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Also watch this guy, his sealant video is better than the other one and the way he says "sealant" might chill people out a bit.
Ideal for anyone that found the 1st video a bit too overly fussy.

 
It doesn't say not to use it as mouthwash. It doesn't say it's not an ideal substitute for ginger beer in a moscow mule. It doesn't say you shouldn't sprinkle it on your wedding invitations to add an air of subtle sophistication.

The reason it doesn't say those things is that people are expected to be able to figure them out for themselves. Evidently the bar has been set too high :(

It DOES say it can be used on kitchen surfaces though.

Have you considered that you might have chemophobia and be over-fearful?

I have had problems with that in the past, so I do understand.
 
It doesn't say not to use it as mouthwash. It doesn't say it's not an ideal substitute for ginger beer in a moscow mule. It doesn't say you shouldn't sprinkle it on your wedding invitations to add an air of subtle sophistication.

The reason it doesn't say those things is that people are expected to be able to figure them out for themselves. Evidently the bar has been set too high :(
Are you half way in a bottle of gin or did you just read an article on the use of logical fallacies in internet debates :D

My grandad thought fairy liquid gave you cancer and pepper thickened the blood, he still made it to 86.
 
Also watch this guy, his sealant video is better than the other one and the way he says "sealant" might chill people out a bit.
Ideal for anyone that found the 1st video a bit too overly fussy.


I watched this exact video before resealing my bath for the first time. Was even fanboy enough to buy the silicone and and tools he recommended down to putting a screw in my half used tube afterwards. 😂
 
I watched this exact video before resealing my bath for the first time. Was even fanboy enough to buy the silicone and and tools he recommended down to putting a screw in my half used tube afterwards. 😂

And how did the resealing go?

I am a bit concerned about the fact you use the phrase "for the first time", implying that you had to re-do it - so maybe not a great recommendation for the video?
 
And how did the resealing go?

I am a bit concerned about the fact you use the phrase "for the first time", implying that you had to re-do it - so maybe not a great recommendation for the video?
It went very well apart from the mid job trip to screw fix to buy ready mixed grout to fix the mosaic tiles that came loose and to buy the scraper and profiling tools recommended 😊
 
Dishwashers don't work. They're the second biggest con of the 20th century, after liberalism.
I'm having a new kitchen put in at the moment and I have no dishwasher, and washing up is the biggest issue. Washing up is using a load more water, the bowl gets manky and only the first few dishes are actually clean.

First world problem I know.
 
For me it's cleaning grease off plastic - like takeaway boxes your cleaning to re-use, or any plastic receptacle that's had something with oil in them. No matter what I do with them, they come out still greasy. I've tried soaking, I've tried practically drenching them in washing up liquid, and rubbing the surface firmly all over with a sponge and then rinsing with loads of cold water but, nope, they still feel greasy. Any tips? Anyone else have tasks they can't seem to do right?
Almost boiling water washing up liquid and a brush work for me
 
Shipping water in from anywhere else to make slightly better tea would be environmentally irresponsible.
We could lay a hosepipe from the reservoirs full of lovely water in the North of England to you - it's all downhill so it wouldn't take any energy to transport the water. You could have nice cups of tea then.

They do that with the Thirlmere aquaduct - it's entirely gravity-fed so no pumping is needed.
 
I'm sure miles and miles of rubber hosepipe would not impact the taste or chemical composition of the water in any way 🤮

Hard water tastes nice though, and provides more protection against heavy metals like lead and other contaminants being absorbed into the water.
 
OK, here's a new one... Best way to get mud off boots. I have some lovely boots that I'd stopped wearing as a decorative feature had come off one side, and then the last time I wore them I ended up slightly lost in a really muddy forest and they got covered in the stuff. I have cleaned them off a bit and the lovely people at Timpson have fixed the broken bit, but I still can't seem to get the mud off. Wiping with a wet cloth makes it look like the mud has gone, but when they dry off it's still mostly there. Online tips suggest I should use a little detergent or soap to get the mud off - any other tips?
 
OK, here's a new one... Best way to get mud off boots. I have some lovely boots that I'd stopped wearing as a decorative feature had come off one side, and then the last time I wore them I ended up slightly lost in a really muddy forest and they got covered in the stuff. I have cleaned them off a bit and the lovely people at Timpson have fixed the broken bit, but I still can't seem to get the mud off. Wiping with a wet cloth makes it look like the mud has gone, but when they dry off it's still mostly there. Online tips suggest I should use a little detergent or soap to get the mud off - any other tips?
What are they made of?

I usually rinse with warm water and gently scrub with scrub brush/old tooth brush then stand to dry naturally
 
Leather - thinking of looking for an old toothbrush for the scrubbing, I'm sure we'll have one!
 
Leather - thinking of looking for an old toothbrush for the scrubbing, I'm sure we'll have one!
After you've brushed off as much as you can, use distilled vinegar to clean and then apply a leather conditioner because the vinegar with dry out the leather otherwise.
 
How do I unblock an outside drain? I have wiggled a stick around but it’s still flooding onto the patio. I am not putting my hand in there.
 
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