TIL I've been setting up my drop cloths wrong for a decade after a soot spill in a Boise living room.

I always laid them flat, but watching a tiny pile of creosote dust roll off the edge and onto a white rug showed me you need to tuck the edges under the fireplace hearth first.

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spencer_thomas421h ago

A decade of doing it wrong seems a bit much. It's just soot, right? Most of it probably vacuums up without a huge fuss. Tucking the edges is smart, but calling it a total system failure feels like overkill.

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claire95818h ago

Oh man, that reminds me of my epic glitter spill last Christmas.