mold apartment: : Taking the Good with the Bad (blog)

Taking the Good with the Bad

I've been pretty stressed for a while now and as you can tell it has been built up. That last post was right after a breakdown I had ( ... on a cleaning supply shopping spree(Well...not really, but bought a few things). I FINALLY found a product ... my bathroom of ALMOST all the mold and yucky stuff while I organized my closet, cleaned the mold off [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:52:00

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Bushwick Holdouts Battle Their Landlord

Bushwick Holdouts Battle Their Landlord By David Gonzalez Juana Reyes and her daughter, Maria, must run extension cords ( ... in his Bushwick apartment could double as a cheat sheet — leaks have left them caving in at spots. In other ... , the bathroom will be a great place to learn about mold, while every room offers a chance encounter [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 16:44:47

Gloom, despair and agony on me

Funny how some things seem to be the final straw. I should have known that everything was going too well for my crummy Hee Haw gloom, ... by the homeowners' policy. Apparently about eight or nine years ago when the big mold scare was going on, the insurance industry took it upon themselves to change everyone's policies not to cover leaks under [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:43:26

Health Update: So How Are We Doing Now?

I realized I haven't posted an update since we've moved, about Terri's health (or mine).(been too busy being grouchy for that)So, let's see ... this might actually be a good sign. Whether it's her body detoxifying, or adjusting to no mold ... to rest (plus the illness). Stress and mold and moving and toe surgery/infection and grief over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:46:00

The Ghost of Christmas Future

I wrote this little penny dreadful in one furious draft on Monday night, and I have been plinking at it since. I think it probably needs a serious once over with a blue pencil by someone else but Christmas is almost here and I’m not a patient person. Criticisms by comment or email welcome.This is a work of fiction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:45:16

Bootleg Soapmaking

OK I did it! After running around to 4 different stores today looking for a digital scale, I finally came home, ... have a real soap mold so I'm using a mini loaf pan and a little ceramic prep bowl from IKEA ... space I have to devote to this new project in my apartment. Unlike Cold Process or Hot Process [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:46:41

My Apartment Blues

Maybe it's just PMS, but I have had it with my apartment!!I moved here in September of 2007 and moved into this place because 1 ... in the bathroom don't dry at all! My toothbrush is permanently wet and NOW...there is condensation and mold on my walls that AREN'T in my bathroom!! I'm having enough problem ridding myself of the moldy black [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:21:00

Interview With A Second Chance Pharisee

With Pam Hogeweide The spiritually curious folks in the Off The Map community send each other articles they find intriguing. Recently Randy Siever, Director of Doable Evangelism, sent around a piece written by Sarah Monahan, a senior at the University of Nevada Sarah, who is 23, hosts a weekly discussion group for insiders ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 21:22:01

Grounding

Posted by: witchery on: January 9, 2009 In: groundingComment! When I think about grounding, a part of that concept is what most witches would recognize as daily practice: sitting at my altar, sending my roots deep into Mother Earth, breathing through those roots, achieving a deep sense of groundedness to carry me through my day [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:45:52

Million Dollar Listings Slip Through Their Fingers!

Million Dollar Listing is turning over hot properties again tonight. Last week saw Josh close a sale, Chad fight with his girl, and Madison get the brush off from his one true love, who happens to be a woman. What’s going to happen this week? Previous client Pierre is ready to sell his 7,000 sq. ft [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 03:15:20

Crumbling infrastructure watch: air traffic control towers falling apart

Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to see ... of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General found “obvious structural deficiencies and maintenance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:30:41

Single versus Multi-Asset Borrowers

One of the most irritating workouts I’ve participated in happened in Los Angeles in 1992 while I was Assistant Director of Special Assets at Home ... -inflicted.We had made 17 loans secured by apartment buildings to Shashikant Jogani. At the time, Shashi was one of the largest apartment owners in Southern California. From a later court filing: In 1979 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:10:00

11-25 The Remodel

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Back in September I was told that they wanted to remodel my apartment ... and it is my turn to get 'caught up'. When they came around for federal housing inspections a couple of weeks ago ... had cracked due to the cold. Mold and mildew had set into the walls and cabinets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 02:16:00

Pleasant Neighbors

My new apartment is kind of a shithole. It didn't seem that bad when I first moved in, but then I noticed the walls getting worse and worse ... the owner, but she didn't answer. My friend went up to the crawl space above the bathroom, where ... . The roof of the bathroom began to peel and grow something like mold. My downstairs neighbors came [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 11:39:00

Dyson DC24 Vacuum Cleaner

If you’re like most people, your vacuum cleaner is an indispensable part of your housekeeping equipment. Perhaps you are intrigued by the Dyson “never lose suction” line of vacuum cleaners and have heard some of the following: No loss of suction power Well built to last a long period of time Most are asthma and allergy certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:58:45

