Spring Cleaning

[rain_gryphon]

No modern surfactant that I have seen will cut high molecular weight oxidized grease with quite the ferocity of a 20% solution of Pine-Sol in boiling water. Even Dawn and Tide lose out to that. I also love the way it smells.

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I bought a steam gun at Aldi's a few months back. By rights, it ought to be one of my favourite household appliances - it looks vaguely like a ray gun, it's dangerous, and it makes a cool noise. There just don't seem to be a whole lot of useful things you can do with it, though.

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Bizarrely, there are theft rings operating to steal Tide detergent. The stuff retails for about $20 a small box (it really is worth it - it's that good), so I can see it being out of honest reach for the welfare class. You just really don't think of criminals having that much of a desire for cleanliness that they'll steal soap, though. I suppose it's vaguely reassuring in a way.

Tide's the one Daytona used to clean the track after the jet dryer exploded, BTW. They were just tearing through a pickup truck load of these huge institutional boxes of the stuff that cost $150 each.

Comments

[whitetail.livejournal.com]

What is different chemically about Tide that makes it so much better than other detergents?

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Haven't a clue. I can find out if you're interested. I prolly will now anyway :)

[whitetail.livejournal.com]

I never knew until you mentioned it that it was significantly better than others. Just curious to know why. :)

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

I will try that pine sol advice some time :>

[ben-mouse.livejournal.com]

Actually what's going on with the Tide is that it's a medium of exchange; harder to trace than money in many circumstances. You deliver the drugs or other contraband, you get the Tide, you sell the Tide on the black market and get your money.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

It seems really *heavy* to be a good medium of exchange.