T Stands for Caulking the Shower

 

We remodeled the bathroom in 2009. The shower caulk was in bad need of a makeover. We have well water which is high in iron and manganese. The manganese leaves black marks which look like horrible mold and mildew. I'm sure the caulk had been redone between then and now, but it needed to be done again. 

Himself gave me some tools to use to remove the caulk, a putty knife and a utility knife which was just a razor blade in a carbineer handle. He ran to the hardware store to buy a couple of tubes of caulk. While I sipped a cup of tea,

I watched a This Old House video on how to remove old caulk and caulking a tub. Easy. A half hour job. Tops.

Are you laughing yet? In the video, the caulk came away in nice, long spaghetti strands. When I removed the caulk it came away in bits and crumbs. I also had way more that 3 edges to caulk. What idiot decided that built in shelves and a safety seat were necessary? Oh, that would be moi.

There was a lot of 🤬 as I complained how the video made things look deceptively easy. I'm pretty sure This Old House staged the job so the caulk could be removed in nice, long strands. 

Himself said what happens is Tom of This Old House lets the homeowner do a little bit of the job. Then he turns to his Hey, Dude! and has him finish.

(We learned Hey, Dude! from when the bathroom was remodeled. The plumber had an apprentice and when he needed a tool or to crawl into a tight space, he would yell, "Hey, Dude! Do this.." I wanted a Hey, Dude, too.

The job took me all afternoon with frequent breaks to stretch my back, but I got 'er done. I was glad I had taken a dose of ibuprofen before I began.

Maybe not the best job, but at least it's a lot cleaner.

Afterwards, I declared I wasn't cooking dinner. Himself and the Young One put an order in at Tony's, the local pizza and sub shop. I ordered a meatball sub with green peppers and provolone cheese. Himself  and the Young One each ordered a Stromboli. His was probably the meat lovers. Hers was grilled chicken, cheese, no sauce and black olives. Himself also picked up a bottle of Coke and a large bag of chips (crisps). They didn't have a large bag so they gave us 3 small bags.

Since there was enough food left over for the following day, and I knew my back would be sore, I also declared a Fend For Yourself Day.

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