A Bit Curious As To This Taste Of Anus

[kcK]

Alright so... I decided to smoke some shisha after a long while of not smoking shisha.. And I must say... Nothing tastes good.

There are a few factors that could contribute to this.. For one, the shisha.. err, mu'ussel... survived a summer in my garage. Which gets to about 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Not the best environment I'd imagine. Second, I don't think I would EVER empty my water from my shisha.. err, hookah... Then there's the diffuser which is made of plastic that resides in the shisha... err, water... and probably is tainted as well... Then the hoses, have had all my flavors ran through them.. So, I imagine it's ghosted by Tangiers Orange Soda, Tangiers Horchata, Nakhla Peach, Nakhla Coffee, Starbuzz Pirates Cove, and other various flavors.

So my question is... What is my approach from here? Should I just go and buy 15 hoses, and just label them for every flavor I ever try? Or should I soak the hookah... err, penis... components in rubbing alcohol for a while and then give it a thorough washing? And should I throw out the Diffuser piece, since I can only imagine it's beyond repair and is tainted?

As far as the hoses I have, I have 3 hoses... And each one I imagine has had all my shisha... err, mu'ussel, piped through 'em.

I know my best bet is to just soak the QT in some rubbing alcohol, thorough wash, toss the diffuser, soak the Nammors innerportion.. err, penis... with rubbing alcohol, thorough washing with a bucket, ladder and aquarium pump... and then let everything dry out individually over night and see where to go.. But man.. I got like $900 in the bank, I can afford to just buy all new stuff, but I'd rather learn to fix small problems...

And in the future, probably clean the hookah after every use so it doesn't get tainted... But I'm telling you everything seems ghosted. I pop off the stem and the insides smell like a dive bar... or a gay bar... g-g-gay bar.


EDIT:: Once I get all this figured, I'm probably going to go ahead and buy all new shisha and stock it in my house. My new job has REALLY consumed hours upon hours of my time, and now I work Graveyards, so by the time I get off work I'm tired and don't want to go through a huge process, and then when I wake up I either play Skyrim or go STRAIGHT to the shower to get ready for work. Working for the weekends, amirite? Edited December 10, 2011 by kcK

[TheyCallMeDave]

This whole post was a mindfuck. I'm going to reread it several times and then leave some constructive criticism.

[IainUM]

ihope you mean anis, as apposed to anus.....

[Hassouni]

Three cheers for correct Arabic!

[TheyCallMeDave]

Anus? Rubbing alcohol? Penis? G-g-gay bars?

[b][i][u]- - - RESTORING YOUR ARTIFACT - - - [/u][/i][/b]

[b]The rig:[/b]
No need to soak it in rubbing alcohol. if it isn't a [i]econo[/i] QT, fill up a bathtub with hot water and let it soak completely in it. Even the base. While it soaks, occasionally run vinegar through it, using a stem brush. It'll be a good de-tox.

[b]The hoses: [/b]
Obviously, if they're washable, wash them. What I found to be a good washing set up is stick the handle part of your washable into an empty hookah base and set it on the ground. Then, lift the hose up by the port end and run hot water through it. This will give you constant flow without having to stop ever 10 seconds to empty the hose. Using this same set up, run lemon juice and vinegar through it, followed by more hot water. It honestly doesn't matter what order you do it all in, just a barage of hot water, lemon juice and vinegar while it all continuously drains into the hookah base is fine. (Note: The vinegar/hot water mix is a good way to recycle, all of that detox mixture will drain into the base. Swish it around, don't waste it.)

[b]The shisha:[/b]
That's a SHIT ton of temp/humid. shock for your tobacco, even non-tangiers tobacco. Open it all up, and let it all air out in a room temp. enviornment. Check and see which are lacking moisture. Less than 14 dollars a 250 and smoking poorly, pitch it. More, consider glycerine/honey.

[b]Non-washable hoses:[/b]
Congratulations, you now have a fuck ton of decorations or black leaf hoses.

