{"id":9855,"date":"2014-12-05T15:34:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T20:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2014-12-05T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T20:52:21","slug":"dec-5-14-a-solution-to-a-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=9855","title":{"rendered":"DEC 5, 14 .. A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM .."},"content":{"rendered":"

All day every day all over Hong Kong I see people snapping\u00a0SELFIES\u00a0<\/span>of themselves.<\/p>\n

Thank You Wikipedia!<\/p>\n

A selfie<\/b> is a self-portrait<\/a> photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera<\/a> or camera phone<\/a>. Selfies are often shared on social networking services<\/a> such as Facebook<\/a>,Instagram<\/a>, or Twitter<\/a>. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual. Most selfies are taken with a camera held at arm’s length or pointed at a mirror, rather than by using a\u00a0self-timer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So here we go. \u00a0Cap takes a\u00a0SELFIE\u00a0<\/span>of Cap.<\/p>\n

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“Oh\u00a0CAPTAIN!”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>says Patti who likes me\u00a0WITH HAIR!<\/span><\/p>\n

I shot about ten (10) selfies before I got the right combination. It really takes some doing to center yourself both horizontally and vertically in the photo frame. \u00a0The kids do this so often that they make-it-look easy.<\/p>\n

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To keep my hair short I have a small battery-powered electric clipper with me as a critial and a vital Bobbsey!<\/p>\n

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And now\u00a0TO THE PROBLEM!\u00a0<\/span>Above .. to the right of the clipper .. is a small .. almost empty plastic bottle of oil. \u00a0The oil is critical to keep the clipper-teeth (see below) lubricated and functioning properly! I thought I could easily purchase a small bottle of oil here in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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WRONG CAPTAIN! <\/span>Go to jail do NOT pass go! It seems to me that no where in all of Hong Kong exists .. for sale .. a small can of 3 in 1 oil.<\/p>\n

To make matters worse I could NOT\u00a0<\/span>adequately nor effectively explain to the store clerks what I wanted. \u00a0They could not seem to understand the word ‘oil’. Go Figure.<\/p>\n

A friendly lady who I learned speaks both Cantonese and Mandarin AND\u00a0<\/span>English overhead my most recent foray into finding a small can of ‘oil’ and she spoke up with VIGOR!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

“The gentleman wants some WD-40!”\u00a0<\/span>..<\/p>\n

“Ah-h-h So-o-o! WD-40!” .. the store clerk excitedly squeaked to me as she almost instantly handed me a small can of WD-40 that she had at the check out counter at ARM’s REACH. \u00a0Lordy it must be extremely popular!<\/p>\n

“NO!\u00a0<\/span>I blurted out. \u00a0WD-40 comes in an aersol can that is not welcome in airline baggage and sprays so much with each blast that it would be a mess on my clipper-teeth.”<\/p>\n

“BUT\u00a0<\/span>my clipper-teeth fairly screamed out at me .. DAD we have absolutely got to have a lubricant. Dad we cannot run dry for the next eight months!”<\/p>\n

Aren’t all of you excited and happy and yes .. joyous .. that none-of-you are constantly having a dialogue with in-animate objects!<\/p>\n

So I purchased a small aersol can of WD-40 figuring this is a no-win situation but it is stil far better than running my clipper-teeth dry.<\/p>\n

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“Hi Dad! Here I am and I am ready to help you out Dad. \u00a0See my little spray tube .. you can spray your clipper-teeth precisely using my spray-tube.” \/signed\/ Little WD-40 can.<\/p>\n

“How about the airlines and luggage little aersol can?”.. “Sorry Dad I can only do what I can do.”<\/p>\n

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Then .. after using the WD-40 to actually lubricate the clipper-teeth .. I came up with an absolutely tremendous\u00a0BRAIN STORM!\u00a0<\/span>I decided to find a small bottle and to then fill the small bottle with WD-40 by spraying the WD-40 into it until the WD-40 can is empty! Problem solved .. I will then have a nice small bottle to dispense the WD-40 and I will have NO aersol-can issues with the airlines.<\/p>\n

“Dennis\u00a0MY PHARMACIST!!\u00a0<\/span>What have you got for me!” \u00a0.. “Cap let me ponder on this!”<\/p>\n

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“Cap get a small bottle of eye drops .. empty the liquid out and use the empty bottle to fill with the WD-40.” .. “Dennis YOU D’ MAN!”<\/p>\n

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To add one more positive to this brightening situation .. I have an absolute penchant for collecting small bottles and using them for other purposes than for what they were designed to do.<\/p>\n

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As you can all see below .. these are all small bottles. \u00a0They could be large bottles for all you know in the above photos since they are shot very close-up.<\/p>\n

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So I emptied them out.<\/p>\n

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And little by little .. it took a few hours because the WD-40 comes out with a blast and becomes a micro-foam that I had to let slowly (and I mean it truly was\u00a0SLOWLY\u00a0<\/span>because it was a really fine foam) settle into a liquid.<\/p>\n

VOILA!<\/span><\/p>\n

I have enough WD-40 to last me for years. \u00a0The clipper-teeth want about one drop per lubrication.<\/p>\n

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You never quite know for sure what you are going to find on my Posts do you now?<\/p>\n

Smiles ..\u00a0Cap<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As I write this it is early in the morning of Saturday the 6th of December 2014.\u00a0TODAY IS MOVING DAY!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chung King Manson HERE I COME!<\/p>\n

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Yet another new experience for me coming up today as I move into another mansion! I also have an appointment with my Chiropractor who is working with my Acupuncturist to put me back together. Do what I do and you had better DO what I DO. Have a team of medical professionals because if you DO what I DO you will need a team around you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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