Another day in Orkney - the adventures never cease
Posted: Friday, 27 July 2007 |
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Feeling energetic, I decided to give the tub a good scrubbin' with the windows open to let in the fresh air and the music blaring loud enough to make the cattle stare towards the hoose. I whipped out my ecological biodegradable (and lemon scented!) cleaning stuff and set about gleefully splashing it around the edges of the tub so that it ran down the sides and collected in the bottom. My goal was simple: coat the tub with the cleaning stuff and let it soak. When I was putting the cap back on the bottle I was shocked to see that it was less then half full! Ooops. I think I got a bit carried away...
After the large quantity of lemon cleaning stuff had time to eat away at the grime I donned my pink scrubbing gloves and got to work! After a few moments the tub glistened with bright cleanliness - and I was busy choking on the (hopefully non-toxic) lemon-fresh vapors.
All I can say is that it is farrrr easier to gleefully pour out 3/4 of a bottle of cleaning stuff then it is to rinse it away...
So I thought I'd be clever! (I do that sometimes...) We have one of those showerheads-on-a-hose: an ex-firefighter's dream come true! I hauled it around the side of our separate shower and fired that baby up!! I aimed the showerhead at the sides of the tub and promptly sprayed down the entire bathroom.
It seems the showerhead has a few leaks...
Now myself, the carpet, the walls and the toilet paper are dripping wet and lemony fresh!
Undaunted, I gave the cap on the toilet cleaner an enthusiastic swirl and squirted a modest amount it under the rim. (An easily rinsable amount.) The second I replaced the cap I had to go like a crazy woman! Mama Nature didn't call - she SCREAMED!
Why is it that as soon as you fill the loo with cleaning stuff you suddenly have to go??
The Universe is rife with mysteries...
Posted on Things Go Moo in the Night... at 21:05
Comments
I found a good bathtub cleaning tip on a website a whiles back and gave it a go, and it worked a treat! You put a mugfull of ordinary soap powder in the tub, fill it full of very hot water and leave it be overnight. Empty and rinse and it is gleaming! :-)
Hermit from Sanday
you can tell, from the amount of indoor work and the "too much information" content, that Orkney has had horrid weather this weekend too.!!!
scallowawife from rainy cold shetland
i've got a good one too--clean it each time you use it--saves time later on!
carol from where her bath is always clean
It's only dirty people that need to bath, or smelly people, they need to bath too.
Tws from A Clean Place
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