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Nothing, I'm giving myself permission to take it easy today
Do you have a Shop Vac or know someone who does? It would make quick work of the water.I should be removing as much water as possible from my dishwasher which gave up the ghost in the middle of a washing cycle. I don't want to move it out of the kitchen just yet - but I don't want it starting to smell foul either.
I know, the sooner I start, the sooner I'll be finished and the happier I will be!!! There's nothing to stop me, except.........
Ha! It was far easier than I thought! First using a plastic cup I got most of the surplus water out. I then added some clean water to dilute the rather aggressive washing up water, used the cup again, followed by a soup ladle to get lower down . Finally I stuffed a few yards of surplus surgical wipes on a roll (past the use-by-date) into the depths of the machine and extracted most of the surplus water! I cleaned the gaskets and was finished within 20 minutes. I spent more time worrying about the problem and reading about how messy the job is, than actually getting on with the task. Not a drop of water landed on the floor. Why am I such a worrier and procrastinator?Do you have a Shop Vac or know someone who does? It would make quick work of the water.
That happens to me a lot. Worry about something that turns out to be nothing and is over quickly.Ha! It was far easier than I thought! First using a plastic cup I got most of the surplus water out. I then added some clean water to dilute the rather aggressive washing up water, used the cup again, followed by a soup ladle to get lower down . Finally I stuffed a few yards of surplus surgical wipes on a roll (past the use-by-date) into the depths of the machine and extracted most of the surplus water! I cleaned the gaskets and was finished within 20 minutes. I spent more time worrying about the problem and reading about how messy the job is, than actually getting on with the task. Not a drop of water landed on the floor. Why am I such a worrier and procrastinator?
So now I'm back on TCS and should be answering emails from friends and relations! But, I don't know what to say, as they are not cat-lovers!!!
Very good idea! But, where do I start? No I don't need a magnifying glass to search - everywhere I turn, there's something needs doing!Going through the piles of things I am trying to organize.