Okay, fair enough. Sorry. You're right.

I'm blaming this on post-dental surgery recovery. I'm good now . Carry on.

OP: Are you applying it "liberally" or essentially all-over the chain itself or just into each individual roller? This will make a huge difference in the amount of stuff you pick up and probably the usefulness of the lubricant.

That said, I seldom do anything to my chains because I'm lazy and around here, I seem to only get a handful of extra miles out of one even with routine TLC. I think I pick up a lot of grit though on my daily commute, so YMMV.