Adventures in Caulking

[ickaimp]

Icka!: I have six inches of caulk to remo-
Icka!: ...
Icka!: I have Six Inches of Caulk! Whooooo!!!! \o/
Sean: I wasn't gonna say anything...

Icka!: I have Vanquished the Caulk!
Sean: Didja get any good loot from it?

Sean: What did you use to remove the caulk?
*Icka! holds up a razor-scraper*
Sean: You know we do have a tool for that, right?
Icka!: ....

J: *on the phone* So you wanna work next Thursday?
Icka!: Sure! That'll give me plenty of time to learn more valuable life lessons!
J: Such as pronouncing it 'caulk' instead of 'cock'.

-Actual Caulking went fine, did discover that the leak behind the tile should be a simple fix, just need to remove the stems that the handles screw into and check/replace the o-rings. That -should- take care of it.
But first, we have to carve the stems out of the concrete that has it surrounded, because whomever built the house thought it'd be cool to do that. ~_~

Then hopefully I can paint the bathroom, and the kitchen.

Comments

[saitaina]

Razor blades rule in caulk removal! As do scrub brushes and toothbrushes (er, not the one you're currently using).

...I didn't know they actually made a took for that though...would probably lessen the scrape marks on the tub....

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

The razor got most of it with very little trouble, next time I have to remember to move the painter's tape a little closer though, I left a wider margin than needed.

A caulk knife is made of plastic and has a hook at one end that makes things SO much easier for the hidden under-the-wall stuff. ^__^

[richarddbrewer.livejournal.com]

my fingers are twitching over key board, must resist, MUST!
one time at work a supervisor asked a crew of us if we had any white caulk, I need some white caulk- of course he mis-pronuced it as well. we all started laughing and couldn't stop for a LONG while.

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

*laughs* XD

I grew up pronouncing it 'cock', so everyone else's confusion has been amusing.
-the cashier at Home Depot called it 'cock' as well.

[joisbishmyoga.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if that's better or worse than my niece-- she has yet to figure out the "l" in "clock", and she's at that very long stage where she'll point at things and say, at the top of her lungs, what it is. In public.

"yook, Mommy! isa cock! mommy, YOOK!"

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

Wait until she gets to 'truck'. The 'tr' sound tends to be very hard for little kids, so it usually comes out as a 'f' sound.

"Yook, Mama! Fuck!!!"

^^;;