Water Restoration 911

Our apartment building is going through a major repiping project, the owners finally decided to change the plumbing to copper pipes ... insurance companies. Water Restoration 911 also handles mold and fungus remediation, fire ... and thoroughly cleaned. For this type of work, you must call in a professional. Water Restoration 911 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:35:50

Bianca Jagger Evicted (Photos)

Bianca Jagger, once married to rocker Mick Jagger, is without a place to call home in the U.S ... floor apartment on Park Avenue. The trendy rent controlled coop building had a requirement ... . She was on a B-2 visa and couldn’t prove to the court that the apartment was her primary residence. Judge [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 23:09:22

A Pomegranate (possibly) Grows in Brooklyn

My mom’s been cleaning out her house in the Bronx, ... in my apartment? Why, when I can instead watch my scraggly sage plants get eaten up by tiny gray things that appear to live on the evolutionary edge between worm and mold? Why mess around with sprouting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:56:45

Bodacious P Has A Mold Problem

So I is wearing a mask. Capping off the weekend of my dreams, I spent all day Sunday tearing Pete's basement apart. It was awesome. There was pounding, drilling, screwing, laying pipe, filling the dumpster, and...uh...cleaning out the moldy corner. In a totally non-gay way. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 14:33:31

Cleaning and Stain Removal for Bachelors

This post is a little different. I mean, usually we write about tech stuff, software and online tools ... shirt, mold in the bathroom or wine on the carpet. What would you do? Call Mom? Noooo! You’re mature ... the Natural Disasters section helpful. (2) About.com & How Stuff Works Ok, it’s not that bad [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 17:48:28

Renters Rejoice: Another Dirty Landlord Pays Now

Eight years and many, many code violations later, a negligent landlord has been socked with a $1 ... : 861-865 and 867 Fell Street came complete with mold, rats, plumbing hazards, leaks, broken locks ... from your current living situation, you may want to take it up with the Department of Buildings Inspection [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:01:24

Money Saving Ideas for Buying a Home: Car Shipping

Money Saving Ideas for Buying a Home: Car Shipping Author: Haley 1 Jan Purchasing a new house can be a daunting thought for anyone, ... you are able and willing to fix pieces of it when you move in). Inspections need to be done on the house before you relocate in so that you do not find anything such as mold, radon or significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 01:01:27

Ring in the New Year With Robbie Busch’s El Diablo

Robbie Busch has been finessing his art formula since many Kidrobot devotees were drinking formula (particularly true for kids born in the late 70s when formula briefly reigned over milk). His colorful career spans comics (more Sandman than superher0), film, animation, music, photography and writing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:43:17

I have a mushroom growing out of my wall.

This might be the longest post I have ever written but I have had a weekend. Bear with me. Read it in stages.The title of this post is not a metaphor ... of my day cleaning and trying to straighten up the room that is SUPPOSED to be our extra room ... out. I have had previous experience with mold and that ended me up in the hospital, plus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:23:00

The Dirt On Compost (ha ha)…Or, Creative Ways We Use Garbage At Our House

I thought today I'd share a little with everyone about my passion for making dirt. I know, I know...I’ve been working through these issues with my therapist for years. But I digress...again.My point today is that you can compost even if you live in a tiny apartment and want to use your compost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:50:00

GINNY BATES: INTO THE LIGHT

Here's another installment of my Great American Lesbian Novel (in progress), Ginny Bates ... cooked down to paste.“Frances is doing this in the restaurant, too, and at home in the mornings” said ... and curd from these?” asked Carly. He and Myra pored over cookbooks while Eric walked home [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 06:29:00

GlobalPost Aims to Resuscitate Foreign Correspondents Online

Mr. Powers: How would you like to cover the biggest story in the world today? Johnny Jones: Give me an expense account and I'll cover anything. There has always been a touch of glamour associated with foreign correspondents, able to live in far-away lands and report on wars and strife, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:06:50

Mini flood. Also, when it rains, it pours. Prayers for Family.

I just had my first week of the new semester. My new composition class seems fun ... t feel wet inside, only outside. I was puzzled. A few days later, I was walking across the carpet ... ? Was the apartment flooding? I didn’t know. I got a towel and tried to dry the carpet…then a second [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:22:00

Brand-New Bars

Brand-New Bars photo: Clifton Henri Need another reason to drink? How about a full roster of them? Just when you thought you had tabs on all the places to get a wet one, another Golden Tee machine is ordered, more Tanqueray is stocked and a new bar opens it doors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:28:11

The Nature Nut

I always thought she was nut. Little did I know that she was way ahead of her time. Back in the mid 1990s, before organic food was mainstream, my sister — the Nature Nut — helped manage an organic farm in Colorado. She lived in a tent — what she called a “dome” —later upgrading to the ultimate luxury: a teepee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:57:54

