The worst part about the water on my car floorboards, aside from the mildew smell, the wet and the fact that it just isn’t right, is that a mere speck of food particle will mold in a few day’s time. Fuzzy blue-green popcorn and fruity cheerios do not add to the glamour of my day. We think we have it narrowed down to a seal on the windshield that is completely shot, but still. Time and expense at the shop, etc. ‘Tis the season. And it just keeps raining. Well, don’t even get me started on all of that.
But the car that I used to love but no longer has contributed to a paranoid feeling of being surrounded by potentially moldy objects and leaks. Like the double doors to the backyard that need to be replaced. The rain runs straight off the roof and has rotted out the door bottom/seal and who knows what else. Subflooring? Bah.
The master bath shower/toilet always readily mold with like, zero ventilation and the beach air. Impossible to keep up with. Shudders.
Or one of our Christmas boxes from the attic, which contained an older snow globe whose seal had also worn away, and the water was completely evaporated by the time I opened up the box, but everything else in there absorbed it. Moldy baskets and such. A few favorite decorations. Whatever.
And I’ve always been paranoid about drinking straws. However is one supposed to air-dry those things completely? I’m just saying. I checked one of K.Lo’s today and couldn’t see anything, but the smell of mold—blech. Yuck. Enough.
I wonder how much dehumidifiers cost.
-pen
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would you like some of these for christmas? they do wonders! you know what your shoes always come tucked with- i had a friend who had these in each room of her parents beach house and i was amazed at the water collected. the 2x i have left the windows down the 2x it rained in CA i used those to absorb the extra moisture. sure you may need a lot but i do think they work- anyone else?
more on moldy subjects later.
ummm...yes! i do require a bow.
Mold is amazing stuff. It's like magic, appearing from nothing.
A dehumidfier is probably a very good idea.
(Instead of using a bleach solution to kill the mold, use rubbing alcohol in a spritz bottle.)
our double doors are having issues as well. the weather stripping on the bottom has come off (was hanging and causing the door to stick a lot) and clearly is an issue as there was wetness this week in the carpet around the area. grr. And we have sinks that aren't really angled properly, so water collects behind the faucet and turns pink quickly. and the bath tubs. mold is such a nuisance! those packs look pretty cool, how do you figure out how much to use?! Greg's parents have a bucket of stuff in their closets to help absorb moisture, I'll ask for more details.
guess what my word verif is?
dryoptis
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Ugh. My bathroom has almost zero ventilation, so the shower tile is a constant struggle.
As for the straws, maybe soak them in some bleach and water if you're reusing them? It may help mentally, at least :)
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