Use For Mismatched Socks
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
Boise, Idaho
July 15, 2016 10:09pm CST
I was reading one of the about.com articles I get and read this one about mismatched socks. The University of California are doing research on a rare weasel in the Sierra Nevada. They are examining the effects on wildlife that the thinning of the forest has on them. The use socks to hang bait in trees and use about 250 a month. Socks that you want to mail (or they can be delivered) to:
SNAMP Wildlife Research Team, 40799 Elliott Drive, Oakhurst, CA 93644.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Jul 16
Well that is definitely one way to get rid of those un-paired socks we all have on or around our dryer.
Of course, did you know that "mis-matched socks" are actually more of a thing now? THey actually sell mis-matched socks of all sorts of designs in places like walmart.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jul 16
Yes, I did. But some people don't care for that.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
16 Jul 16
Yep, mis match are kind of the new trend now lol
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
16 Jul 16
If I'm staying in or not going out anywhere important I don't care if my socks match
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
16 Jul 16
That is really funny@arthurchappell but so true.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
16 Jul 16
Hubby's are not mismatched . His wear holes in the toes and mending them, if I did, does not feel good to him. We get bags and bags of white tube socks.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jul 16
@GardenGerty ....Those make great dusting rags. Tie a bunch together and there ya go.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
17 Jul 16
@GardenGerty I actually use Steve's holey socks for dusting and cleaning.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
16 Jul 16
That is interesting. I use mismatch socks to clean my car (spot cleaning like if theres bird poop or something dirty, I clean it then toss it)
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
16 Jul 16
what a wonderful way to reuse those socks runnin' 'round with a 'soulmate' missin'. i'd send'em mine, but've other uses fer 'em, lol. i hope that those weasels survive such, so many critters're sufferin' 's their homelands're bein' altered, 'long with droughts'n fires.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
16 Jul 16
Neat idea. I read recently to put the stuff you want to use to repel wildlife in your garden in them and put them on stakes. Things like hair and Irish Spring Soap.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jul 16
And they are good to start plants in too.
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@allen0187 (59645)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
That's one great way to use mismatched socks.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 Jul 16
good idea. just hope they are not using any of it for research that harms them
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@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
18 Jul 16
I never heard of this. Is it easy to work?
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Jul 16
That's true. But thought counts too.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
17 Jul 16
@celticeagle I wonder if there is something similar locally. I will ask.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Jul 16
I will admit, I just wear them with another sock... lol
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Jul 16
@celticeagle eh sometimes you can see, sometimes not, just depends, lol
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