Newspaper Recommendation Sought

Madam Cholet said :

I have moved away from the SMH as my go to rag due to their paywall, and have embraced the australian version of The Guardian for quick hits of news.

Same here.

I used to use Murdoch papers in the dunny, but now they leave behind more than they take off.

I have nothing to add that hasn’t already been said, just that this whole thread has made my afternoon.

I always use the weekend editions of both the SMH and the Australian. They both leave a slight brown smudge, but I don’t kid myself that one is any better than the other. If you use both, they seem to balance each other out.

As for the local offerings, I find the Chronicle more fit to purpose than the Canberra Times. The Crimes seems to be made up mostly of bits imported from elsewhere, fortified with cheap local filler. It just falls apart as soon as you look at it.

Plain soda water works well, as does a weak mixture of clean water and dishwashing detergent (liquid type).

Get yourself one of those squeegee things from the supermarket, clean the window with a towelling cloth first, then ‘rinse’ using the squeegee sponge in clean water and squeegee it dry.

Rise the squeegee periodically.

Holden Caulfield said :

Use a terry toweling cloth and a mixture of metho and water. Save the trees and thank me later.

Should I mention it or will someone else?

I have moved away from the SMH as my go to rag due to their paywall, and have embraced the australian version of The Guardian for quick hits of news. I haven’t tried cleaning the windows with the iPad as yet, but I’ll let you know how I go.

Get a microfibre cloth. They do a fabulous job and you barely need any cleaning fluid or water. If your windows are really mucky you may need the bucket and paper mode you suggest, but for one off small cleans microfibre will definitely be your friend. It’s almost a pleasurable experience.

Use a terry toweling cloth and a mixture of metho and water. Save the trees and thank me later.

I always use the SMH when cleaning my windows. Not only does it have the benefits you mentioned, but I find it very robust to the ravages of Windex. My only problem used to be the broadsheet was a little large and tearing it in half was an arsepain because it was printed long grain. However the new ‘compact’ formula should be perfect for a little spring cleaning.

I find that items from the RiotACT when printed out work quite well.