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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: Joyce on January 15, 2014, 09:58:53 AM
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That's what hubby thinks ours is! I burst out laughing when he said this. He was being serious though, he said the glass was self cleaning, because the water would clean off any shampoo etc. No, that'll be me cleaning it once a week & spraying with shower spray, when I actually remember. He honestly thought that glass cleans itself. Got a PHD, but no common sense. Now it would be a great thing if glass cleaned itself says I. I honestly thought he was taking the Mick. But he wasn't. Son & his GF were there at the time & were in stitches. ;D
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Oh bless him. What a daft thing to think. My lot think the whole house is self cleaning and that there is also a laundry fairy. That would be me ;D
Guess what I am off to do. Yep the shower. If your hubby ever discovers a self cleaning shower can you let me know as I hate this job and always end up wet ;D
Honeyb
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Oh you & me both HB. ;D Can't believe my very intelligent hubby thought that. He's good at wind ups, but this wasn't a wind up.
Just goes to show, you can have all the brains, but absolutely zilch common sense. He & our daughter, who has 2 degrees, couldn't put an A frame swing together either. Her partner & I stood watching them in stitches until I eventually gave in & told them why it wouldn't go together.
I'd like self ironing clothes too. ;D
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There is self cleaning glass but that is for windows ::)
I wrap a towel around me and put a squeezy down the panels once I've switched off the water. Weekly I use a spray cleaner but have to be careful not to catch myself in the mist ::)
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Shower cabinets must be designed by men who know they will never have to clean them. Who in their right mind would design something that in order to clean it you have to stand in the flamin thing. Doors that slide back on each other, I ask you.
I always end up wet. I really need to strip off to do it properly. >:(
Honeyb
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Oh bless him, nice thought though :) I use a shower spray daily and it has made an awful lot of difference :)
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A squeezy would be good, however my doors are curved, so not squeezy friendly. What I tend to do is clean it when I'm wet after my shower, towel wrapped around me. I've only recently started using the spray, so hope it cuts down on the cleaning.
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I use the daily spray too but it seems to build up eventually and then getting in and rubbing is required.
I do use a sort of bleachy spray and then leave for a while and just rinse.
Both of our showers are awkward. One is over a P shaped bath and I can't reach the top unless I am in the bath and the shower cabinet has a double sliding door.
As I said designed by men ;D
Honeyb
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That's so funny cubagirl! Men can be so clueless sometimes!
When we moved into our house the shower was filthy with buildup! I've tried and tried to get it off. Nothing has worked! Any ideas on how to clean years of buildup? My next resort is a torch!
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I like the Flash with bleach spray. Spray on wet tiles and door and leave for a while. The Astonish white paste cleaner cleans most things without scratching.
Honeyb
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I never use the shower as I prefer a quick bath. A year ago I decided that I would no longer clean the shower as I never used it. I told the two men in my house, who use it every day, this and it has not been cleaned properly since. I try not to look at it. I am determined not to give in!
Taz x
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I find the dettol spray with bleach the best. I think I've tried them all.
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Thanks littleminnie - I'll pass the message on to my lot! :rofl:
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You have a stronger will than me Taz. I would have to clean it otherwise it would slowly drive me nuts.
I always use the shower room and never the bathroom which is what my son uses. He would never think to clean it and if anyone is visiting that's the one they use so it has to be clean.
Honeyb
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It has taken a lot of willpower but I am fed up with clearing up after people to be honest. When I was at home and not working then I didn't seem to mind so much - although my children were young then - but now I work almost full time I feel we should all pull our weight. I do all the cooking, shopping, hoovering, dusting, bed changing, ironing, dry cleaning-picking-upping etc. and before I leave for work in the morning I have put a wash on or changed the beds or emptied the tumble drier. Fed the cats. Fed us. Tidied around and made a shopping list of stuff to be picked up after work. They just wake up. Get up. Have breakfast. Have a shave and go off to work. No doubt they will just buy a new shower screen eventually...... ;D
Taz x
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Oh I'd have given in. I used to try ignoring mess etc, but periodically I'd snap. Son was truly awful. I tried to keep door shut on his mess until one day I picked the lot up & dumped it on his bed. Only then did I discover dampness on the carpet. There had been a strange whiff but he thought it was his very smelly football boots, as did I. Turns out our shower, which backed onto his room had been slowly leaking into his cupboard & out onto the bedroom floor. It was a few weeks after new bathroom was put in, so they had to come & fix it. Cost a fair bit to replace furniture, carpets, some clothing. After that he kept it tidyish. We had to claim off our insurance, then company had to pay back our insurance company.
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What a disaster CG. Ours leaked as well but I caught it before it went too far and hubby seal it.
