Regarding the herbal teas: I am a big fan of Celestial Seasonings -- Red Zinger, Mixed Berry Zinger. I make "refrigerator iced tea" -- just put a few packets in a plastic jug, add cold water, pop in the fridge and wait a few hours. Delish; no need to add Splenda or whatever. Last time I stocked up on them when they were on sale at the grocery store, the clerk probably thought I was reselling them on the black market or something! My other non-soda beverage of choice is cold water with something I've mentioned on a post here about favorite finds: True Lime, crystallized lime (they're the consistency of granulated sugar). Love that stuff.

I've done the coke with battery acid thing. In my case it wasn't rust, but the crusty battery acid that builds up at the connectors. That stuff isn't all that easy to get off either. I was about 19 and working at a restaurant and my car wouldn't start up after work. One of the cooks came out to take a look and saw the connection to the battery wasn't working because there was too much crusty acid built up on it. He unhooked the cables, ran inside and grabbed a glass of coke (or pepsi) from the soda machine came back out poured it on and it completely dissolved all the acid. Hooked them back up and it started up right away. I love Dr. Pepper but am trying really hard not to drink it very often. I already use sugar in my coffee in the morning so I don't really need more in the afternoon. :/

Do NOT use Home Depot or Thomasville. Home Depot forgot my toekick drawers despite being asked if she included them 5 different times. She said they were ordered. When my cabinets came in there were no drawers. I immediately went back to HD and the same designer lied and said my cabinets were too heavy for the drawers- i had pictures ftom the website with my ordered configuration. 2nd problem is Thomasville - they have shipped defective product 4 times now. Their shipper lost 1 shipment for a week and today they never showed up with the 4th attempt to give me usable cabinets. Even with a specialist agent from Thomasville I can't get this resolved. I ordered the cabinets 8 months ago. I could have special ordered cabinets for the same amount of money and had my kitchen back together by now. RUN to anyone else although I've been told Lowe's is even worse.

No ice,i don't like my drinks to get watered down.Also those of you that drink from the faucet,trust me,you would not do that in my house,our water is Nasty.You smell the chlorine in it before it gets to your lips.We get bottled water. Also in restaurants i never order or get fountain drinks,they either taste like metal,or taste like mildew smells,if that makes sense to you.I drink milk when eating out,or hot tea,and have been known to send the tea back as i could tell it was made with tap water. Picky i know. Kathi