Sunday Randomness #284 : Simple cheapo plastic snake shower drain cleaning

 Take cover off drain by taking out the screw(s).

 Remove hair that is trapped at the top.

 Get out cheapo plastic drain snake thing.

Use snake by twisting to catch hair and debris and slowly and carefully pull out.  Be prepared to plug nose.  Carefully disentangle gross wad of matted hair gunk and throw in the garbage. (It's easier if you have gloves or a cleaning wipe [baby wipes or cleaning wipes both work well] and pull the gunk up past the teeth of the snake and then just pull it away.)  Clean snake thoroughly.  Put drain cover back on and screw into place.  Run some water to make sure the drain is clear.    We usually have to follow this procedure about every three to four months but it's cheap and effective so I'm willing to keep doing it.  I also scrubbed some of the floor with cleaner and a toothbrush but I really need to clean it more thoroughly and recaulk some areas.

June Day 30 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

Large Print makes popular books more accessible for the visually impaired.  I'm to the age where I need reading glasses so I can understand a little the allure of large print books.  Here's the current selection of new titles at my branch:

June Day 29 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

 The nine hundreds contain history and biographies and naming books and travel books just to name a few of the subjects covered in this large section of the library.  Here are some new selections in the adult area from books on Black Americans to Putin's Virtual War to a biography on Serena Williams to a biography on Emily Dickinson in These Fevered Days.

There's more new 900's in the childrens area with titles including: Who Wants to Be a Pirate?, and Marie Curie and Radioactivity.

June Day 28 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

 Reading can be something as simple as the cereal box or a magazine.  We've got a large selection of magazines at my branch.  Titles like Parents to Reminisce,

 Scientific American to Yoga Journal,

 and Art of the West to Fine Homebuilding.

 Teens can read comic books like Batman, Superman, Archie, or the Skateboard magazine Thrasher or J-14 to Game Informer and Otaku USA plus other titles.

Kids are not left out with Chop, Chop (cooking magazine), Cobblestone (history magazine), and Disney magazine as well as National Geographic for Kids, Highlights, and Ranger Rick along with many other titles.    Magazines can be placed on hold, just visit SLCOlibrary.org.

June Day 27 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

 Graphic novels can be found in all three main age categories in my library-adult, children, and teen.  Top picture has some new adult graphic novels, middle picture has some new children's graphic novels, and the third picture has some old teen graphic novels since the teen graphic novels were pictured in a previous post with some new teen books.  (See June 16th post.)

June Day 26 of New Books at SLCOLibrary

Need something new for dinner?  Put one of these new cookbooks (or an older one or two) on hold.  Everything from lunch recipes to wok cooking to potatoes or soup.  The Salt Lake County Library system has literally thousands of cookbooks to choose from (4837 came up by putting "cookbook" in the subject search line).  Try a new recipe this coming week!