Sure, we'll let you know when we finish, but I still intend to put up a heroic last stand (or two)
About the drying and the like: I know it can be done, but without hairdryer in the house that meant opening the thing up, and I found out that I apparently hadn't any screwdrivers small enough to open up the inner parts. (I moved houses a few months ago, I had small ones before the move... wonder where they went) Anyways, the thing had served me well for over a dozen years (it has a wonderful form very suited to my hands I never managed to find again), so I guess he deserves his retirement.