I didn’t wimp out after all
I went back over to my old house today to do some more cleaning and work. It was darnstupidfreezingasscold out there ... of overkill for my condition. So far, so good, is what I’m saying. I was in a musty, moldy basement, spraying ... to the basement and finished consolidating and toting out the random junk down there. While [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:54:57
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death, urban decay, mold and other pleasant thoughts
I am all over the 'net today, in a MetroWeekly feature article about bloggers in DC ... I rarely wear were completely covered in a layer of mold. They were back in the closet which is basically the crawlspace in my moldy basement unit. I'm not completely convinced my tiny basement [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 15:44:55
Do You Disclose Mold in Your MLS Description
This might be considered a rant by some but it could also be a serious issue for agents who are listing homes with “environmental hazards ... of them with a wet and moldy basement. None of the listings for these properties mentioned mold and there were no notices published on the properties or at least on doors leading to the basement. None [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 03:05:19
Finsished Basement or Not??
Finished Basements: Letting Someone Else Do All the WorkHaving a basement is almost always a customary amenity in most of the country ... basement. Basements that are not in use tend to get damp and moldy. They can turn into very ... with a basement. Most newly built construction comes with the basement unfinished, and in some instances [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 23:36:15
Part Two
Inside a large shabby room, which looked like it could have been a very comfortable basement once; a group of men sat in a brown moldy sofa ... here to this dirty old basement and socialize with you lot.”The men in the room started to glare [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 11:00:00
How Books Are Destroying My Family, Part 1
Recently, I posted about how much I dread eating meals with Spawn.One reason is that The Boy treats the "food" part of the meal as optional ... be one of those crazy mothers that I've read about in the New York Post, starving that poor kid in a moldy basement somewhere.So I've gone into damage control mode, trying to get him to eat at least ONE type [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 06:44:00
South Africa - Day 5
You know when you are watching TV and you get this idea of what Africa is like ... any white elderly to shame and she had TB. The place we walked into felt like my unfinished, moldy, chipping away basement but the cement on the floor was cracked in half, we sat on broken wooden [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 18:00:13
You're Not The One Who Let Me Down, But Thanks For Offering
Someone mentioned the Treepeople/Archers of Loaf split in a comment the other month, which I said I'd post it eventually, so here it is ... copy was rescued from Jim Testa's moldy basement sometime last year and looks virtually unplayed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:36:00
Seven Things- October
This Real Simple article on decluttering gave me some good ideas on how to tackle the downsizing of stuff ... , that were unfortunately moldy from being in the basement - put out for bulk 3 non-working record players ... out for bulk 1 rusty floor lamp left in the basement by an old roommate - put out for bulk 2 coats taken [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 22:49:51
:361 Dehumidifiers
Take the 1:5:10:365 challenge: Do one thing - for 5 to 10 minutes - 365 days a year to make our home and planet environment better ... moldy. When I inspected his basement I found the temperature was around 50 degrees F and unit ... unconditioned basement. He installed a dehumidifier to help take care of the excess moisture, but found [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 13:07:57
4ed Campaign -- Session 13 -- 13th December 2008
In which the scourge of the Keep on the Shadowfell finally pits its wits against our heroes, dwarven resilience saves Mord from a dire fate, ... 3It is but a short 30-foot descent from the cathedral to the basement room where Kalarel ... some moldy tome. Opposite him, a gaunt, leather-skinned undead sniffs at two smaller statues [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:38:00
BARBIE AT THE TABLE • by Sarah Black
His house was on the corner opposite mine. When I sat on my front porch on Saturday mornings, ... , moldy basement, a row of mannequins chained to the walls, forced into heaven knows what perversions [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 08:00:01
Waiting For The Next Crusader
Every so often I used to buy stuff direct from the guy up in Canada who ran the Does Everyone Stare? ... of samplers getting moldy in his basement because he even added one to my order for free once, even though [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 01:03:00
Don’t Blame The Evergreen
Don’t Blame The Evergreen Posted on November 23rd, 2008 Do you often get hives, ... that they may be the reason, specially if they have been stored all year in a damp basement hence, they can be moldy and dusty. The best way to handle them is that after you touch the ornaments, wash [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 06:02:10
Studio Series ~ Part 2
(aka "the putting things in" part)First of all, something is wrong with my camera ... dividing wall and since they are plastic, they won't need washing should the basement get damp. Fortunately, the basement is very dry, but better safe then moldy. I have always wanted twinkle lights [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 09:30:00
nesting, creating, and hibernating
so here's where i've been these past couple of weeks dear people: in the office drowning in art supplies, marinating ... either here or in my basement, sorting through about 30 moldy bags of mixed baby and toddler clothes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 13:31:15
#43
Claire Askew Coming in to land. You know when you've begun to fall, sometimes, ... And a basement full of moldy treasures You had a charming West Virginia mother Who cooked us ham [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 06:49:14
I moved!
