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Recently I have had some work to do in my bathroom. The caulk around my bathtub became moldy and black. I thought the job would be simple. But my handy man friend, bathroom expert, told me that the caulk was silicone, heavy and hard to remove but that it all had to be removed before we could caulk it again. I said no problem, got the caulk remover and started to remove it with a putty knife. It did not go easily so I did it again and again. Still there was a roughness of the caulk. I ran out of caulk removal, purchased some more only to find out what the local hardware man had sold was not the right stuff. After some more cleanings I went to another location of the chain store where I purchased the original removal. The remover did not look like the old stuff so I asked a clerk if this was what I needed. He said yes but it did not work well. So today I went back to the same location of the chain store I had purchased the caulk remover the first time and without looking just asked the clerk for help. She led me back to same stuff I originally purchased so I am cleaning the caulk off over and over again. Each time we take a shower I need to put tape over the edge of bathtub so water does not leak in the basement. I am getting closer to getting it ready for new caulk to be applied but am not there yet.

While I was doing this the toilet seat top broke. I thought this is one thing I know how to do and had done before, it would be easy. I purchased a new toilet seat cover but when taking out the bolts on the old one found they were corroded and not ready to be removed. So again I am consulting my friend, the expert on bathrooms, who himself is remodeling a bathroom presently. In the meanwhile we are using the handicap toilet top my wife had when she was ill with a muscle disease.

Now the ten lessons learned in the bathroom are: 1) No job in the bathroom is simple as it seems. 2) The three main fixtures in the bathroom, toilet, bathtub and sink, need water to operate. 3) Persistence pays off in the bathroom. 4) Be careful what you buy; make sure it is the right stuff. 5) It is good to have a friend who you can call on for bathroom repairs. 6) Bathrooms are the smallest rooms in a house but play a big role in daily life. 7) Keep you tools organized so you are not running around looking for the right tool or need to purchase another one. 8) It is good to have an understanding wife when doing bathroom repair. 9) Do the job right in the first place so you do not need to do it over and over again. 10) Have a sense of humor while working in the bathroom. Ten lessons learned in the bathroom.

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