Dolly

By Cernig Down here in SW Texas, everyone is tracking what is expected to be Hurricane Dolly by the time it hits land. It has moved faster than the experts thought it would and is expected to hit somewhere close to the Texas/Mexico border, which means SW Texas will see the wet-n-windy right hand side of the storm [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 14:17:04

The Castle

. There was a great article in The New York Times this weekend about an English family from Nottingham who purchased Duncraig Castle in Scotland, "set on 40 acres of forested land with its own train station, boathouse and two private islands [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:21:12

How To Cope With A Quarter-Life Crisis

Photo by Miss Lulu & The Teaspoon Shortage. A girl I know posted this on her journal recently. “I believe I am entering phase five of my quarter life crisis. It’s a bit like how grief has stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression & acceptance. Anyway quarter life crisis, phase 1: Denial [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 15:38:24

Car Hauling Companies: Saving Money for Your House

Car Hauling Companies: Saving Money for Your House Author: Jennifer 3 Jan Buying a new house can be a daunting proposition for anyone, ... to fix pieces of it when you move in). Inspections should be done on the house before you move in so that you do not find anything such as mold, radon or significant house defects after [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 07:19:33

How Homeowners Lose Out In A Foreclosure

For many homeowners who retreat into fear and anxiety once they begin missing mortgage payments, ... his job in a plastics mold manufacturing plant. He has found a temporary position, but instead ... . So they do not contact the bank for workout solutions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:30:07

Swanky Dog Hotel?

Proposed Bill: Humans, Pets Buried in Single GraveBy Chantal Anderson - Seattle Times staff reporterSen. Ken Jacobsen and his cat Sam that died several years ago. The Seattle Democrat has filed a bill that would allow the commingling of human and pet remains. Forget the notion that dogs are man's best friend. To Sen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:00:00

Why Google Employees Quit

In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying information other than their first names [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:59:19

What X-Googlers Are Saying After Leaving

Date: 2009-01-18 22:39:23

What X-Googlers Are Saying After Leaving

Date: 2009-01-18 22:39:23

New Year Do-Over

So we are 18 days into the new year. I am already ready for either 2010 or I want to start over 2009. Between the header in the shower, my cat becoming psycho, and a financial snafu I was sort of tired of the year already. Then last night I discovered that my water heater is leaking into my bedroom again [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 21:14:45

Stupid house

Well, the flood god passed us over but the moisture afrit had taken up residence long ago ... much difference. However, I did have several anxiety dreams of mold, and mold removal, and being ... . Apparently, the NE & NW corners of the house have moisture problems. A few months after we moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:54:00

How Many Sides to Your Error?

I often get asked various questions about complexity but I now had the same question asked twenty years apart ... et. al made their argument based on the fact that the current primality tests put Primes in co-RP ... them to have, not to mold to our limited knowledge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 12:43:05

Why Google Employees Quit

Date: 2009-01-18 11:59:19

Life of Riley Week 71

The Life of Riley is a weekly post that details my activities since I ended a thirteen year career as a corporate drone. These posts are usually long, personal, and geared more for my own memory than the reader’s entertainment. Sunday (Day 490): Used Lingerie? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 03:42:16

67 Resolutions To Be A Better Dad in 2009

With 2009 literally right around the corner, have you thought about how you plan to be a better dad in the upcoming year? Sure, we all make resolutions about loosing weight, or going back to school, but what about resolving to play with your kids more? What about starting everlasting family traditions with your kids? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:54:34

Secret Millionaire: Molly Shattuck changes lives in Shenandoah

Tonight’s Secret Millionaire Molly Shattuck, NFL cheerleader and Maryland socialite, ... with her mother Joan. They are given $109 for the week. As they leave Molly’s house, Molly breaks down ... at the conditions. They find bugs and mold everywhere. Their landlady knocks on the door [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 03:12:18

Water Damage in Manhattan

Living on an island, you can usually expect to have some type of water damage problems. You would think that a technologically developed island like Manhattan might have some water damage prevention methods to help you avoid flooding in your home, apartment or business, and it does [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:56

At Frontline of Foreclosure Crisis, Counties Go It Alone

Image by: Matt Mahurin With graffiti-scarred walls, ... properties like the Irongate townhouse — the damage left behind by the subprime mess. Unlike banks ... to buy up and repair foreclosed houses. But since the Hope for Homeowners program launched [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:01:40

Water Damage In Manhattan

Date: 2009-01-17 03:00:45

Next first lady no ‘plastic talking head’

Summer, 1991: An up-and-rising Chicago attorney, not yet 30, interviews for a job as an assistant to the mayor. The job offer is immediate ... up on that struggle at the White House. Conventional wisdom is she helped his campaign by charming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 16:12:06

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