So, during the Paw-Limpics, my family moved! We used to live in a crummy little 'student' apartment. We lived there for four years ... everything smell bad. And the washer and dryer were in the basement, which was constantly flooded and moldy [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 20:06:53
You say cinnamon, I say cassia
My cinnamon ice cream post prompted someone to leave a comment about the potentially toxic effects of cinnamon. It's Monday morning. I spent the entire weekend cleaning out the basement and dealing with mouse nests and the moldy fallout of a summer's worth of floods. I'm not in the mood for fear mongers. Allow me to be blunt [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 11:18:00
Wine terms: Corked
It can happen to any wine, regardless of price ... . Among the others: Moldy, musty, wet newspaper and dank basement. One of the biggest problems [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 12:34:12
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-04
Whoever took the mattress we had at the curb for disposal; IT WAS OLD AND MOLDY FROM BEING IN THE BASEMENT! DO NOT USE! YOU SICK WEIRDO! # A good CMS does not make your site better. A good CMS helps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 05:59:59
The Yanks fall to 4th (FOURTH!) place in AL East!
Today, the Yankees lost to Seattle (last place Seattle!) while the Jays beat the Rays, leaving the pinstripers at the door to the basement ... it, as old and moldy as it is. Sphere: Related Content [more...]
Date: 2008-09-07 20:00:00
Santapede!
Yeah, I posted this last year. But it still makes me smile, so here it is again! I stole it from Ugly Overload: Oh, and don’t miss the new Xmas song, Silverfish (To the tune of Silver Bells): City cellars Moldy cellars We have just ventured down To the basement to get things [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 17:39:42
cleaning out the basement, part 11 of 487
.No rest for the weary -- time off from work means more time to work on the basement, right?Some stuff is easy to pitch. Old moldy unused greeting cards, say.Some stuff is harder -- "perfectly good" towels ... is filling up.....A stack of revolting moldy and spider-egged boxes.Latex paint waiting to be spread on kitty [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 20:06:00
Carol of the Hells
Not everyone is made of sugar and spice and everything nice ... on Earth remembers all the words. From Bug Girl’s Blog: City cellars Moldy cellars We have just ventured down To the basement to get things for Christmas Lots of boxes, stacks of boxes [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 09:47:15
my youth group experience
adam mclane, ys’s online community czar (or something like that) ... in the dark ages. But I do remember that the basement of the church, occasionally flooded and always moldy [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 08:00:12
[IMG]
Ex Cadwalader Chairman Suing Over Hamptons "Money Pit" While Firm Collapses Moldy basement, bad landscaping. [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 10:27:34
Michael Alberstat
I am off work this week, and before I head down to the dungeon otherwise known as my basement to tear it apart and remove all sorts of moldy wood (I know, how exciting does that sound), I thought I'd [more...]
Date: 2008-07-22 18:33:01
New Year's Resolutions!
My husband is renovating my studio during his time off from work between Christmas and New Year. Lucky me!We were certain that there was humidity behind the walls in my basement studio. The humidifier ... . So it was no surprise to find moldy, damp cement when Bob cut the walls away yesterday. YUK [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 22:36:00
Old photos?
Old photos? Posted in News on August 15th, 2008 at 2: ... of photographs? If you are like most, you put them in a box and store them away in the basement or attic ... curled and yellowed, or worse, stuck together and moldy. There is a site that claims to scan 1,000 [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 18:31:27
House Update ~ Chronicles of a Nightmare ~ Downstairs Bathroom Part 2
This is the bathroom that began our nightmare. The original story can be seen here ... that they left behind in the barn, garage, house and basement (we had called the realtor ... - yeah like I needed old wet moldy invoices from THEIR old business or 50 old gallon milk cartons [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 03:53:22
Bad housing makes the news.
Came across this in the Seoul Shinmun last week, about a foreign English teacher given substandard housing in a Gyeonggi-do basement ... everwhere, and I've heard tales of teachers faring much worse. Remember the moldy pit A Waygook Next Door was living in? And pretty much anyone living in a basement is contending with all sorts [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 04:00:00
Could it be any windier?
Holey cow, man, was it ever a windy beast out there today! ... the place. I got started down in the basement, knocking down cobwebs, sweeping up dust and lint, and spraying suspicious, probably moldy patches on the walls with bleach. I left my old Shop Vac over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:08:11
Confessions of a Cactus Killer
In my article, Caring for Holiday Cactus, I mention my first Christmas cactus, which came from my mother, who got it from HER mother, ... , and then what do I do? I decide to remodel my house and stow all my houseplants in the basement ... in, there were no plants – only a collection of pots filled with lonely, moldy dirt. Well [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:00:07
Confessions of a Cactus Killer
Confessions of a Cactus Killer December 29th, 2008 admin Posted in General | No Comments » In my article, Caring for Holiday Cactus, ... , and then what do I do? I decide to remodel my house and stow all my houseplants in the basement to keep them ... no plants – only a collection of pots filled with lonely, moldy dirt. Well, there was one shriveled [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:00:07
It ain’t no Pickle Car. Just an obscenely long post.
