Got a lot of funny looks in the hardware store on Wednesday.
My sister called me on Tuesday. Under my late mother's vacant house last week, a water line burst, and a neighbor noticed the growing pool in the front yard, turned off the water, used a key we had left with him to get into the house and turn off the power to the electric water heater. Problem was, he had turned off the power to the entire kitchen also. Sister went up on Monday to get a plumber for water line repairs, and discovered that the refrigerator had been off for four days, with resultant mighty stink from thawed, spoiled food.
She didn't want to put it on the street until Friday garbage pickup for fear that dogs would get in it. No problem, I said. I would go down on Wednesday, put spoiled food in heavy-duty contractor's garbage bags, put a cup or so of chlorine bleach in each bag, and duct-tape the bag to seal the bleach in, to discourage dogs. I would also clean up the refrigerator. Got it?
So on the way there, I stopped at my local Ace Hardware. When I walked in the helpful hardware man asked from half-way across the store, "May I help you?" All I said was, "Yes. I need heavy-duty garbage bags, a roll of duct tape, paper towels, and a gallon of cheap bleach."
Glad I didn't take a Busse in there with me!
My sister called me on Tuesday. Under my late mother's vacant house last week, a water line burst, and a neighbor noticed the growing pool in the front yard, turned off the water, used a key we had left with him to get into the house and turn off the power to the electric water heater. Problem was, he had turned off the power to the entire kitchen also. Sister went up on Monday to get a plumber for water line repairs, and discovered that the refrigerator had been off for four days, with resultant mighty stink from thawed, spoiled food.
She didn't want to put it on the street until Friday garbage pickup for fear that dogs would get in it. No problem, I said. I would go down on Wednesday, put spoiled food in heavy-duty contractor's garbage bags, put a cup or so of chlorine bleach in each bag, and duct-tape the bag to seal the bleach in, to discourage dogs. I would also clean up the refrigerator. Got it?
So on the way there, I stopped at my local Ace Hardware. When I walked in the helpful hardware man asked from half-way across the store, "May I help you?" All I said was, "Yes. I need heavy-duty garbage bags, a roll of duct tape, paper towels, and a gallon of cheap bleach."
Glad I didn't take a Busse in there with me!
