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taxlady · 02-21-2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Addie

Well that is a silly thing to get. Geesh! Get better. It is no fun to pick on you if you are sick.

What she said.

**PrincessFiona60** · 02-21-2012, 08:06 PM

I got it because I choked on coffee a couple days ago...now that is REALLY silly.

I'm still ambulatory, not doing too bad. Just have this nasty cough.

**Dawgluver** · 02-21-2012, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PrincessFiona60

I got it because I choked on coffee a couple days ago...now that is REALLY silly.

I'm still ambulatory, not doing too bad. Just have this nasty cough.

Oh no! No more coffee for you, PF! Get well soon!

Greg Who Cooks · 02-21-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawgluver

Oh no! No more coffee for you, PF! Get well soon!

We'll all have to avoid spitting coffee on monitor humor until PF recovers..

simonbaker · 02-22-2012, 04:16 PM

Hope you are feeling better PF.

Just relaxing for about an hour before we need to go to mass for ash wednesday mass tonight.

**Zhizara** · 02-22-2012, 04:50 PM

Resting my back after scrubbing part of my %*$(#&^ white vinyl tile floor. I made the mistake of waxing it, and have been paying the price for 2 years trying to get it white again. Grrrrr!

taxlady · 02-22-2012, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhizara

Resting my back after scrubbing part of my %*$(#&^ white vinyl tile floor. I made the mistake of waxing it, and have been paying the price for 2 years trying to get it white again. Grrrrr!

Sounds like you need some wax stripper.

**Zhizara** · 02-22-2012, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by taxlady

Sounds like you need some wax stripper.

I haven't been able to find any. I'm limited pretty much to Walmart.

I got some Goo Gone and thought about trying it, but it's pretty hard to rinse off.

I'm just about to try online to see if I can find some there to order.

It's ridiculous the work and backaches I've gone through and it still looks like c**p.

I've covered most of the floor with scatter rugs, but they don't cover everything.

The thing is, it looks pretty good (not great) for awhile after scrubbing. Not mopping - hands and knees scrubbing. I rinse several times with a wet dish towel, but a few days later it's got gray areas that highlight the leftover yellow wax. This comes from smoke and dust, leaving another mess to scrub when I feel like tackling it again.

**Zhizara** · 02-22-2012, 05:27 PM

I just found and ordered Armstrong wax stripper. Finally, I found one I didn't have to buy by the case. It is 32 oz. and the shipping cost more than the product, but still less than $10. I just hope it works!

Addie · 02-22-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Zhizara

Resting my back after scrubbing part of my %*$(#&^ white vinyl tile floor. I made the mistake of waxing it, and have been paying the price for 2 years trying to get it white again. Grrrrr!

Z, when I lived in Tacoma, I moved into a house where the previous tenant used Mop & Glo. Remember that treasure? Never had to wash you floor again? The floor was a pretty black confetti tile. But you would never know it. It was grey wax. At least a quarter inch thick. I took a solution of ammonia and water, swabbed a small area, let it sit for about 10 minutes or so, and then took my heavy metal dustpan and scraped up all the wax. It was nice and soft by then. (Make sure the house is well ventilated.) That is how thick it was. And I had two rooms of it. Fortunately, it was warm outside and I had the doors and windows open. Sometimes I would have to do a second applicaton. Don't give up hope. My landlady thought she was going to have replace the floor. It looked like the day she had it installed. Fortunately, we no longer have to wax todays tiles.