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jmcquown[_2_]

On 1/7/2019 2:03 PM, wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 12:43:27 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 1/7/2019 11:46 AM, graham wrote:
>>> On 2019-01-07 9:41 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 1/7/2019 10:04 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Monday, January 7, 2019 at 9:58:19 AM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/6/2019 10:40 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>>>> My experience over the decades I have lived with a half dozen or so
>>>>>>> sinks, is that a stainless
>>>>>>> adjustable (open or closed) stopper that has small holes or slots
>>>>>>> in it for water to go through
>>>>>>> when it is on an "open" setting, is that so far, they have all been
>>>>>>> a standard size.Â* All of them.
>>>>>>> OTOH, I have always had a double sink, with garbage disposal on one
>>>>>>> side.Â* I used to buy
>>>>>>> new ones at KMart.Â* Now that they have closed, I will go to Ace
>>>>>>> Hardware.Â* I have never
>>>>>>> purchased one that did not fit, although I did mistakenly once
>>>>>>> purchase one that was only a
>>>>>>> stopper, and didn't have the ability to stay open unless I tipped
>>>>>>> it at a slant in the drain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> N.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Veering a bit off topic but still about sink stoppers, last year I had
>>>>>> the pesky pop-up stoppers in my bathroom sinks disconnected and bought
>>>>>> good old fashioned rubber stoppers.Â* I got tired of dealing with
>>>>>> slow/clogged drains in the bathroom sinks.Â* Products like Drain-O and
>>>>>> Liquid Plumr were a waste of money.Â* Despite what online videos show,
>>>>>> the Zip-It drain cleaning tool was hindered by the pop-up
>>>>>> mechanism.Â* No
>>>>>> longer a worry.Â* Those little rubber stoppers make things so much
>>>>>> easier!Â* I went to a local hardware store and was surprised by all the
>>>>>> different sizes of bathroom sink stoppers.Â* I needed a 1-1/4" (very
>>>>>> small) stopper.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> Except when cleaning the sink, I never use the stopper.Â* Even then, I
>>>>> close the stopper only to conveniently clean the stopper itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> That's kind of why I hated those built-in stoppers.Â* They just got in
>>>> the way and let crud build up in the drain which led to clogs.Â* I
>>>> rarely need to use a stopper in the bathroom sink.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> I agree! Both the pop-up and the plunger types clog up too easily.
>>
>> Ditto. Too hard to keep clear of clogs. Years ago I used to hand wash
>> hosiery and 'delicates' in the bathroom sink. There was no other reason
>> to have a bathroom sink stopper.
>
> Obviously you don't shave. LOL

Not in the bathroom sink!

> We have a screen over the drain, only time I remove the screen and
> place the stopper back is when I shave.
> I have the stopper disconnected from the plunger thingie so it just
> pulls out after I finish shaving and the screen goes back. When not
> used the stopper lives in a top vanity drawer with all my toilet
> stuff, which isn't much. My wife has all the other five drawers and
> they are full... she has tried to steal half of my one drawer but no
> way.
>
>> I always take off my jewelry before
>> washing my face or brushing my teeth. I make sure I never set jewelry
>> anywhere near the sink.
>>
>> Jill
>
> That's smart. I don't wear jewelry at home, I spend too much time at
> the kitchen sink.
>
I take my rings off before doing anything in the kitchen. I posted
something last year about that. I see women on cooking shows mixing
things with their hands and they always have rings on. I can't imagine
them not getting all gunked up. I always take them off. Just don't set
them anywhere near the sink.

Jill