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    <title>day23 &amp;mdash; Gerrit Niezen</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Doing one thing well</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[This morning I was again reminded of how the best tools are the ones that do one thing really well.&#xA;&#xA;While showering I discovered that the drain was blocked and water was pooling everywhere, as it&#39;s a wet room without a separate shower basin. I removed the drain cover and pulled out a tangled-together hairball, but it stayed blocked. I was about to start looking at which chemicals I could pour down there, when I remembered we have a plunger in the cupboard right next to the bathroom.&#xA;&#xA;One quick push and pull with the plunger, and the drain was unblocked. No chemicals and no gunk to remove, because the blockage itself goes down the drain. Such a simple design, and when it works, it works really well.&#xA;&#xA;---&#xA;I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting https://100daystooffload.com.&#xA;&#xA;#100DaysToOffload #day23&#xA;&#xA;iComment on this post/i&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis_thread&#34;/div]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This morning I was again reminded of how the best tools are the ones that do one thing really well.</p>

<p>While showering I discovered that the drain was blocked and water was pooling everywhere, as it&#39;s a wet room without a separate shower basin. I removed the drain cover and pulled out a tangled-together hairball, but it stayed blocked. I was about to start looking at which chemicals I could pour down there, when I remembered we have a plunger in the cupboard right next to the bathroom.</p>

<p>One quick push and pull with the plunger, and the drain was unblocked. No chemicals and no gunk to remove, because the blockage itself goes down the drain. Such a simple design, and when it works, it works really well.</p>

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<p>I’m publishing this as part of 100 Days To Offload. You can join in yourself by visiting <a href="https://100daystooffload.com">https://100daystooffload.com</a>.</p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2020 10:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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