I leave the kids bedrooms well alone. Daughter is in a loft conversion so I just don't go up stairs. What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve over ;D
Son is tidy so not an issue. He hoovers and dusts every week so no complaints there.
The kitchen is another matter. They seem to snack during the night so when I get up in the morning the kitchen is a real mess. Is there some sort of force field around the dishwasher that stops their dishes making it in. They come close but not quite.
I do get really fed up being the only one that does anything but not sure how to change them now.
Honeyb
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Paper plates for them, best china for you? DH won't fill/empty dishwasher or do any laundry but he will whizz round with the Hooverythingy and will run the squeezee down the shower doors after he has used it. The one we have is from Lakeland and quite small so fits the curved screen - there are 2 curved and 2 flat windows on our shower .......... vinegar is a good cleanser too, put into a spray with a fine nozzle either dilute or straight from the bottle ;)
Many years ago: as an aside: when I came out of Hospital DH asked what he could do to help. I showed him how the stair carpet grabbed pet hairs and would he hoover it weekly, he did it: once. His Mother came to stay 4 months later and offered, "I'll brush down your stair
carpet .... " I explained that I was waiting for DH to keep his promise. During her stay she said to me "I've cleaned down your stairs >>>" - "No, you've cleaned them for your son, not for me!" He didn't even notice she had done them ;)
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Taz I recognise that list of before work jobs ;D My husband gets up, gets his breakfast, reads the paper then starts sighing and groaning "Right I've got to go to work" he says and I reply sarcastically "So have I!"
Hate the shower cleaning too. I have baths but have to get in the shower to clean it. Ours has a ridiculous plughole or waste hole or whatever its called. Its higher than the shower floor so water sits around it because water can't drain uphill! Must have been a man designed that too. And the door runners - UGH!.They get clogged up with slimy pink residue (why is it always pink!)
Wish we'd kept the shower over the bath which was much easier to clean
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Ooh must have a look CLKD.
Men, they never notice stuff. I'm sure there could be dust an inch thick & hubby wouldn't see it.
We live across from our old house, have for over 20 years. We sold it to young couple, who have long since parted company. He's become a virtual recluse these days. Curtains stay shut - dampness creeping up them. Garden a total tip. Breaks my heart as we left it in good nick. Fortunately we don't have to look out on it, only see it when we go outside. His neighbours say he never causes them any bother. He will speak to folk if he's outside, but seldom leaves his house. Only goes once in a while to buy food. He must work from home, as he doesn't go out to work. Hate to think what state the inside is like, outside is falling to bits.
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That must be so hard. Depressed? Maybe a note through his door ...........
We have sliding shower doors as I couldn't bear the thought of out-ward opening ones dripping water onto our newly tiled floor!
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Pink gunge in the shower, yep have had that and have no idea why it's that colour anymore than I know why the fluff in the tumble dryer is purple ;D
One of life's great mysteries.
Honeyb
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Hubby would have a fit if I put anything through his door. Guy has some mates who turn up from time to time. TBH I find him rather creepy.
Pink gunge in the shower, yep. Now where is daughter's partner when I need him. He's a scientist so probably knows the answer to that one. Next best thing is google. Here comes the technical bit ;) http://m.voices.yahoo.com/what-pink-film-bathroom-4271605.html
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I'm worried now... I don't have any purple fluff in my tumble drier filter... what can this mean...
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What colour is yours Taz ;D
Honeyb
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Sort of blue/grey but it changes depending on what's being dried. Maybe you have a lot of purple stuff??
Taz ;D
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Shower doors 'soaking' as we speak :D
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Pink gunge in the shower, yep. Now where is daughter's partner when I need him. He's a scientist so probably knows the answer to that one. Next best thing is google. Here comes the technical bit ;) http://m.voices.yahoo.com/what-pink-film-bathroom-4271605.html
I started reading the explanation for pink gunge but zoned out at the "Vigorous Scrubbing is required" bit. ;D
Ariadne xx
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I had a further look around the net and googled pink gunge shower and came up with this
"Sploshing and wam, sex, nude, and clothed. ... She literally showers in it! ... same time he had pies chucked at him and thick red and pink gunge tipped over him"
It was from the Wet Fetish Community...
Taz x ;D ;D
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:clapping: shall we join in ......... :whist:
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If you have a Wet Fetish then please do...
Taz :ange:
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;D Haha, you ladies are so funny! Thanks for the pick-me-up!
Karen
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I had a further look around the net and googled pink gunge shower and came up with this
"Sploshing and wam, sex, nude, and clothed. ... She literally showers in it! ... same time he had pies chucked at him and thick red and pink gunge tipped over him"
It was from the Wet Fetish Community...
Taz x
Well, I hope there was also plenty of vigorous scrubbing ;)
Ariadne xx
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