Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

Stink biscuit




So we've got company comin' Wednesday night. Mrs. Floaty has been working her tail off cleaning house, preparing provisions, etc. Mr. Floaty does what he can...or he tries to stay out of the way.
It comes as no surprise to us that we would have some kind of kink to ruin our system.
Friday afternoon, we both noticed that the laundry room kind of had an odor to it. We both thought that maybe the clothes had stayed in the washer a bit to long and, being damp, they got that moldy smell you sometimes get.
However, we re-washed the load and then dried them.
The smell was still there in the laundry room. In fact, it was even more pronounced.
Since then, the smell has only gotten worse and I have noticed a whiff of it outside of the house, near the laundry room, while walking around on my deck.
OK. So it must be some dead animal that has crawled under the deck to find its final resting place. I put on an old pair of jeans, grabbed my mag-light, and went on a carcass hunt.
Under the deck was nothing but ivy and cobwebs. No dead cats, possums, squirrels, or (god forbid) rats.
But as I was crawling out from under the deck I caught the whiff again. This time it was close to the air vent that blows the hot air of the dryer outside of the house.
Now I'm not saying that something crawled up in there. At least I hope not.
But, I did go ahead and call the "Critter Getters." These are two guys that somebody needs to produce a reality show around.
I'm not kidding. They removed some squirrels in our attic a year ago. The story is too long to go into but I will say this...they have a most unorthodox way of "critter removal".
Alex from Critter Getters is going to be here tomorrow at 7 am to hopefully rid us of this most unpleasant odor.
I'll pay him what its worth to keep ME from having to stick my hand up that vent.
I'll let you know how it goes. For now, I've gotta run. I've got to light some scented candles.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Friday, November 21, 2008

I saw



John Kilzer at Riverfest...back when it was free. Circa 1991. Immediately went out and bought both of his albums. Classics that have stood the test of time. When you click on this video, go ahead and skip to the 2:03 mark. This is when Kilzer takes the stage. Great song. Enjoy.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008