If I’d have been disciplined and posted during the Denver trip last week, I could of avoided this painfully looong recap ... into the basement. Not only did I need to have the washer repaired, the resulting moldy carpet needed [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 06:09:26
1948 GE Revolving Shelf Refrigerator
In 1948, General Electric came out with this refrigerator/freezer with revolving shelves. You can see the full advertisement here: [ ... that DON’T survive. This fridge seems like the PERFECT solution to that bowl of moldy leftovers ... shelves. It’s a feature that should have thrived. Via: Found in Mom’s Basement: 1948 ad for General [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:00:23
a stink of another color...
When we moved into this rental house all the appliances were here. Including a nice big stand up freezer in the basement ... and sent Karl down to the basement with all the leftover stuff that is important but can be stored ... is goopy, moldy, and totally stinky. I mean you can't really explain the level of stinky [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 04:41:01
I'd like to report a stolen pumpkin... photostory friday
Pierce went on a walk again on Wednesday.over and over he kept escaping.i swear i should tether the kid in the yard. like the animal he is. ( ... the skills or the gumption to see it done right. plus i am not a fan of moldy rotted pumpkin ... recesses of my home,mostly likely the vortex also known as my basement family room.)Hey i hope [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 17:34:00
fighting termites the green way, plus our mixed-review termite update
Well, the news is good. Or possibly bad. We misunderstood when we talked to an exterminator on the phone, and spent the weekend before he arrived spraying the wood in our basement with an over-the-counter termite killer and ripping out all of the moldy, hole-riddled wood and drywall ourselves [more...]
Date: 2008-08-11 13:00:07
The Smell Of Canvas
(I’m working on a book of essays and the tentative title is “Triggered.” The following is an excerpt from the opening piece) ... are giggling, my wife showing them how the sounds can change, and I’m in the basement of my childhood ... , where we drove over a stream of flooding water to pitch the moldy piece of army surplus with it’ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 19:36:12
Everyman Tri Gear Reviews
In the next few weeks, this web site will bring you a new feature...EverymanTri Gear Reviews using the new rating scale below ... and Sony Walkman back in the day. I also have a basement full or now dusty new technology that never fulfilled the marketing promises such as a moldy box of first generation Sony Beta records [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 13:20:17
Do Dehumidifiers work?
Do Dehumidifiers work? Posted in For Your Pocket on January 7, 2009 Yes, yes, yes, they do ... to be more damp, especially where there is little to no air circulation. So best check out basement dehumidifiers for sale if your walls feel damp or things stored are getting that dull moldy powdery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 06:34:38
Blog Roundup
Elvis Perkins in Dearland - “Shampoo” - Exclusive new recorded version of song via Gorilla vs ... Puffy Areolas - Tonight @ Monster Island Basement (NYC) @ Brooklyn Vegan Box Elders stole the show ... on his website.. Adam Green - “Rich Kids” - of Moldy Peaches fame is featured on RCRD LBL Bat For Lashes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:00:46
Dolls I've made
I just found these today when I was going through some stuff that has been packed away for the last 7 or 8 years ( ... to Illinois, we found Amanda floating in the filth and garbage they left in their basement. I had to throw her away, I couldn't get her clean, she was so stained and moldy. I cried over that, I felt [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 03:39:00
Lois Lane checking in
Carly and I got to my dad's yesterday morning and got busy cleaning. To put it as nicely as possible, it was pretty gross. My dad has a laundry chute which goes to the basement, but the basement is damp, so stuff he had not bothered to wash, was covered with mold. About 10 loads of moldy clothes. I filled the tub [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 08:13:00
Sticky
I thought this week would never end, and it doesn’t help remembering I am working the next three Saturdays ... me they would, but I am still struggling to get the stink out of moldy clothing–the dryer ... are so elegant. Monday night I dreamed that our fish was swimming in a desk drawer after the basement [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 12:07:53
Ten Things Tuesday - The Cascade Effect
Life at my house changed dramatically when my washing machine vomited water all over the floor and down into the basement ... . 1. As I have mentioned before, I got rid of so many boxes of old musty and verging on moldy magazines [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 17:39:51
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
You Break, You Buy
Two Colorado folk are trying to get reimbursed somewhere in the neighborhood of $200,000 for 39 pot plants the local police illegally seized, ... , but I’m sure sitting in a police basement with no light, can’t be good for plants. Some of the plants were so badly decomposed they had turned into a black, moldy liquid. No report on whether [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 16:07:21
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