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A Day in the Life: Part 1

It is surprising how overlooked stainless steel is as an everyday part of our lives. Rarely we notice it, or it may even be that we dont realise it is stainless steel. Stainless steel is used for a vast amount of applications and below is a typical 'day in the life', where you can just see how often you really do come in contact with this versatlie material.

Friday Morning

07.00 a.m.	© Ronaldo Taveira	You get woken up by your alarm clock
07.05 a.m.	You open the door handle on your way to the bathroom	© SXC
07.06 a.m.	© SXC	It is dark so you turn on the lighting upon entering the bathroom
07.07 a.m.	It is cold in the bathroom, so you increase the temperature on the radiator	© BSSA
07.08 a.m.	© Steffan Nork	You use the water in the wash basin to wash your face before shaving
07.09 a.m.	You take your razor blade and shaving equipment from its place on the stainless steel countertop	© Wax115
07.14 a.m.	© SXC	You use a towel from the towel rail to dry your face after shaving
07.15 a.m.	You take a shower using the shower head and other stainless steel fittings	© answer42
07.25 a.m.	© Jessica Merz	After getting dressed you put on your watch and other jewellery
07.27 a.m.	You then go downstairs and make some breakfast using the toaster	© Chris Kirkman
07.29 a.m.	© Eightball	Once cooked you place the toast in the toast rack while preparing some coffee
07.30 a.m.	You fill up the kettle using water from the tap	© Sztruhar
07.31 a.m.	© Blech	You boil the water using the kettle
07.31 a.m.	You take the milk and butter from the fridge	© Nick Farnhill
07.32 a.m.	© Killerwig	You add milk and sugar to the coffee from the milk jug and sugar bowl
07.33 a.m.	You use a knife to butter the toast	© SXC
07.40 a.m.	© BSSA	After you have eaten you place the dirty plates and cutlery into the dishwasher
07.53 a.m.	Before leaving to go to work you put your washing in the washing machine, which has a stainless steel drum	© SXC