tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256376349508798027.post186038857657647232..comments2023-04-11T04:10:58.944-06:00Comments on Extremely Frugal: Twist'em tiesPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122457524036298067noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256376349508798027.post-80858818147309493202009-07-21T13:51:44.806-06:002009-07-21T13:51:44.806-06:00Thanks, Pat. You just saved my pocket umbrella. On...Thanks, Pat. You just saved my pocket umbrella. One of the spokes broke at the joint and I was wondering where I could get a small piece of thin wire. When I read your post that was the answer. I stripped the paper off the tie, used the wire and the umbrella is as good as new. Hurray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256376349508798027.post-10250212404196683552009-05-22T04:59:00.245-06:002009-05-22T04:59:00.245-06:00I have also twisted the ends of the twit ties toge...I have also twisted the ends of the twit ties together so I have a long tie about 12 inches long. When I roll my newspapers for "logs" to burn in the woodstove, I use these ties to keep the newspapers from unrolling. Just before we start the fire the next day, I remove the thin wires from the ashes. I don't want these wires mixed into the compost and ultimately into the garden. The uses are Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700529481250059986noreply@blogger.com