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Wow... it has been a while since I had posted anything. Sheesh...
Anyway, life has been crazy. Writer's Block, health issues, escaping the Mushroom Kingdom (an apartment with mushrooms growing in the bathroom), a grandbaby and more. So is it any wonder that I haven't been able to do much in the way of writing or such. I just wanted to check in, say hi and that I miss you all so much. I do ghost read a number of things on here so there is that.
TTYL
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Nice hearin' from ya.
Hope that things get better. Mushrooms? Seriously? I hope that someone is actually growing them to put in gravy.
:)
Gwen
Mushroom Kingdom
Per Gwen; grow for food or grow for hallucinogenic properties.
I've had shrooms twice, many decades ago, but neither times were they any good. I felt a trace of hallucinogen, but not enough to do anything. They were grown wrong, immature or something. Oh well!
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
nice to know you are still with us
huggles!
Mushroom Situations
Mushrooms turned up in my bathroom about ten years after I started living here; the previous owner had put felt-type carpet in there rather than linoleum, and the 'shrooms poked through. (No outside access, and the ceiling fan usually didn't work, so the moist conditions were relatively conducive to it.) I replaced it with linoleum sheeting and the problem didn't recur.
Similar problems about a decade later in the carpet near the water heater (and more to the point, the exploded water heater in the next unit, which watered my wall-to-wall carpet pretty efficiently in that area). Got the pad under the carpet replaced, and that took care of it.
They tended to grow (and die) very quickly. Knew better than to try to eat any of them, of course.
Eric
I wish it were as simple as
I wish it were as simple as mushrooms down here. If it's indoors, and you have conditions like that, it's mildew. In some cases, black mold.
Black mold isn't anywhere near as big of a problem as it's been made out to be. It does NOT require the insane remediation that some of the news reports listed. In most cases, it's limited in area, so you simply remove the sheetrock/carpet from that zone, bleach/vinegar/lysol it thoroughly, use some antifungal solution on the wood, and close everything back up. If you're wondering about antifungal stuff to use on dry rot or other mold/mildew, you can buy it at any garden supply place. It's used on roses and some other decorative plants. I've used it more than once, and it works great. Just soak the wood showing problems, and it's gone.
Anyway - mildew often requires full stripping, disinfecting, and replacement of sheetrock, carpet, and padding.
I'll get a life when it's proven and substantiated to be better than what I'm currently experiencing.
hiiii!
Hey Heather, good to see you. Was just thinking to shoot you a PM via google... you got comments and begging for more Kim Possible today. :)