelling" with our finished 'products'. 
Kept us out of our parents' hair for a while.
You had to make them too?
Oh, yes; one of those gimmick "kit" adverts in the back of comic books in the olden days. Yeah, sit on the curb in front of our house, make a pile of potholders...then go walk the streets.
Oh, yes; one of those gimmick "kit" adverts in the back of comic books in the olden days. Yeah, sit on the curb in front of our house, make a pile of potholders...then go walk the streets.
What did you make them out of? Yarn?
Loops, kind of like cross-cut sox, only a little longer. You can order refill bags of loops.What did you make them out of? Yarn?
HERE'S a kit at Amazon....easy & fun stocking stuffer for a 7 or 8 year old kid. You'll never be without potholders! Loops, kind of like cross-cut sox, only a little longer. You can order refill bags of loops.
Oh yeah I've seen those before.
Yarn?
that would not make a very good pot holder. What was I thinking Oh yes! Crocheted potholders made of yarn are good too! But maybe just not for most little kids to make.Oh yeah I've seen those before.
Yarn?
Really? Yarn doesn't seem like it would be very heat resistant.Oh yes! Crocheted potholders made of yarn are good too! But maybe just not for most little kids to make.
Still not convinced it would be heat resistant. I'd like like 4 of those in my hand to not get burned or feel the extreme heat coming off the pan or dish.
We don't get very many. When we do, they are usually religious people trying to spread the word. I guess we're in an inconvenient area for solicitors since we live on a big hill.
Maybe it depends on what, exactly, that you're handling; but I can pick up a cast-iron skillet off a burner or out of the oven using one or two potholders. Have to have a surface to set it down on reasonably quickly. You can also use one or two as a trivet or pad to set hot things on the countertop to protect it.Still not convinced it would be heat resistant. I'd like like 4 of those in my hand to not get burned or feel the extreme heat coming off the pan or dish.
Also depends on the kind of yarn used....natural fibers, like cotton, are somewhat heat resistant. Petroleum-based yarns, like polyester or nylon, would quickly melt or some maybe even burst into flame.
For work clothes at the aluminum smelter only cotton was allowed; anything with synthetic fibers/cloth was strictly banned. That was because if a spark or molten-metal splash hit your shirt or jeans it might burn a little hole in cotton clothing; but anything synthetic would melt to your skin & keep burning causing severe burns.
So I suppose that principle would apply to potholders or oven mitts; now we have silicone potholders & oven mitts, though & that seems to be a whole different ballgame.
'Oh the things you can know about potholders'
Maybe it depends on what, exactly, that you're handling; but I can pick up a cast-iron skillet off a burner or out of the oven using one or two potholders. Have to have a surface to set it down on reasonably quickly. You can also use one or two as a trivet or pad to set hot things on the countertop to protect it.
Also depends on the kind of yarn used....natural fibers, like cotton, are somewhat heat resistant. Petroleum-based yarns, like polyester or nylon, would quickly melt or some maybe even burst into flame.
For work clothes at the aluminum smelter only cotton was allowed; anything with synthetic fibers/cloth was strictly banned. That was because if a spark or molten-metal splash hit your shirt or jeans it might burn a little hole in cotton clothing; but anything synthetic would melt to your skin & keep burning causing severe burns.
So I suppose that principle would apply to potholders or oven mitts; now we have silicone potholders & oven mitts, though & that seems to be a whole different ballgame.
'Oh the things you can know about potholders'
Makes sense, apparently I don't know as much about potholders as you do
I live in the city in an apartment building so fortunately I don't get a ton of solicitors. If I did, I wouldn't answer the door anyway. I wouldn't say anything at all for that matter. No one needs to know if I'm home. Go away!
I wish I lived in an apartment building nice enough to have a door man, lol. It's fine. I don't think I'll ever be able to own a house given how incredibly expensive they are and how little I'm being paid for what I do, so apartment living is fine.
I got a really sweet deal on rent and only pay $825 for a one bedroom. If you can find me a mortgage that low, I'll consider buying.
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