[b]Replacements/New purchases:[/b]
I see no need to get a new rig. Unless of course, you want one. Definantly time for new shisha. As stated above, no need to throw out washables that you can unghost. Do what you will with the non-washables. One thing I do suggest is picking up about 3-6 nu/fancy hoses. One for mint, coffees, orange, double apple, and your all time favorite flavor. It'll be like 10-15 bucks maximum for top notch flavor preservation.

Fin.

[vendetta_revived]

1. Get some new tobacco. What were you smoking by the way?
2. Try to wash the hoses, but if they are still ghosted, get some nuhoses. (See what I did thurr?).
3. I have never tried rubbing alcohol, but I once ran vodka down my QT when it was terribly ghosted and damn, did it do a good job! It was completely odourless after just 2 caps of vodka.

[kcK]

[quote name='IainUM' timestamp='1323547777' post='532499']
ihope you mean anis, as apposed to anus.....
[/quote]
Sadly, no. I have actually never had any Apple flavored mu'ussel nor anything containing anis.

[quote name='TheyCallMeDave' timestamp='1323547662' post='532498']
This whole post was a mindfuck. I'm going to reread it several times and then leave some constructive criticism.
[/quote]

Haha, thank you kind sir. Also, thank you for all the helpful advice. I'm actually deathly afraid of Vinegar, so I'll pass. But I will do the hot bathtub idea. I don't mind sitting in a cold bathroom on tile flooring while I massage a piece of glass in a glorious bath. You know what... I might just bathe with it, and get to know my glass better.

[quote name='Hassouni' timestamp='1323548330' post='532502']
Three cheers for correct Arabic!
[/quote]

You know I still love you babycakes ;-)

[quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1323548574' post='532504']
1. Get some new tobacco. What were you smoking by the way?
2. Try to wash the hoses, but if they are still ghosted, get some nuhoses. (See what I did thurr?).
3. I have never tried rubbing alcohol, but I once ran vodka down my QT when it was terribly ghosted and damn, did it do a good job! It was completely odourless after just 2 caps of vodka.
[/quote]

1. I described all the mu'ussel in the first post.
2. I see what you have done there, and raise you $20.
3. I swore by rubbing alcohol with NHT back in the early thousands [2000s]. It would clean out mostly all NHT.. err, penis. lol, and you thought I was going to correct it to what it is actually called.

[Chreees]

Shit, too much to read... Fuck this, I'm going to bed.

I'll read it later tonight when I'm at work and leave my two , if necessary.

[Epoch]

1 - Tobacco - Just throw that shit away.
2 - Any non-washable hoses - Just throw that shit away.
3 - Everything else - Wash it, hard.

[Chreees]

[quote name='kcK' timestamp='1323546584' post='532497']
But I'm telling you everything seems ghosted.
[/quote]

That's because everything is, because you didn't properly store your tobacco nor did you keep your hookah/hoses cleaned.

[quote name='kcK' timestamp='1323546584' post='532497']
And in the future, probably clean the hookah after every use so it doesn't get tainted...
[/quote]

Good idea.

Not sure what there is to be curious about here...

[rhineholt]

Wow, this was great... er, penis.

Gosh I love correcting myself.

[absalom]

I feel like I just watched a daytime drama...

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[Keiyentai]

*blinks* Well what I was going to say everyone else has already said really...also I have to agree with absalom, daytime drama or wierd ass skinamax show O_O;

[Judy Oma]

Really nothing to add to this very extensive list of remedies. I'm sure that you know better so no need for scolding.

I have had some success reviving a non-washable, ghosted set of hoses that were too pretty to throw away by smoking a ton of cane mint out of them. Of course, they are now strictly mint hoses. If they have rusted, tho, don't even bother. A set of 5 nu/fancy disposables will at least allow you to smoke again.

If your QT is an econo its probably done for. Repeated efforts to revive my son's neglected econo left it ghosted with vinegar and rubbing alcohol - never occurred to me to use vodka and wish I had tried that.

I revived a batch of dried out nak DA with pure sorghum syrup - a little on the sweet side now but not prone to scorching like I thought it would be.

You'll prob want to replace your bowls too if they're porous. This can ruin a session like no other since the melange of flavors really comes out full force when it heats up. Blech.

Good luck