Good morning! It’s a beautiful day, 73° right now.
I struggled to get a bottle of juice opened using my little round flat crunchy gripper type helper. I used hot water, but that did not help. I finally remembered another gadget Art had given me that looks sort of like tongs with indentions in it for various lid sizes. The last time I used it I had no luck. This time it worked on my first try! Little things bring joy.
I’ll take dry heat any day. Once, we got to Tucson when it was 105 and about 10% humidity. I called my dad to tell hi we were in town and going to take the children to the park since they had been in the car for several hours. He told us to be careful of the heat.
The park was shady and the heat felt more like 85-90 to us.
Also, growing up in Tucson I always found Phoenix much more unbearable because of all the canals and agriculture adding to the humidity. Now it’s all the concrete and pavement reflecting the heat back into the air.
No matter what the weather, the Lord created it for a purpose. One preacher said that Eden was perfect weather, but the Fall of Adam and Eve changed it. So when too hot or cold, remember the Fall.
Beautiful day albeit smoky from surrounding fires.
My dishwasher arrived and husband is figuring out the install. One month of washing dishes and oiling the sink after each sink load finally coming to an end! I’m thankful for the convenience of a dishwasher 😊
Janice I’ve been known to hit the side of the jar with a butter knife to loosen the lid!
Here is the AI answer, but NJ answer appreciated, too!
“Yes, food-grade mineral oil is an excellent option for cleaning and reviving a black composite sink, as it enhances its shine and adds a protective layer against water spots and deposits. First, thoroughly clean and dry the sink, then apply a small amount of mineral oil with a paper towel, working it into the surface. Allow the oil to sit for a short period, typically about an hour, and then buff off any excess with a clean, dry cloth. You can also use food-grade mineral oil on black granite sinks to restore their appearance and protect them from future water marks.”
Janice your research is correct. The granite sink we have turns whitish when soap is used. I have to apply mineral or coconut oil to replenish the luster. A good friend of mine has the same sink and we share the frustration! I would never choose this sink again 🫤Now husband is in the midst of having to go to the hardware store to purchase longer drain and tap hoses…he’s a tad bit annoyed…this shall pass and the reward will be wonderful!😊
Janice, I chuckled at your “round flat crunchy gripper type helper”. If it’s what I think it is, they’re about the size of a slice of bologna. The first one we ever had was the color of bologna. So we’ve always called them bologna, even though we’ve had them with many shapes and patterns. I have no idea what they’re really called.
Well, with the dry heat, I admit I’m biased, because I moved from Phoenix (after what was then the hottest summer on record, though I didn’t know that for about a dozen years) to Chicago, and people were always saying how hot it was, and by my standards it was barely even “warm” and definitely not “hot.” Then when they noticed I wasn’t hot, I’d explain by saying “I grew up in Phoenix” and they’d say “Yes, but that’s a dry heat.” But I never felt any sensation of humidity in Chicago, and people complained at the very rare day it went above 90. I once laughed all the way home when the news channel on my car radio said, “Temperatures soar into the 90s for the third straight day. That’s our top news story for this hour.” Top news story that it’s in the 90s three days in July?! Really?!
We also had a swamp cooler growing up, and it got turned off at night, so really it was always at least 80 degrees and humid inside the house; we got quite cold if we went to a place with air conditioning!
When I moved to Nashville, I did find out that humid heat can be quite uncomfortable–I didn’t want to take a walk if it was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. Still, there were a lot more “hot” days in Phoenix than in Nashville.
I grew up with a swamp cooler too. They were pretty common in LA in the 60s and 70s. I remember the first time I walked into a house with a “real” air conditioner on a summer day, couldn’t believe how cold it was.
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Good morning! It’s a beautiful day, 73° right now.
I struggled to get a bottle of juice opened using my little round flat crunchy gripper type helper. I used hot water, but that did not help. I finally remembered another gadget Art had given me that looks sort of like tongs with indentions in it for various lid sizes. The last time I used it I had no luck. This time it worked on my first try! Little things bring joy.
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Re: “It’s a dry heat” from yesterdays thread
I’ll take dry heat any day. Once, we got to Tucson when it was 105 and about 10% humidity. I called my dad to tell hi we were in town and going to take the children to the park since they had been in the car for several hours. He told us to be careful of the heat.
The park was shady and the heat felt more like 85-90 to us.
Also, growing up in Tucson I always found Phoenix much more unbearable because of all the canals and agriculture adding to the humidity. Now it’s all the concrete and pavement reflecting the heat back into the air.
No matter what the weather, the Lord created it for a purpose. One preacher said that Eden was perfect weather, but the Fall of Adam and Eve changed it. So when too hot or cold, remember the Fall.
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Blame Adam and Eve and leave politics out of it! 🙂
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Beautiful day albeit smoky from surrounding fires.
My dishwasher arrived and husband is figuring out the install. One month of washing dishes and oiling the sink after each sink load finally coming to an end! I’m thankful for the convenience of a dishwasher 😊
Janice I’ve been known to hit the side of the jar with a butter knife to loosen the lid!
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NJ – Yay for a working dishwasher!
What did you mean about oiling the sink?
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Yes, I wondered about oiling the sink. Is it wooden or cast iron?
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Here is the AI answer, but NJ answer appreciated, too!
“Yes, food-grade mineral oil is an excellent option for cleaning and reviving a black composite sink, as it enhances its shine and adds a protective layer against water spots and deposits. First, thoroughly clean and dry the sink, then apply a small amount of mineral oil with a paper towel, working it into the surface. Allow the oil to sit for a short period, typically about an hour, and then buff off any excess with a clean, dry cloth. You can also use food-grade mineral oil on black granite sinks to restore their appearance and protect them from future water marks.”
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Janice your research is correct. The granite sink we have turns whitish when soap is used. I have to apply mineral or coconut oil to replenish the luster. A good friend of mine has the same sink and we share the frustration! I would never choose this sink again 🫤Now husband is in the midst of having to go to the hardware store to purchase longer drain and tap hoses…he’s a tad bit annoyed…this shall pass and the reward will be wonderful!😊
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Janice, I chuckled at your “round flat crunchy gripper type helper”. If it’s what I think it is, they’re about the size of a slice of bologna. The first one we ever had was the color of bologna. So we’ve always called them bologna, even though we’ve had them with many shapes and patterns. I have no idea what they’re really called.
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You got it, Kevin! I knew I was in trouble when I had to describe it
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Well, with the dry heat, I admit I’m biased, because I moved from Phoenix (after what was then the hottest summer on record, though I didn’t know that for about a dozen years) to Chicago, and people were always saying how hot it was, and by my standards it was barely even “warm” and definitely not “hot.” Then when they noticed I wasn’t hot, I’d explain by saying “I grew up in Phoenix” and they’d say “Yes, but that’s a dry heat.” But I never felt any sensation of humidity in Chicago, and people complained at the very rare day it went above 90. I once laughed all the way home when the news channel on my car radio said, “Temperatures soar into the 90s for the third straight day. That’s our top news story for this hour.” Top news story that it’s in the 90s three days in July?! Really?!
We also had a swamp cooler growing up, and it got turned off at night, so really it was always at least 80 degrees and humid inside the house; we got quite cold if we went to a place with air conditioning!
When I moved to Nashville, I did find out that humid heat can be quite uncomfortable–I didn’t want to take a walk if it was 90 degrees and 80% humidity. Still, there were a lot more “hot” days in Phoenix than in Nashville.
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I grew up with a swamp cooler too. They were pretty common in LA in the 60s and 70s. I remember the first time I walked into a house with a “real” air conditioner on a summer day, couldn’t believe how cold it was.
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