Steve's Journal: The Saga Continues....

[SteveChuckFrank]

Something is going to fly for sure, but you might not like the object.

The way things have been going at the day job, I wouldn't be surprised to see a computer monitor become airborne!

 

[bentheduck]

The way things have been going at the day job, I wouldn't be surprised to see a computer monitor become airborne!

WORLDSTAR! I mean, you should duck. Not the animal, though. Ducks can get feisty. Don't ask.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

WORLDSTAR! I mean, you should duck. Not the animal, though. Ducks can get feisty. Don't ask.

This sounds vaguely familiar....

 

[GearNoir]

The Phillies have also lost first place in the East by dropping their last 4 games straight.

Ahhh, all is right with the world.

 

[dangerousdon]

And you want me to live in Philly why? And yes..Willie is way smarter than we are!

 

[cmh737]

....The Phillies have also lost first place in the East by dropping their last 4 games straight.....

I'm aware of that.....says the Braves fan.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

I'm aware of that.....says the Braves fan.

My sister and her boyfriend live in Atlanta. He was just up here...the trash talk was epic . My sister actually works with Brian Snitker’s sister. She is still a die hard Phillies fan though lol.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

No shave today as I’m giving my face a rest, but I gave the razors a nice scrub last night.



I didn’t have any Dawn so I used Palmolive dish soap. It seems to have left a film on everything . Guess I’ll be cleaning these all again lol.

 

[dangerousdon]

Dude! Put some clothes on! Those razors are Naked!!!

Good looking group of razors there! Dawn really is the best soap for a cleanup. If you need a bit more help with the scum...Scrubbing Bubbles does the job well. I have a small ultrasonic cleaner that only cost something like $30.00 for that gunk I can't get into those hard to reach spots.

 

[bentheduck]

I swear by my Simple Green. But I've also had good experiences with Dawn. Have a great day!

 

[dangerousdon]

I swear by my Simple Green. But I've also had good experiences with Dawn. Have a great day!

Ooh...Simple Green...now why have I not thought about that before. I have gallons of the stuff here at home. Literally...gallons of it!

 

[bentheduck]

Ooh...Simple Green...now why have I not thought about that before. I have gallons of the stuff here at home. Literally...gallons of it!

I have about 1:1 in a plastic cup by my sink. I'll just dunk my razors in there while I'm doing a chore, come back when I'm done, and scrub with an old toothbrush. Works like a charm. I need to buy a couple of gallons, that stuff is incredibly versatile.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

Simple Green? I hadn't even thought of that....

 

[Dave in KY]

Nice selection Steve. I was thinking with the Doug pif coming you'll be able to try another Fatboy to compare to yours that was damaged and see how well you fixed it.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

Nice selection Steve. I was thinking with the Doug pif coming you'll be able to try another Fatboy to compare to yours that was damaged and see how well you fixed it.

I was thinking the same thing. It'll be a nice comparison to show how bad my skills are . I'm also looking forward to comparing the Gillette Tech to the Razorock Tech II

 

[cmh737]

My sister and her boyfriend live in Atlanta. He was just up here...the trash talk was epic . My sister actually works with Brian Snitker’s sister. She is still a die hard Phillies fan though lol.

Roger all. I'm a realist, however, and it is only June.

 

[GearNoir]

No shave today as I’m giving my face a rest, but I gave the razors a nice scrub last night.

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I didn’t have any Dawn so I used Palmolive dish soap. It seems to have left a film on everything . Guess I’ll be cleaning these all again lol.

Good looking lineup Steve! Just about time for me to do the same...

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

Good looking lineup Steve! Just about time for me to do the same...

Thanks Chris! I think they need a second wash with some Simple Green as was recommended above. But I still got most of the gunk off!

 

[MilkCrate]

I’ve had really good luck with a bit of Dawn in the ultrasonic.

 

[SteveChuckFrank]

No shave yesterday as I was taking the day off to let some irritation fully subside, and no shave this morning due to last night’s mess....

Left work early yesterday so I could get hone and grab the family to head to Philly for the Phillies game. Chase Utley officially retired as a Phillie last night and they had a nice ceremony for him. He was my favorite player from that era of the team and it was a really nice send off. He truly is The Man.

Now about the mess. When I get home from work Erica tells me the hot water in the shower won’t turn off. We have the old school 3 knob set up (our house was completely original from 1976 when we bought it) and the hot water knob would turn but the water wouldn’t shut off. We’ve had issues with it tickling in the past and I’ve replaced the cartridge in the knob but this time it was just full on running. To my surprise I found no shut off valves in the bath trap, so I turned the supply from the hot water heater off. So today will be spent either replacing a cartridge or replacing the entire manifold. Hopefully the cartridge since it’ll only take about 10 minutes! With all this going on it’s really kicked my butt in gear to finish our master bathroom. We currently only have the one bathroom to use and I’ve just been overly lazy. It also doesn’t help that I have no idea what I’m doing so I have to rely on handy friends to teach and help in their spare time lol. I do have Willie to assist, but he’s more into electrical work than plumbing.

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