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Once in a blue moon, some dumb little idea will surprise me by working.

I had borrowed a candle and little glass candle holder from Jenny last night and during the course of my night, I spilled a bunch of wax on the inside of the glass. So I figured I would try to clean it up. It wouldn't have been the end of the world if I just handed it to her as is and said, "Hey, sorry, wax in a candle holder, what're ya gonna do?" but Jenny is very fussy - borderline OCD - about some cleaning issues so I decided to give it a shot.

So first I wondered if the wax would just detach itself neatly just by kinda nudging it with a thumbnail. No dice.

Then I wondered if soaking it in hot soapy water would do the trrick so I gave that a shot. I was sure it would fail and I would move on to some vaguely conceptualized plan involving the microwave but I'll be damned if soapy water didn't clean it right up.



Totally expected to fail. Didn't.
 
One of the living room blinds fell to the ground after a big crack in the wall loosened the anchors.

Put it back up with packing tape.

Totally expected to fail. Didn't. For a full hour.

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Mudcat
Once in a blue moon, some dumb little idea will surprise me by working.

I had borrowed a candle and little glass candle holder from Jenny last night and during the course of my night, I spilled a bunch of wax on the inside of the glass. So I figured I would try to clean it up. It wouldn't have been the end of the world if I just handed it to her as is and said, "Hey, sorry, wax in a candle holder, what're ya gonna do?" but Jenny is very fussy - borderline OCD - about some cleaning issues so I decided to give it a shot.

So first I wondered if the wax would just detach itself neatly just by kinda nudging it with a thumbnail. No dice.

Then I wondered if soaking it in hot soapy water would do the trrick so I gave that a shot. I was sure it would fail and I would move on to some vaguely conceptualized plan involving the microwave but I'll be damned if soapy water didn't clean it right up.



Totally expected to fail. Didn't.
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Muddy, anytime you get wax on...well just about anything, freeze it. It'll come right off easy peasy!
 
RogueJuror
Iberian? Basque, Catalan, Castilian, Luso, Galician?
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I think it's almost impossible for them to pinpoint a specific area. Too much cross-breeding among close nations.

That said, this 10% of Spanish blood is highly suspect, combined to the fact that my maternal grandpa's middle name is Spanish (Almanzar) and no one knows exactly why. I've traced both my maternal and paternal lines way far back and there's nothing but French names, with the odd Brit and one German several generations back.

If my great-grandma (Irish descent) cheated on her husband with a near-100% Spanish guy, that would explain my particular genetic makeup.

Ima have Mommy and Daddy Rain tested. If Mommy Rain tests twice as Spanish as I am, that pretty much seals it.

Sneaky fokken Eugnie.

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