I agree with all of that, but there’s one hell of a lot of white going on in that ‘space’….how did you manage not to get finger marks on: kettle, door edge, worktops? And, after positioning the mat, manage to stay within it’s confineds??
Petrol in the sink, that’s a bit old skool if you ask me? Have you tried: old washing bowl, neat fairy (you know what I mean) on the chain, tooth brushing (again, you know what I mean by that), rinse off, then blast through with GT, dry then re-lube – sounds protracted but not really, plenty of blue roll as a splash guard and all’s good.
Personally, I would not have brought petrol into the house. Other than that, I don’t see a problem – no, wait…cardboard on the gas hob! H&S 1974………….